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Rising demand, costs may cut health insurance for poor Montana kids A record number of low-income Montana families are waiting for coverage under the state Children's Health Insurance Program, but costs are rising and administrators said some cuts in eligibility are a likely result. Helena Independent Record; Oct. 10 New Mexico landowners lose suit over A-bomb site A federal appeals court has rejected a suit by Hispanic New Mexico homesteaders alleging the government unfairly seized their land for a site to build the nation's first atomic bomb in 1942. Santa Fe New Mexican; Oct. 10 Amtrak chief promises no cuts on Montana line The new CEO of Amtrak said he won't eliminate service across Montana's northern tier to help make the rail system self-supporting. Great Falls Tribune; Oct. 10 Tribes
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Montana reservation hunting case A Montana woman has lost her years-long challenge of a policy that bans non-Indian hunters from taking game on reservations. Missoulian; Oct. 10 Environment
Montana officials decide to see tract before granting $1 million easement Montana's Fish, Wildlife and Parks Commission deferred a vote on a nearly $1 million conservation easement in central Montana after one member argued the commission should see the land first. Billings Gazette (AP); Oct. 10 Politics
Colorado governor defends limits on state spending Colorado Gov. Bill Owens told gathered business leaders that Governing Magazine was wrong when it wrote that the state's Taxpayer Bill of Rights had crippled state government. Denver Rocky Mountain News; Oct. 10 Wyoming congresswoman to run again Wyoming Republican Rep. Barbara Cubin announced she will run for a sixth term in 2004. Casper Star-Tribune; Oct. 9 Utah lawmaker urges Western senators to bring home more school funds Education funding in Utah and throughout the West has failed to keep up with schools in the East, and federal funds should make up the difference, according to one Utah state legislator lobbying Western senators. Idaho Falls Post Register; Oct. 10 Economy
Canadian firm to let Western gas production wane Petro-Canada, one of Canada's biggest producers of natural gas, will let its western production decline because costs are lower elsewhere. Edmonton Journal; Oct. 10 Montana judge blocks state permits for feedlots A Helena judge has ordered Montana officials to stop issuing nearly automatic permits for feedlots without more detailed studies of their potential pollution. Billings Gazette; Oct. 10 insight and analysis
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