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Evening Newscast 02-24-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham

On this edition of the Montana Evening Newscast, all three members of Montana’s congressional delegation issued statements criticizing President Obama’s veto of the Keystone XL pipeline bill.

With little debate and on a party-line vote a bill to cut state income taxes took another step toward landing on the Governor’s desk.

A new survey says Montana’s uninsured rate dropped by nearly 5 percent between 2013 and last year.

Montana senators have passed a bill that would allow elementary school districts with at least 1,000 students to create a high school district.

At least one environmental organization is calling for an immediate moratorium on crude oil shipments by rail.

The acting director of the VA Montana Health Care System has been removed from the job at Fort Harrison because he has exceeded the amount of time he can hold the temporary position.

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