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More than half the states rolled back public health powers during pandemic
Republican legislators in more than half of U.S. states, spurred on by voters angry about lockdowns and mask mandates, are taking away the powers state and local officials use to protect the public against infectious diseases.
Interior Secretary signs CSKT water compact
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland formally executed the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes water compact Friday, finalizing a long-running effort to negotiate an agreement that reconciles the tribes’ historic treaty rights with Montana’s modern water rights doctrine.
Districting commission takes an initial look at public-proposed U.S. House district maps
Hundreds of public-submitted maps have been filed as the state’s Districting and Apportionment Commission gets to work drawing Montana’s new congressional districts.
Montana hospitals in ‘dire’ straits as COVID rages
This week, hospitals from Billings to Missoula are instituting or preparing to institute a “crisis standard of care” under which medical services and supplies are rationed. While case numbers are still slightly lower than they were last winter during the virus’ previous peak, hospitals are being overwhelmed with COVID patients.
Montana politicians respond to resettlement of 75 Afghan refugees to Missoula
The U.S. State Department notified state and local leaders on Wednesday of the number of refugees they should expect. The notification prompted strong statements from leading Montana politicians, including many who said welcoming Afghan refugees was morally correct after a chaotic withdrawal of U.S. forces.
Students urge regents to mandate vaccination
With COVID-19 continuing to complicate the fall semester, Montana university students and faculty appeared before the Board of Regents Wednesday to demand masking and vaccination mandates across the state’s campuses.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to explore relisting the gray wolf
On opening day of Montana’s expanded wolf-hunting season, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it has decided to conduct an in-depth status review to determine whether state management plans aiming to aggressively reduce wolf populations threaten the recovery of gray wolves.
DPHHS director spells out sweeping reorganization for lawmakers
In testimony before lawmakers on the interim budget committee that oversees DPHHS, Director Adam Meier said the organizational changes are meant to increase efficiency and improve communications with external stakeholders.
Lawmakers question judges about ethics standards
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike McGrath and District Court Judge Mike Menahan explain to lawmakers how Montana investigates complaints against judges and field questions from Republicans about their own conduct.
What does the science really say about masking?
On Aug. 31, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services claimed in an emergency rule that the science on mask effectiveness in reducing viral transmission is “not conclusive.” But according to infectious disease specialists, the literature is abundantly clear: masks work.
Montana right-to-work group sues COPP
On Monday, Montana Citizens for Right to Work filed a lawsuit against Commissioner of Political Practices Jeff Mangan. Its complaint asks a federal court judge to block Mangan from enforcing a campaign law it alleges is unconstitutional.
Montana hospitals, unions grapple with Biden’s new vaccine mandate
Montanans respond to the plan President Joe Biden unveiled Sept. 9 targeting unvaccinated workers at hospitals and large companies to slow the spread of COVID’s Delta variant.
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