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Evening Newscast 04-01-19

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

The bill to continue Montana’s Medicaid expansion, and add work requirements for some recipients, cleared the state House Saturday, and will now be taken up by the Senate.

Montana preschool programs funded by public money are bracing for shortfalls after Montana lawmakers rejected two bills to continue funding.

The Montana Senate passed bills to raise taxes on hotel rooms, rental cars and marijuana sales ahead of the deadline to transmit revenue bills to the House, where they face an uncertain fate among Republicans who oppose tax hikes.
Missoula Fire Department personnel rescued a paraglider who crashed near the top of the south peak of Mount Sentinel this afternoon.

State lawmakers are considering a bill to penalize hunters who abuse wildlife location data.

Four people have been indicted on federal charges for allegedly selling an opioid more potent than heroin that resulted in the fatal overdoses of two people in Gallatin County in 2017.

A bill to establish a missing persons specialist in Montana is advancing to the Senate after a week in limbo.

Dozens of skiers were safely evacuated from a stalled chairlift at a Montana ski area over the weekend.

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