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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

39% : Multiple businesses set up in historic former church in downtown Missoula Northern Yellowstone blocked for season City holds landlords accountable for tenants' utility bills Missoula law firm alleges misconduct in Mineral County Attorney's Office New ultra-upscale restaurant at Paws Up open to the public The unknown history of Missoula Jews and the Bitterroot Salish Gardiner residents and travelers trapped after floods shut down exits Attorneys spar over class action status in Title IX suit against UMGarland said "families and the survivors will be consulted" as the Justice Department weighs whether to seek capital punishment.
37% : The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds in drinking water pose health risks at levels so low they cannot currently be detected.
36% : The gunman who is accused of killing 10 Black people in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket has been charged with federal hate crimes that could potentially carry a death penalty.

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