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: Interior releases restoration plan, prioritizing

Nora Mabie

The Interior Department on Friday announced several new initiatives to restore wild bison to grasslands, which will enhance soil development, restore native plants and wildlife and provide benefits for agriculture, recreation and tribal communities.

missoulian.com/news/local/inte

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: Labor groups show up in force to oppose 'right to work' proposal

Sam Wilson

By allowing workers in unionized workplaces to opt out of paying dues, would chip away at the ability of unions to bargain with management for better insurance, retirement plans and other benefits, said Mario Martinez, the lead representative for Montana Carpenters Local 82.

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: ‘I am a survivor’: Resolution would recognize experience

Nora Mabie

Senate Joint Resolution 6 asks Legislature to recognize, honor & support people who attended Indigenous boarding schools. Resolution asks people of to “recognize the grief, pain & hardship many Native American people suffered & still endure as a result,” to honor those who were lost or harmed by the schools & “appreciate the resilience of survivors.”

missoulian.com/news/local/i-am

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: Bill would keep ESG considerations out of MT's investing decisions

Sam Wilson

Contrast in perspectives

prioritizes climate change and social justice ahead of maximizing returns. It puts stakeholders ahead of shareholders,” Gianforte said.

“There are times when we...recognize there are institutions that are problematic, that are making decisions,” Johnson said. “And we don’t want to be associated with them. Modern slavery is one example.”

missoulian.com/news/state-and-

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: Meet Michael Running Wolf, the man using to reclaim

Running Wolf is one of a handful of researchers worldwide who are studying languages and AI. He works with a small team of linguists and data scientists, and together, they analyze Indigenous languages and work to translate them into something a computer can interpret.

Nora Mabie

missoulian.com/news/local/meet

#missoulian #ai #nativelanguages #indigenous

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: Foundation offers new scholarship for students in

The program will award up to 60 to women 25 and older attending in Montana.

The individual $2,500 grants are unrestricted and will be awarded directly to students, allowing them to use the funding in whatever way is most needed to reach graduation.

Applications at rankinfoundation.org/

Story at
missoulian.com/news/local/jean

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: Groups sue Forest Service to stop Black Ram project

The project also authorized 579 acres of logging in designated forest — despite President Biden’s mandate to conserve old growth forests on federal lands — and 123 acres of logging in 'recruitment' old growth forest.

Joshua Murdock

missoulian.com/news/local/grou

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: project draws late criticism

Joshua Murdock

A proposal to conduct logging, forest thinning and prescribed burning on 19,147 acres of public land scattered from Clinton to Drummond has drawn scrutiny from conservation groups who say it overstates wildfire risk at the expense of wildlife protection.

missoulian.com/news/local/garn

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