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BILLINGS - A major step in addressing the Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) epidemic was celebrated Thursday, as the nations first Tribal Community Response Plan (TCRP) has been completed. This plan is meant to create a more efficient and effective response to missing persons of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT).  The tribe, along with representatives from federal, tribal, state and local law enforcement, developed guidelines for the plan through a series of meet...

The 2021 campaign for election to two seats on the Bourne Board of Selectmen began with a bang. Incumbent Selectman James L. Potter has accused one of his challengers, Bourne Finance Committee chairwoman Mary Jane Mastrangelo, of a variety of peccadilloes, from Open Meeting Law and ethics violations to disrespecting town officials and bullying town staff. Mr. Potter’s diatribe came at the start of the selectmen’s remote meeting Tuesday night, March 30. He made his statement during the...

State legislators have proposed legislation that could dramatically increase windstorm insurance rates in Monroe County, despite the private insurance company that handles the policies carving out the Florida Keys from such excessive rate increases. Earlier this year, the board of directors for the Citizens Property Insurance, the main windstorm insurance provider in the Keys, has requested the state Office of Insurance Regulation to allow it to enact its first rate increase for the Keys in fou...

Thursday, April 1, is the final day to register to vote in the May 1 elections, when voters will head to the polls to select two New Braunfels City Council members, two school board trustees in the New Braunfels Independent School District and two Comal ISD trustees positions. All seats are for three-year terms. New Braunfels residents will decide 18 proposed amendments to the city’s charter. Those seeking to register can submit completed applications from the Texas Secretary of State website...

COLUMBIA – A proposed housing development has drawn attention from Friends of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park. The Gans Wild Area is also home to Gans Creek. Friends of Rock Bridge Memorial State Park say the creek could be contaminated by storm runoff from the new development. "Im actually a part of Friends of Rock Bridge," said Rob Hill, developer of the proposed Canton Estates. The property is southeast of East Gans Road and South Bearfield Road. Hill also developed Parkside Estates, wh...

After 21 hours of open polls, Erin Boas and Najee Rodriguez have been elected as undergraduate executive president and vice president, respectively, offices currently held by the outgoing Zachary McKay and Lexy Pathickal. Boas (junior-international politics and economics) currently serves as an at-large representative in the University Park Undergraduate Association’s 15th Assembly. She has been involved with student government since her freshman year and also serves as UPUA’s liaison...

Businessman Gary Rabine on Tuesday announced he will seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2022, becoming the third candidate to officially enter the field.

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A pair of bills to enact major tort reforms in Montana won preliminary votes in the House on Wednesday, proposing changes to medical damages awarded in personal injury lawsuits, limits on medical malpractice claims, legal immunities for gun manufacturers and penalties for nonprofits that sue the government. Senate Bill 278 won praise from Republicans and criticism from Democrats over a wide range of proposed changes to civil actions in the state. For lawsuits over medical malpractice resulting ...

Give state legislative Republicans credit — they are a superminority that can still drive a news cycle. The proposal calls for the Illinois Supreme Court to appoint 16 independent, citizen commissioners — evenly divided among Democrats and Republicans as well as people without party affiliation — to create a new legislative map. It would take the power to draw new district lines out of the hands of the state legislature, which is controlled by Democrats. Senate Republican Leader ...