Montana reported 57 COVID-19 cases and the COVID-19 death of one person according to a Sunday update to the state case mapping and information website. Active cases in Montana are at 1,014. COVID-19 has killed 1,546 Montanans. Active COVID-19 hospitalizations were at 50 as of the update. In total 4,909 people in Montana are reported to have be...
New Survey Shows Majority of Montanans Oppose Colstrip Bill
A bill to spend $2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief money inched forward in the Senate on Thursday passing a preliminary vote in the same form as it emerged from a budget panel last week. House Bill 632 appropriating money coming to the state from the federal American Rescue Plan Act passed second reading 32 to 18. If what’s been nickn...
Annual Maintenance To Voter List Now Law In Montana
Thursday evening COVID-19 Panel Chair and Deputized public health official Senator Jason Ellsworth was notified that a member of the government affairs committee has tested positive for COVID-19 and because the Legislature’s contact tracer requires time to do her work the decision was made to postpone today’s legislative floor sessions out of ...
Montana Ranked In Bottom Half Of Safest States During Pandemic
With around 23% of the population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of Wednesday and vaccination being an essential being an essential component for full reopening of the economy. Wallet Hub today released its report on the safest states during the pandemic. Montana ranks 37th across five key metrics. The business processing outsourcing com...
Governor Gianforte Prohibits Vaccine Passports In Montana
Governor Greg Gianforte has issued an executive order. It prohibits so-called vaccine passports in Montana and also prohibits businesses from requiring customers to show they’ve been vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 to receive services or enter a business. Since summer 2019 even during the pandemic the community of Lewistown has con...
Johnson and Johnson Vaccine Paused In Montana
Montana health officials have temporarily halted administering the single dose Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine until an investigation into whether the vaccine is linked to an exceptionally rare type of blood clotting is complete. Montana has utilized far more Pfizer and Moderna vaccines in immunizing residents than the Johnson and Johnson...
CDC Urges States To Stop Administering Johnson & Johnson Vaccine
Federal health agencies called for an immediate pause of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine this morning after six people in the United States developed a rare disorder involving blood clots within about two weeks of getting the vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will stop us...
Bill Limiting Stimulus Grants Passes Through The House
A proposal in the Montana Legislature to reduce some federal stimulus grants to local governments with stricter COVID-19 regulations than the state passed the House last week on a vote of 83 to 40. An amendment to remove the measure from House Bill 632 reducing funds to some local governments failed. It’s expected there will be clarifica...
Park City County Health Officer Provides Coronavirus Update
Montana reported another 42 COVID-19 cases, but no new COVID-19 deaths in an update Sunday to the state case mapping and information website. Active cases are at 1,100 statewide. Hospitals in the state are reporting 48 active COVID-19 hospitalizations. COVID-19 has caused the deaths of 1,523 Montanans. Park City-County Health officer Dr. Laur...
Billings Experiences Crime Hike in 2020 Due To Pandemic
With 71% of people whose jobs can be done remotely working from home all or most of the time during the pandemic, Wallet Hub today released its report on the best states for working from home. Montana ranks 46th when compared to all the states and the District of Columbia across 12 key metrics. Data sets range from the share of workers working...