WASHINGTON (CN) — President Donald Trump released his final budget before the 2020 election on Monday, calling for cuts to public programs like Medicaid while boosting defense spending. The $4.8 trillion budget proposal will not become law, serving more as a policy statement than a legislative proposal from the White House. The budget does not balance within the 10-year … [Read more...] about Trump budget slashes LWCF, Medicaid; boosts border wall and defense spending

ATLANTA (CN) —Four members of China’s military have been charged with hacking into the computer systems of credit reporting agency Equifax in 2017 and stealing the personal information of nearly half of all Americans. In a nine-count indictment unsealed Monday, four members of China’s People’s Liberation Army were charged with conspiring to hack into Equifax’s computer … [Read more...] about Chinese military officers charged in massive Equifax hack; data stolen

PHOENIX, Ariz. (CN) – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is knowingly hiding some radio traffic recordings from the 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire near Prescott, Arizona, instead telling a firefighter who sued to get the recordings that they were turned over to state investigators and made public shortly after the fire, the firefighter’s attorney told a Ninth Circuit panel … [Read more...] about Firefighter fights feds for radio recordings from deadly Arizona wildfire

https://youtu.be/_fdDjnWSuG8 (KPAX) With Montana's June primary election now less than four months away, voters can expect things to heat up on the campaign trail. Case in point: Montana's race for governor, where incumbent Democrat Steve Bullock is term-limited after eight years in office. Two Democrats are vying for their party's nomination: Lt. Gov Mike Cooney and … [Read more...] about Democrats Williams, Cooney in tight fundraising battle for governor’s race

(Montana Free Press) Just how hard do Montana cities, counties and school districts lean on residential property taxes to fund government services? Figures presented to lawmakers last month indicate the answer varies widely across different parts of the state, ranging from as low as $125 annually per capita in McCone County to as high as $15,794 per capita in Madison … [Read more...] about Montana property taxes keep rising, but Missoula isn’t at the top