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Evening Newscast 07-08-16

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Evening Newscast

The three health insurers selling individual policies in Montana through Healthcare.gov are proposing large premium increases for the second year straight.

State officials say Montana could save $25 million over the next two years in health care costs for government workers under a new pricing plan negotiated with the state's largest hospitals.

Montana’s Department of Justice is warning police officers across the state to be alert for copycat attacks after snipers in Dallas killed five officers and wounded seven others.

A federal judge has approved a deal between the U.S. government and environmentalists who sued over greenhouse gas emissions from federal oil and gas leases in Montana.

Firefighters working the Observation Fire south of Hamilton have now established a wet line around the entire perimeter of the fire.

Senator Jon Tester’s signed onto a bill that would help communities cope with the aftermath of a major wildfire.

Montana Attorney General Tim Fox today joined the state to a lawsuit over federal guidance to local schools about transgender students and school bathrooms and locker rooms.

A working group is trying to find a way to reconcile a solution to Montanans sometimes being hit with huge bills for air ambulance services.

Yellowstone National Park has hired three Mandarin-speaking rangers to help with communication amid a growing number of Chinese tourists.

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