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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

MT: Census

About 4% of the present population of Montana is indigenous. The major groups include the Assiniboin, Blackfeet, Chippewa-Cree, Crow, Flathead, Grosventres, Kalispel, Kootenai, Little Shell Band of Chippewa, Northern Cheyenne, Piegan, Salish and Spokane. (Adobe Stock)
Western Native Voice Launches Road Tour to Educate Constituents

Indigenous advocates kick off educational listening sessions in rural Montana this month to educate Native Americans about actions the state legislatu…

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Montana and 14 other states use an independent commission to draw legislative districts. (Natalia Bratslavsky/Adobe Stock)
MT Prepares to Draw Regained House Seat

HELENA, Mont. -- With detailed census data being released this month, the work to draw Montana's new congressional district will begin in earnest …

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The 2020 census can be filled out online. (Aldeca Productions/Adobe Stock)
The Importance of Counting Montana's Young Children in the Census

HELENA, Mont. -- The 2020 census is here, and officials are spreading the word that households shouldn't forget one chronically undercounted …

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Montana received nearly $3 billion dollars from programs that use census data in fiscal year 2016. (gustavofrazao/Adobe Stock)
Study: Census Data Crucial to Many Montanans' Incomes

HELENA, Mont. -- An accurate census count is most important to rural states, such as Montana, and poorer states, according to a new study. States …

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The number of single-parent Montana families has dropped since 2010, meaning more kids have two breadwinners in the family. (USFWS/Flickr)
Report: Montana Kids Doing Better, Experts Look to 2020 Census

HELENA, Mont. – Montana kids are faring better in an annual report on child well-being released today. The 2018 KIDS COUNT Data Book from the …

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Report: Montana Rural Areas “Exporting” Workers

BILLINGS, Mont. - Rural Montana is missing something in the middle, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census numbers. The Center For Rural Affairs …

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USDA: Farm Numbers Decline, But Not for Women

HELENA, Mont. - The face of agriculture is changing, as more and more women get involved in starting new agricultural businesses, developing new …

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ID Cards for Illegal Immigrants: A Good Thing?

President Obama and Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Wednesday criticized Arizona's law that makes failure to carry immigration documents a crime…

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