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Flint Unveils Tax Plan, Targets Forstag’s Lobbying Record

MISSOULA—Republican congressional nominee Aaron Flint unveiled a tax-relief proposal in Missoula this week while seeking to make Democratic opponent Sam Forstag’s past lobbying work a central issue in Montana’s 1st Congressional District race. Flint’s proposal calls for making permanent federal tax breaks on tips and overtime, eliminating federal taxes on military pensions, ending the estate tax on family farms and ranches, and temporarily suspending the federal gasoline tax under conditions tied to energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. His […]

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Tony Romo, CBS Sports Part Ways After Nine Seasons

Tony Romo is leaving CBS Sports after nine seasons as one of the network’s most prominent NFL analysts, ending a broadcasting run that began shortly after his retirement from professional football. CBS Sports said Friday that it and Romo had “mutually agreed to part ways,” roughly two months after the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback was placed on leave following a July arrest in Wisconsin for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. “We thank Tony for his contributions over the past nine […]

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National

Stocks Finish Mixed Week as Weak Jobs Report Eases Rate Fears

NEW YORK—U.S. stocks ended a volatile week with a strong Friday rally as a weaker-than-expected jobs report eased concerns that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates again this month. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% Friday to 7,722.72, leaving the benchmark less than 1% below its record high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.5% to 51,176.96, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.2% to 27,190.86. For the week, the picture was more mixed. The S&P 500 slipped about 0.3% […]

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Cattle Punchers Open New Era of Hockey in Sold-Out Billings Arena

BILLINGS—The Billings Cattle Punchers opened a new chapter for hockey in the Magic City with their first official home game at the new Signal Peak Ice Arena, drawing a sold-out crowd to the $17.5 million facility. Billings fell 5-3 in the opener, but the night still marked a major milestone for the city’s hockey community and the beginning of a new era for local ice sports after more than four decades at Centennial Ice Arena. Signal Peak Ice Arena was […]

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Billings Man Charged With Insurance Fraud

BILLINGS, Mont. — A Billings man has been charged with felony criminal insurance fraud after state investigators alleged he filed a false claim involving several lawnmowers he reported stolen. Adam Walker told authorities in July 2023 that his truck, trailer and four lawnmowers had been stolen from outside his residence. Police later recovered the truck, but not the other items. Walker submitted an insurance claim to State Farm, which ultimately paid him $100,000, according to the Montana State Auditor’s Office. […]

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Montanans May Be Eligible for Payments From $96.5 Million Generic Drug Settlement

HELENA, Mont. — Montanans who purchased certain generic prescription drugs between 2009 and 2019 may be eligible for compensation from a series of settlements totaling about $96.5 million over allegations that drug manufacturers conspired to inflate prices. A federal court in Connecticut recently granted preliminary approval to a distribution plan involving Montana and 47 other states and territories. The settlements involve generic drug manufacturers Glenmark, Lannett, Bausch, Apotex, Heritage and Heritage’s parent company, Emcure. The lawsuits allege that manufacturers coordinated […]

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Regional

Idaho Youth Pheasant Season Opens Oct. 8

BOISE, Idaho — Idaho’s youth pheasant hunting season opens Oct. 8, giving young hunters a weeklong opportunity to take to the field before the statewide general season begins. The youth season runs through Oct. 14 and is open statewide to licensed hunters age 17 and younger, including at locations where Idaho Fish and Game releases pheasants. The general resident pheasant season begins Oct. 15, while the nonresident season begins Oct. 20. Young hunters who have never held a hunting license […]

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Federal Jury Convicts Clinic Owner in TRICARE Fraud and Kickback Scheme

FORT WORTH, Texas — A federal jury convicted Texas mental health clinic owner Kevin D. Curry, 64, of Frisco, in a scheme prosecutors said generated more than $26 million in fraudulent TRICARE claims. Curry was convicted of three counts of health care fraud, three counts of offering and paying illegal health care kickbacks and three counts involving monetary transactions in criminally derived property. Federal prosecutors said Curry operated Acuity TMS clinics in Plano and Fort Worth, Texas, and Fort Walton […]

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Montana

Montana Highway Patrol Commissions Seven New Troopers

BOULDER, Mont. — The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned seven new troopers during the 84th Montana Highway Patrol Advanced Academy graduation ceremony. For the first time, the graduation was held at MHP headquarters in Boulder. Montana Highway Patrol Col. Kurt Sager and Montana Supreme Court Clerk Bowen Greenwood addressed the graduates before the swearing-in and badge-pinning ceremony. The new troopers completed 24 weeks of training, including 12 weeks at the Montana Law Enforcement Academy in Helena and another 12 weeks at […]

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