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Evening Newscast 11-16-15

Montana Public Radio Evening Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Evening Newscast

Republican lawmakers are taking steps to keep Syrian refugees out of Montana, and the rest of the country as well.

Montana lawmakers will review proposed new campaign-finance rules Tuesday.

The state Commissioner of Higher Education is asking the Board of Regents to approve another $500,000 incentive to get Montana State University President Waded Cruzado to stay on the job for another five years.

State lawmakers plan to look at proposals to increase their pay.

Nationwide, state regulators are starting to take a closer look at whether online fantasy sports leagues like Draft Kings and FanDuel constitute illegal gambling.

A special state fund created to help Idaho navigate state sovereignty conflicts with the federal government has paid out more than $2.1 million over the last two decades, nearly all of it spent on losing legal battles.

The state Corrections Department is looking at adding computer programming classes to improve inmates' chances of getting jobs when they finish their sentences.

Hillary Clinton just released a $30 billion plan to help states that are economically dependent on coal. But Inside Energy’s Emily Guerin reports Republicans aren’t buying it, given Clinton's support of President Obama’s climate policies.

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