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Better stock up now on US First Class stamps! Prices go from 60¢ to 63¢ (1 oz.) and postcards go from 44¢ to 48¢ - effective January 22, 2023. — bb

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Montana’s population grew 1.5 percent in 2022, according to a new annual state population estimates by the U.S. Census. It’s a net increase of 16,640 from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022. Montana’s total population is now estimated at 1,122,867, up from 1,106,227 in 2021, and 1,084,197 in 2020. Montana ranked among the top 10 states for percentage growth behind Florida (1.9%), Idaho (1.8%), South Carolina (1.7%), Texas (1.6%), and South Dakota (1.5%). —mike