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Out West Roundup: Montana mandates ‘net neutrality’ for state contracts
Montana Montana mandates ‘net neutrality’ for state contracts BILLINGS, Montana – Montana last week became the first state to bar telecommunications companies from receiving state contracts if they interfere with internet traffic or favor higher-paying sites or apps, under an order from Gov. Steve Bullock intended to protect so-called net neutrality. The Democratic governor’s order…
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Out West Roundup: Kids have furry, four-legged friends in New Mexico courts
New Mexico Kids have furry, four-legged friends in New Mexico courts ALBUQUERQUE – Looking adorable is only part of the job description. Also required is the ability to remain calm in public spaces and to impart that peaceful feeling to others, particularly children. Filling the job openings are Lucy and Kasey 2, golden retrievers who…
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Bad week for guns on the Great Plains?
You would think every week of the next couple years would by a good week for the gun-rights lobby. Washington is being run by hardline pro-gun officials. Even before Trump and the Republican Congress, the Obama-Biden efforts in Washington to pass any gun-control laws at all met stiff resistance and failed. So what’s happening this…
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Adviser in tribe’s pot resort pleads guilty to drug charge
One of two consultants who worked with a Native American tribe on its plans to open the nation’s first marijuana resort pleaded guilty Monday to a drug offense stemming from his role in the operation, including ordering pot seeds that were shipped surreptitiously from the Netherlands to the reservation. Jonathan Hunt, who oversaw the first…