Rachel Cramer
ReporterRachel is a UM grad working in the MTPR news department.
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State and federal officials say a large mining clean-up project in Montana is nearly complete and open for recreation.At the Upper Blackfoot Mining…
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This week, Montana Representative Matt Rosendale became the third Congressman in Montana’s history to officially object to another states’ electoral…
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Montana Rep. Matt Rosendale is joining a group of Republican U.S. Representatives who have announced their intention to object to Electoral College…
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When Montana Governor elect Greg Gianforte assumes office Jan. 4, he’ll inherit an ongoing response to the worst public health crisis to face the state in a century. The current U.S. Congressman says he’s holding off on releasing specifics about protecting public health while reopening businesses until he’s sworn in.
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A Montana judge ordered a Bozeman bar to comply with health directives, including a 10 p.m. closing time, meant to limit the spread of the coronavirus in another case of businesses pushing back against the rules.
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Community leaders across the state are preparing for more people who might need access to a homeless shelter this year. The state’s moratorium on evictions amid the pandemic expires this month and shelters in Montana have already seen greater demand from years of cost of living increases in the state.
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The Custer Gallatin National Forest is moving forward with two out of three proposed land exchanges on the southern side of the Crazy Mountains.
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Officials set a target Wednesday to reduce bison herds living in and around Yellowstone National Park by 500 to 700 animals this winter. The yearly cull is meant to keep the population in check and prevent bison from possibly transmitting a disease to domestic cattle.
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Montana remains free of invasive feral swine but the threat still looms. Montana’s Invasive Species Council heard that update on Dec. 2 on the risk of the swine entering the state.
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The Great American Outdoors Act was hailed as once in a generation legislation by conservation and outdoor recreation groups when it passed into law this August. But three months later, many of those same groups say the U.S. Department of Interior is trying to rewrite the law and undermine a popular federal program.