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Evening Newscast 11-04-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Evening Newscast

Missoula County Public Schools Superintendent Mark Thane says he’s “extremely grateful” for Tuesday’s 11th hour victory of a $70 million dollar high school bond issue.

With the 406 area code covering the entire state of Montana, many businesses have adopted the numbers as their slogan. But the Federal Communications Commission announced that Montana is getting more area codes in 2022.

Every Montana state legislator is being asked whether a new law should give people tax credits for donations to private religious schools.

The hospital in Whitefish has agreed to work more closely with Kalispell Regional Healthcare starting next year.

Lewis and Clark County Commissioner Susan Geise says voters on Tuesday not only said "no" to plans for a new detention center, they said “heck no”.

Montana State Parks is analyzing a land donation that would add 10 acres to MIlltown State Park east of Missoula.

Montana's Democratic State School Superintendent, Denise Juneau, wants to replace Republican Representative Ryan Zinke in Congress.

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