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Montana Gas Prices Skyrocket as Memorial Day Approaches, Dakotas See Record Highs

Jon King — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:44:26 +0000

With just a week to go till Memorial day, gas prices are skyrocketing in Montana at a rate not seen for many months.

Affordable Care Act Implementation Money Flows to 17 Montana Health Centers

Jon King — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:22:41 +0000

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announces that $1,474,935 worth of federal dollars would be pouring into Montana.

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Missoula's Neptune Aviation Loses Expected Forest Service Contract, Millions Already Spent

Jon King — Tue, 07 May 2013 21:16:57 +0000

Missoula's Neptune Aviation heard bad news this week when the U.S. Forest Service announced the winners of lucrative contracts for developing the next generation of firefighting air tankers.

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Former Montana Legislator Arraigned on Theft, Fraud and Money Laundering After Caught Stealing Stimulus Funds

Associated Press — Tue, 07 May 2013 18:38:11 +0000

Federal prosecutors say a Chippewa Cree tribal leader and a former Montana legislator used a shell company to divert hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal stimulus aid into their own pockets.

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Governor Steve Bullock "Still Considering" Whether to Send Money Back to the U.S. Forest Service After Sequester

Jon King — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:44:33 +0000

The National Forest Service is demanding that states give back money originally intended for the development of roadways and schools.

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Billings Loses Title of City With the Cheapest Gas in America as Montana Prices Rise

Jon King — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 02:17:23 +0000

Pumps in Billings no longer have the nations' cheapest gas as prices in Montana rise for yet another week.

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Brian Schweitzer's Takeover Bid for Stillwater Mining Turns Bitter

Associated Press — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:47:47 +0000

The struggle for control of Montana's largest publicly-traded company is turning increasingly bitter ahead of a May 2 shareholders' vote.

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501 Job Postings in Missoula, Job Fair Likely to Return Next Year

Jon King — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:42:03 +0000

The first Missoula Jobs Fair since 2009 was held this week, April 25, and offered signs that the economy is turning around.

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One Montana City Has the Lowest Gas Prices in America, Prices Up Nearly Everywhere Else

Jon King — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:40:59 +0000

Gas prices are still climbing in Montana despite plunging prices nation wide.

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In March, Montana Posted First Net Job Losses Since 2011

Jon King — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:46:00 +0000

Montana's unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.6 percent in March, according to new data from the Montana Department of Labor and Industry.

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Montana's Gas Prices Stay Stagnant as National Price Drops

Jon King — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 23:00:02 +0000

Gas prices stay practically unmoved as national price crumbles.

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Federal Government Unexpectedly Takes Millions in Mineral Payments, Montana to Lose Over $2.5 Million

Jon King — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:25:32 +0000

This week, March 24, news broke that the federal government would be keeping nearly $53 million in mineral payments that would normally have gone to Wyoming. It now appears that cuts could be coming to Montana as well.

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Montana Gas Prices Rising at Slow Pace

Jon King — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:31:00 +0000

Gas prices keep climbing in Montana, here's what to look for in the week ahead.

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Montana Unemployment Rate Shows Slight Rise in January to 5.7%

Jon King — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:53:05 +0000

With a .01% rise in the unemployment rate, Montana is back to a 5.7% unemployment rate, right where things stood in November 2012.

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Scam Uses Fake Department of Labor Letter to Target Montana Businesses

Jon King — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 21:58:58 +0000

The Montana Department of Labor and Industry has seen an usually high number of scams targeting Montana business over the past few months. Now a new deception has been discovered.

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Montana Gas Prices Still Rising, End of Climb in Sight

Jon King — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:20:05 +0000

At $3.34 per gallon, Montana's average gas prices are up again this week. They have been climbing for over three weeks now, but hope for motorists could be on the horizon.

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Enrollment Stories Very Different at University of Montana and Montana State University

Jon King — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 03:18:07 +0000

Enrollment is quite literally the lifeblood of a university system and over the past year Montana's two big public universities, Montana State University and the University of Montana have very different stories to tell when it comes to new enrollment.

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Under Three Dollar Gas Still Available in Montana, But in Just a Few Places

Jon King — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:37:11 +0000

Gas prices climb nearly 8 cents, but there are still great deals to be had if you know where to look.

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Montana Democrats Give the Legislature a 'D' for Performance at Transmittal Deadline

Jon King — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 21:16:55 +0000

Montana democrats issue a report card for the legislature.

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School Board Votes to Close Historic 1889 Grantsdale School in Hamilton

Jon King — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:51:57 +0000

The school bell outside Grantsdale Elementary in Hamilton has been ringing for classes and recess since the school's founding by Henry Grant in 1889. After a school board decision on Monday, February 25, however, Grantsdale's bell will ring to let children loose for the last time on June 6 of this year.

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