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Tribes, government agree to $1 billion settlement
April 11, 2012 7:51 PM
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) - The federal government says it will pay more than $1 billion to settle a series of lawsuits brought by American Indian tribes over mismanagement of trust lands. The settlement announced jointly by the Justice Department and the Interior Department resolves claims brought by 41 tribes from... more » -
Bison plan could remove 360 animals from Yellowstone
November 20, 2011 10:35 AM
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Up to 360 migrating bison would be shot by Montana hunters, captured for slaughter or shipped elsewhere this winter under a proposal from Yellowstone National Park. Documents obtained by The Associated Press show park officials considering "selective culls" to help reduce the bison population from... more » -
Air Force to cut 140 jobs at missile bases
November 7, 2011 7:38 PM
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Air Force says it is cutting 140 civilian jobs at the three bases responsible for the nation's land-based nuclear missile force. The cuts announced Monday are part of a plan to reduce 220 civilian positions under the Air Force's Global Strike Command. Global... more » -
Appeals planned in $3.4B Indian trust settlement
September 1, 2011 4:14 PM
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A 15-year-old lawsuit over the U.S. government's mismanagement of Native American land royalties may not be over yet, despite a $3.4 billion settlement that's been approved by Congress and a federal judge. A Colorado woman and a group of Native American objectors to the settlement... more »
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