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Evening Newscast 03-21-17

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Evening Newscast

News broke this morning that Democratic congressional candidate Rob Quist had three liens filed against him by the state of Montana to collect about $15,000 in back taxes.

Legislative analysts have released a new forecast that paints a rosier economic picture for Montana.

The House Appropriations Committee is expected to vote this week on a bill that would give a one-percent pay raise for state employees. Lawmakers gave initial approval to a bill to give the Montana Attorney General’s office $80,000 to intervene in a Washington state rate case that involves coal fired power plants in Colstrip.

A Helena facility for veterans has announced it is closing, leaving residents to find somewhere else to live.

Patients committed involuntarily are currently not permitted to leave mental health facilities until a court deems it appropriate.

 

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