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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: Family/Father Issues

It's estimated that 37.2% of women and 34.6% of men in Montana have experienced physical, sexual or stalking abuse from an intimate partner. Evidence indicates the numbers are vastly underestimated, according to 'domesticviolence.org.' (Adobe Stock)
MT launches $1 million family mediation program

CORRECTION: The funding source for this program is federal. An earlier version indicated that Montana state tax dollars were funding it, which is not …

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The rate of children under age 19 without health insurance dropped to 5% in 2021, an estimated 4,165,000 million kids nationwide, down from 6% in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. (Adobe Stock)
Healthy Kids Study Shows Dramatic Lack of Montana Child Care

The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count Data Book ranks Montana 18th nationally in overall child well-being. The just-released numbers showed …

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Blackfeet Community College is in Browning, Mont. in Glacier County near the Canadian border. (David Adamec/Wikimedia Commons)
Grant Boosts Student Parents at MT Tribal College

A grant is helping student parents at a college in northwestern Montana. The Aspen Institute has announced Blackfeet Community College and seven …

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About 18,000 Montana kids will experience the loss of a family member by the time they're 18. (Africa Studio/Adobe Stock)
MT Hosts Conference on Supporting Grieving Children

A touring conference from the National Alliance for Children's Grief comes to Montana this week. The event will be in Whitefish on Tuesday. The …

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Young people who are transitioning out of foster care could be spending the holidays without a support system. (Brian/Adobe Stock)
Aging Out of Foster Care System Presents Challenges for MT Youth

MISSOULA, Mont. - Young people who age out of the foster care program face unique challenges. Those challenges can feel especially acute and …

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Rachel Winn, right, says her new van should be handicap accessible for her son by November. (Rural Dynamics)
Program Helps Montanans with Disabilities Afford Assistive Tech

HELENA, Mont. - It can be hard for people with disabilities to afford the assistive technology they need to perform daily activities. A program in …

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The Indian Child Welfare Act was enacted in 1978. (USDA NRCS Montana/Flickr)
Law Protecting Native Children Against Family Separation is Challenged

HELENA, Mont. - A federal court is considering challenges to a four-decades-old law put in place to protect Native American children against state-…

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Research shows foster children who are placed with families are more likely to finish school. (U.S. Forest Service/Flickr)
Report: More MT Foster Children Being Placed with Families

HELENA, Mont. — More foster youths are being placed in families across the country, according to a new report. The Annie E. Casey Foundation …

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In Montana, women make 70 percent of what their male counterparts make. That's one of the largest wage gaps in the country. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Montana Women Face Third-Largest Pay Gap in U.S.

HELENA, Mont. – It takes women more than 15 months to earn what men earn in 12 – but pay inequality is not the only discrepancy Montana …

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Alzheimer's Population to Double by 2060; Is MT Ready?

HELENA, Mont. – The number of people with Alzheimer's symptoms will more than double in the coming decades. Is Montana ready for this dramatic …

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Montana is among six states that allows terminally ill patients the right to die with medical consultation. Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch has written against the practice. (Roco Julie/Flickr)
Advocates: Supreme Court Nominee Could Damage End-of-Life Choices

HELENA, Mont. – Advocates for end-of-life choices are concerned about President Donald Trump's pick for Supreme Court justice, Neil Gorsuch…

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Sending young people to prison doesn't work, according to research that suggests an entirely new system is needed. (Michael Coghlan/Flickr)
Youth Prisons Don't Work, Report Says

HELENA, Mont. – A new report from The Annie E. Casey Foundation pulls together evidence of the ineffectiveness of youth correctional facilities…

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