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The U.S. Senate is expected to vote on the Big Beautiful Bill by July. The mega-bill aims to fund Trump’s tax cuts and other policies largely by cutting health care.
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President Donald Trump is vowing once again to revive the coal industry – a promise he made but failed to deliver on in his first term. The message still resonates in Colstrip, Montana, where coal has long brought prosperity, even as its critics point to environmental and health concerns.
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The U.S. House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act as it’s been named. To pay for President Donald Trump’s major priorities like tax cuts and border security, lawmakers are targeting health care spending.
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A group of young people are suing the Trump Administration for prioritizing the use of fossil fuels - and driving up planet-warming emissions. The suit was filed Thursday morning in Montana’s federal court
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Montana’s congressional delegates in the U.S. House voted in favor of a massive spending and tax package proposed by President Donald Trump.
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The "bathroom" law remains stalled in the courts. Lawmakers appear poised to pass the state budget. Sen. Daines gets a presidential endorsement. And female senators call out sexism in the chamber.
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The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Montana State University for allegedly violating civil rights by partnering with an organization that historically promoted diversity in doctorate programs.
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Montana’s public universities conduct hundreds of millions of dollars in scientific research each year, and the bulk of that money comes from the federal government. Some on campus are rallying to support research amid the uncertainty and possible loss of funding.
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Montana Republican lawmakers are again proposing upwards of two dozen bills aimed at the state’s LGBTQ population. Some are advancing while others were voted down.
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House Republicans passed a resolution calling for the Energy and Commerce Committee to cut $880 billion from its budget over the next decade. But the committee couldn’t meet that target without cuts to either Medicare or Medicaid, according to the congressional budget office. Tens of thousands of Montanans could lose coverage if that happens.