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Evening Newscast 04-03-18

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Evening Newscast 04-03-18

The Montana Democratic Party filed a lawsuit late yesterday seeking to remove Green Party candidates from June primary ballots, arguing they didn't gather enough valid signatures.

A federal judge in Missoula heard arguments this afternoon on whether a neo-Nazi website publisher has a First Amendment right to unleash a, quote, "troll storm" of anti-Semitic and threatening messages against a Jewish woman and her family.

The Interior Department is backing down from a plan to impose steep fee increases at popular national parks, including Glacier and Yellowstone, in the face of widespread opposition from elected officials and the public.

The Great Falls Tribune is reporting that Cascade County Sheriff Bob Edwards today had his law enforcement certificates revoked by a state panel.

More than 1,000 bison were removed from Yellowstone National Park this winter as part of population control.

A University of Montana alumnus and political consultant who was chief of staff of President Barack Obama's 2008 election campaign is offering his skills free of charge to help the university reverse sagging enrollment numbers.

A newly-released poll says almost three-quarters of Montanans say they would vote to continue a property tax that keeps tuition low for state college and university students.

More homes were sold in Missoula last year than any other year on record. That’s according to a new report released today.

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