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U.S. Olympians competing in the 2016 Summer Games in Rio, including Billings native Cody Miller, a member of the U.S. swim team. White sh’s Nicole Heavirland is a traveling reserve on the women’s rugby team. The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics is Aug. 5.
4.2%
Montana’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate June, the fth consecutive month it has held at that rate.
“I think local school districts can best gure out how to deal with the directive themselves, probably much better than being in federal court.”
Gov. Steve Bullock criticizing Attorney General Tim Fox’s decision to sue over federal rules allowing transgender students to choose restrooms, saying school districts are better suited than a judge to respond to the requirements.
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THIS WEEK’S POLLS FROM FLATHEADBEACON.COM
IS NATIONAL SECURITY A TOP PRIORITY FOR YOU?
TOTAL VOTES
ARE YOU WATCHING THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION?
TOTAL VOTES
ARE YOU GOING TO WATCH THE SUMMER OLYMPICS?
TOTAL VOTES
188
247
209
58% YES
42% NO
33% YES
67% NO
38% YES
62% NO *READER POLLS ARE NOT SCIENTIFIC
“I am not in the habit of
supporting people who attack
KALISPELL POP. 22,052
my wife and attack my father.”
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Republican senator and former GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz of Texas defending his non- endorsement of Donald Trump for president.
THE BAD
DROUGHT
State o cials say 13 Montana counties are now under drought alerts, including Glacier, Missoula and Sanders counties.
THE GOOD
JOBLESS RATE
Montana’s jobless rate remained steady at 4.2 percent for the fth consecutive month in June, while Flathead’s rate has dropped to 5.1 percent.
Population in Kalispell city limits as of July 2015, according to the latest U.S. Census gures. The city’s growth rate hit 2.2 percent over 2014, the third highest in Montana. Bozeman led the state in population growth with a 4.2 percent growth rate from 2014 to 2015.
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