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“This turmoil that’s been churning now for a couple of months, it’s not good for the members and it’s not good for the institution.”
“Our action cannot be, as ISIS expands, to simply empty country after country and have the refugees come to the West.”
Montana Republican
Congressman Ryan Zinke crticizing the plan for the U.S. to accept 85,000 refugees from the Middle East in 2016 and 100,000 in 2017.
33 MILLION
THE GOOD
POPE FRANCIS
The Pope was greeted by thousands of Americans in his first visit to the United States, in which he stopped by Washington, D.C., New York and Philadelphia.
THE BAD 201
HEALTH CARE COSTS
The state approved double- digit rate hikes for health insurance purchased through
the online exchange created 71 YES 29 by President Barack Obama’s % %
health law. The rates affect about 41,000 residents.
“I think it is imperative that we look at the Keystone pipeline as what I believe it is — a distraction from the important work we have to do
to combat climate change.”
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announcing that she opposes the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The pipeline would cross several states, including Montana, and transport oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
#9
Ranking of Whitefish Mountain Resort among all ski resorts
in North America, according
to a SKI magazine reader poll, the best ranking ever for the resort.
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House Speaker John Boehner after announcing last week his plans to resign from Congress at the end of October. Conservative Republicans had threatened to force a vote to recall the speaker.
Higher than expected revenue from income taxes $ for the state of Montana. The state’s rainy day fund
totaled about $90 million more on June 30 than originally projected due to unexpected revenue, unspent emergency funds and lower-than-usual costs.
THIS WEEK’S POLLS FROM FLATHEADBEACON.COM
DO YOU HAVE A POSITIVE VIEW OF POPE FRANCIS?
NO
DO YOU PLAN ON HUNTING IN THE FALL?
WAS JOHN BOEHNER AN EFFECTIVE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE?
TOTAL VOTES
TOTAL VOTES
TOTAL VOTES
%
32 YES
68
%
NO
20
%
YES
%
80 NO
*READER POLLS ARE NOT SCIENTIFIC
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