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Evening Newscast 09-29-17

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
Montana Evening Newscast

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke disclosed today that he has taken three charter flights since taking office in March, including a late-night trip from Las Vegas to Montana in June that cost more than $12,000.

The minimum wage in Montana will increase by 15 cents starting next year, according to the state labor department’s most recent cost-of -living analysis.

An independent analysis of Montana’s budget deficit was released today. A legislative committee is set to review proposed cuts to the state’s budget next week.

A Republican hopeful campaigning to run for Senate in 2018 is defending himself against misdemeanor charges of purchasing resident hunting and fishing licenses as a nonresident.

State budget analysts say most of the proposed cuts aimed at balancing Montana's budget fall within the governor's authority to trim general fund spending by up to 10 percent.

The Montana Veterans Administration is offering free flu shots to vets enrolled in VA health care starting next Tuesday.

Increasing black bear activity in Missoula’s Rattlesnake neighborhood is forcing the city’s Animal Control agency to crack down on garbage ordinance violations.

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