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Legislators discuss Keystone, rural teacher needs

State Sen. Mike Lang, R-Malta, said Tuesday he is sponsoring a Senate joint resolution urging President Donald Trump and Congress to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, adding that the pipeline would run through his Senate district.

"I think it is very important, especially for our Hi-Line and our farmers," Lang said during a weekly video conference between north-central Montana lawmakers in Helena and constituents in Havre.

Lang said that in previous years the rails were filled with railroad oil tankers carrying oil from the Bakken formation in North Dakota and northeastern Montana. Cons...

 

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