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Helena Regional Airport Runs Full-Scale Crash Drill, Testing Multi-Agency Emergency Response
Smoke, fire trucks, and several dozen emergency responders converged on the Rocky Mountain Emergency Services Fire Train...
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Federal Judge Blocks Montana's AI Campaign Ad Law, Siding With Former Legislator
A federal judge has blocked Montana's law regulating artificial intelligence in political campaign advertising, ruling that enforcement of the statute raises serious First Amendment concerns. U.S. District of Montana Judge Susan Watters issued the order barring the state's Commissioner of Political Practices and attorney general from policing AI-generated ads produced by former Republican state legislator Dan Bartel and the group he's affiliated with.
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Governor, EPA Chief Visit Columbia Falls Superfund Site as First Subdivision Takes Shape on Former Aluminum Plant Land
The first residential development inside the boundaries of the Columbia Falls Aluminium Company Superfund site is underway, a milestone that drew Gov....
Government
State Audit Finds Room to Improve Montana's Contractor Procurement Process
Montana's process for selecting outside contractors when state agencies can't handle work in-house needs improvement, according to a new report delive...
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Human-Caused Fire Burns One Acre in Lewis and Clark County
A human-caused wildfire designated the Big Rock fire burned one acre in Lewis and Clark County, according to fire report...
Business
Hi-Country Snack Foods Owes Thousands to Suppliers and Former Workers, and Nobody's Answering
A year after MTN first reported that Hi-Country Snack Foods had laid off most of its employees and failed to pay them, t...
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