Post office to issue layoff notices

May 5, 2021
ButteNews.net
The United States Postal Service will issue layoff notices to some of its workers later this month, govexec.com reports. Workers were sent a memo this week, the website noted.

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Montana gains house seat

April 26, 2021
ButteNews.net
Montana gained a seat in the US House of Representatives, the census bureau reports. Montana lost a seat in 1990.

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Feds argue with Michigan over heavy COVID outbreak

April 13, 2021
ButteNews.net
Optics not reality prevails in the Whitman-Biden fight over Michigan's brutal COVID infection rate, the New York Times reports.

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Virus gains ground

ButteNews.net
April 7, 2021
As variants of the virus establish a foothold and government relaxes rules, cases of COVID-19 are once again on the rise, the New York Times reports.

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Big broadband package attracts interest

March 22, 2021
ButteNews.net
Montana's legislature has to decide how to allocate $900 million in funds, part of a $3 billion dollar possible package from The American Rescue Plan Act. The plan could expand broadband access in the state, MainStreetMontana.com reports.

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