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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: Gun Violence Prevention

A law allowing concealed carry of firearms on Montana colleges and universities is set to go into effect on June 1. (jonbilous/Adobe Stock)
MT University System Holds Hearing on Concealed Carry on Campuses

HELENA, Mont. -- Montanans have a chance to weigh in on firearms on college campuses at a listening session today. Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a …

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Groups across the country have rallied against stay-at-home orders by channeling their frustrations at public officials. (paulacobleigh/Adobe Stock)
Groups Tied to Armed Standoffs Hold MT Rallies

HELENA, Mont. -- Militia groups are combining people's fear of the novel coronavirus and the Fourth of July weekend to recruit followers in Montana…

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Montana lawmakers have referred a measure to voters that would mean only the state could devise gun regulations. (md3d/Adobe Stock)
MT Ballot Measure Would Eliminate Local Gun Regulation Authority

HELENA, Mont. -- After a contentious battle last year, voters will get to decide in November whether local Montana communities can write their own …

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An organization in Helena, Mont., is trying to reduce the 300 million guns in the United States. (National Center for Unwanted Firearms)
MT Group Ridding Country of Unwanted Firearms

HELENA, Mont. – There's a gun for almost every American in the country. What happens to the guns nobody wants? The National Center for …

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Plastic particles were found in the majority of samples collected by volunteers for the Gallatin Microplastics Initiative. (Courtesy of Adventure Scientists)
Not Just an Ocean Problem: Microplastics Found in MT Watershed

BOZEMAN, Mont. – Even as scientists discover worrying evidence of the large amount of plastic floating in the ocean, there's growing evidence …

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Students across Montana participated in a walkout last week to protest gun violence. (Helena Youth Against Gun Violence)
Student: Montana 'Gun Culture' Reason to March Against Violence Saturday

HELENA, Mont. – Montana students are joining nationwide protests against gun violence this Saturday and "marching for their lives." At least …

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The Montana Department of Justice is reporting its findings on domestic violence deaths to a state legislative committee today. (Justin Brockie/Flickr)
Report to MT Lawmakers: Domestic Violence Deaths Rising

HELENA, Mont. – Deaths from domestic violence are increasing across the state, according to a Montana Department of Justice report. Fatalities …

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Attendees show their support at the Night Out For Safety and Liberation in Oakland, Calif., in 2015, a rival event to the National Night Out. (Brooke Anderson)
National Night Out Tonight Promotes Police-Community Relationships

MISSOULA, Mont. - Tonight, 16,000 communities across the country will take part in the 33rd annual National Night Out, a program designed to foster …

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Lethal injection faces a major roadblock in Montana. Credit: davidhills/iStock
Death Penalty Stalemate in Montana

HELENA, Mont. - The death penalty is at a stalemate in Montana, after a judge blocked the use of a particular lethal injection drug on Tuesday…

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PHOTO: The latest edition of the Montana Kids Count Data Book shows that overall, the state is a good place to raise children. Courtesy Montana Kids Count.
Montana's Children 'By the Numbers'

HELENA, Mont. - Montana is home to more than 200,000 children, and a new report shows how they're doing "by the numbers." Mostly, the 2012 Montana …

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Gun Violence and Kids Targeted in MT

Helena, MT - The fateful combination of young people and gun violence is part of today's "Day of International Concern" being marked across the …

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“Don’t Shoot!” CDC Finds MT Kid Gun Deaths Rising

Helena, MT – Montana is losing more kids to gun violence, and in most cases, the kids are turning the guns on themselves. The Centers for …

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