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Rainy day funds explained
To an unusual degree, rainy day funds have become a point of contention for state lawmakers this year — even…
Slow Internet cripples rural economy; West ranks last
Montana Internet speeds are the slowest in the country — ranked 50th, according to SpeedMatters.org — and a…
Financial ties bind medical societies to drug and device makers
From the time they arrived to the moment they laid their heads on hotel pillows, the thousands of cardiologists attending this week's Heart Rhythm Society conference have been bombarded with pitches for drugs and medical devices.
Report: Fracking chemicals stay underground
A report released Saturday confirmed details about what many already knew was happening: gas drillers have injected millions of…
Medicaid block grants explained
One of the most controversial ideas in Washington right now is to turn Medicaid into a block grant program. Republicans vow it will lower the deficit. Democrats say it will gut the social safety net.
Energy jobs track market not taxes
Wyoming is singled out in a new report, “Fossil Fuel Extraction and Western Economies,” on oil, gas and coal…
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