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Absentee ballots for Montana eligible voters are in the mail and there are a few things absentee voters in Yellowstone County can expects.
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Regional News
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Western Montana's temperatures have been unseasonably warm over the past couple of weeks, hovering up to 20 degrees above normal, but a major change is right around the corner. -
A public lands advocacy group wants its voter guide to help Montanans elect candidates who want to protect public lands. -
It is National Fire Prevention Week, and Columbus Fire Rescue is celebrating with a recruitment drive. YPR’s Karl Lengel has more. -
Wyoming voters will decide whether people who own their homes should see their property taxes cut in half, a move projected to reduce state revenues by as much as $125 million per year. -
Union workers at Sibanye-Stillwater’s platinum and palladium operation in southcentral Montana have reached a three year deal with the company. -
Montana’s Attorney General plans to appeal, after a District Court struck down a State law requiring absentee voters to include their birth year with their ballots.
National News
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Nearly $22 million in taxpayers funds has been spent to air the ads, with nearly half spent after Trump promised to fund what the White House calls public service announcements through his super PAC. -
Authorities say Blair was physically abusive and injured two flight attendants while traveling from Los Angeles to New York. A Blair representative said she had a medical emergency aboard the plane. -
The Justice Department says the search is part of an "ongoing federal investigation", while Omar calls it "an attempt to target political enemies" -
Opposition parties say revisions to the list of eligible voters favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. Authorities have removed more than 130 million names from the voter roll. -
The U.S. government is trying to end the dominance of high-quality, low-cost drones made in China. But more restrictions mean higher costs for cash-strapped police forces that rely on those drones.
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