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Disaffected Republicans and resurgent Democrats just took over the Montana Legislature and spent big on education and health care.

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Dagger fingernails and polished glass, swirls of blue ink wrapping muscled torsos, tough-guy biceps cradling newborn babes — the images capture quintessential New Mexican culture, one that boldly ...

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