Coronavirus
Neighboring counties ask Yellowstone National Park to close
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Gallatin and Park County officials are concerned about Yellowstone tourists contributing to an outbreak of COVID-19.
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Coronavirus report: Helena
Economists always note that government employees stabilize the gyrations of a wobbling economy. But this pandemic has changed the calculus and social norms here.
Coronavirus in Montana
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MTFP guide: Montana’s 2020 election
By Eric Dietrich
What you need to know as Montana’s 2020 candidates compete for your vote
Coronavirus
Amid coronavirus-related layoffs, housing officials raise concerns
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“A lot of Americans don’t have safety nets, they don’t have big savings accounts. There’s a lot of trepidation, anxiety, and concern.”
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As coronavirus grips Montana economy, 6,000 workers file for unemployment in three days
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The 6,000 filings represent just over 1% of Montana’s workforce.
For the rural elderly, it can take a village
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The “village” phenomenon is anchored in a simple yet radical notion: local groups, designed and organized largely or entirely by seniors, can provide shared services that help people age where and how they like.
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Coronavirus and price war batter Montana’s oil industry
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“It’s kind of almost a perfect storm between what’s happening in the economy because of the coronavirus and how production numbers have climbed.”
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Stockpiling, not production breakdowns, fueling home supply shortages across Montana
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“What we’re seeing in the grocery store is not a reflection of the entire food system.”
2020 Elections
Gubernatorial campaigns go digital in response to public health concerns
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Democratic and Republican gubernatorial candidates are using social media to interact with voters and spread word of the public health emergency.
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Tourism industry warns of coronavirus-sparked layoffs and closures
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About half of respondents expect they will have to reduce their workforce because of a downturn in business related to the pandemic, according to the survey.
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Coronavirus report: Bozeman
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Although Gallatin County has just two presumptively positive cases of COVID-19 at this time, public health officials have taken aggressive measures to limit the kinds of social gatherings that lead to the disease’s spread.
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Coronavirus report: Havre
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We’ve asked reporters in communities around the state to file stories about how their towns are responding to the emerging presence of coronavirus. We’ll be publishing them in this space as they come in.