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Morning Newscast 12-18-15

MTPR Morning Newscast
Josh Burnham
MTPR Morning Newscast

The Montana Attorney General's Office has approved the creation of one of the largest nonprofit foundations in the state's history.

This week developers in Kalispell learned they're not getting a source of funding they were hoping would partially finance a major downtown redevelopment project.

The city of Missoula has appealed the $88.6 million value placed on the city's drinking water system. The city's appeal filed yesterday challenges the decision made by a panel of commissioners last month.

A lawsuit is challenging a rule that excludes religious schools from a new program that will provide scholarships for Montana students to attend private schools.

Federal officials are seeking public comment on the power plant at Hungry Horse Dam as they move forward with a proposed modernization of the plant.

The snow-covered Yellowstone National Park has reopened for winter activities.

The U.S. Forest Service will have to wait before it can change how it pays to fight wildfires.

Members of Congress from eleven states say they're concerned about postponements to recent oil and gas lease sales. The lawmakers wrote U.S. Interior Department Assistant Secretary Janice Schneider asking her to explain the delays by Jan. 5.

Montana health officials have signed a contract with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Montana to administer the state's Medicaid expansion under President Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act.

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