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The Montana women’s golf team shot a 318 on Sunday as the Bobcat Spring Invitational opened at the Golf Club of Estrella in Goodyear, Arizona. Tricia Joyce and Raina Ports both posted a score of 77 but their teammates were all in the 80s, https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/montana-womens-golf-starts-slow-in-in-bobcat-spring-invitational

The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/amas-first-gay-president-to-take-over-at-tumultuous-time

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for President Biden to ignore a federal judge's temporary hold on the abortion pill, raising alarm about the rule of law taking a back seat to the rule of man. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/wyden-aoc-urge-biden-to-ignore-judges-order-blocking-abortion-pill

Montana was among the first states to grant women the right to vote. But now the state is set to deliver a setback to gender equality — affecting both cisgender and transgender women as well as all trans and nonbinary people. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/montana-bill-would-erase-trans-people-threaten-womens-rights

California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month the state was done doing business with the pharmacy giant after it indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/california-to-keep-paying-walgreens-despite-gavin-newsoms-order

Utah State finalized a deal with Danny Sprinkle on Friday to make the former Montana State head man the new coach of the Aggies. Sprinkle replaces Ryan Odom, who departed for VCU after two seasons and one NCAA Tournament appearance. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/montana-state-coach-danny-sprinkle-leaves-for-utah-state

Roughly 200 Russian journalists and activists have signed a letter calling for the release of a Wall Street Journal detained in Russia on unsubstantiated charges of espionage. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/russian-journalists-demand-the-release-of-evan-gershkovich-in-open-letter

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has indicted former President Donald Trump, is following a well-trod Democratic playbook. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/trump-indictment-follows-democratic-playbook-says-former-house-gop-majority-leader-tom-delay

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only "anti-business but anti-Florida." https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/disney-desantis-war-of-words-heats-up-at-annual-meeting

Glacier's Brisendine commits to UM Reagan Brisendine, a junior at Glacier High, announced her early commitment to the University of Montana soccer program in February. "I am beyond excited and grateful to announce that I have verbally committed to play Division 1 soccer and further my education at The University of Montana! https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/briefs-brisendine-commits-connolly-retires-mohl-homers

Klever Ortega and Cristina Lema had a good life until COVID-19 crippled Ecuador's economy. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/more-ecuadorians-move-to-u-s-spared-many-others-hurdles

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who received the alleged hush money payment at the center of the Manhattan district attorney's indictment of Donald Trump, says she is not afraid to take the stand against the former president but worries about violence from his supporter https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/stormy-daniels-not-afraid-to-take-stand-against-trump-worries-about-violence-from-supporters