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Evening Newscast 04-21-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

On this edition of the Montana Evening Newscast, Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock signed the Bully Free Montana Act into law on today at Jefferson Elementary in Helena.

Senator Jon Tester wants to reduce the number of student tests required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

Montana's unemployment rate dropped point-two percentage points in March to 4.1 percent, the lowest rate since October 2007.

The Montana House voted to suspend its rules and accept a bill to hire an outside investigator to examine allegations of abuse at the Montana State Hospital.

The Missoula County sheriff’s fired for allegedly lying during an investigation into a co-worker’s DUI arrest says she’ll file a complaint to the state’s Human Rights Commission.

Montana Senator Steve Daines is part of a committee that will take testimony Wednesday on renewing the Land and Water Conservation Fund.

lawmakers start making their final negotiations on the state budget.

Big-game hunters looking forward to bighorn sheep outside Plains will be disappointed after Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks closed the area's hunting district because of disease outbreak.

Montana school superintendent, Denise Juneau, supports a proposal to overhaul the testing requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act.

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