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Blackfeet Reservation businesses ask Bullock for help
In a letter sent to Gov. Steve Bullock last week, 30 reservation business owners asked for additional financial relief from the state.
Construction site in Big Sky generates more than 100 COVID-19 cases
The outbreak, one of the largest in the state. is unique in that it affects workers traveling to work in the community from outside of Gallatin and Madison counties, where Big Sky is located.
CSKT water compact bill clears first hurdle in U.S. Senate
A Montana water rights bill that would end a years-long debate was passed by a congressional committee today, the next step in ensuring irrigators and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes can avoid lengthy and costly adjudication of irrigation rights.
Black Lives Matter meets Yellowstone
Community members of Mammoth Hot Springs and Gardiner organized the protest, joining millions of people across the United States who have participated in Black Lives Matter protests and rallies in response to the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other Black people in recent months.
Building community from the inside
“Her job has been connecting people to the resources they need. It is no longer just helping aging seniors in the Seeley Lake area. It is connecting anyone in need with the possible resources anywhere.”
Cooney’s ethics violation opens door for GOP attack
Republican PAC makes hay over ethics ruling against the Democratic candidate for governor.
With delays, a ripple of impacts
How slow COVID-19 test results complicate life for public health workers and patients.
Months into pandemic, concern persists for homeless people
The COVID-19 pandemic, for many shelters and residents, has proven to be a distinct challenge compared to other disasters, such as fires or floods. Part of the difficulty comes from a tangled web of bureaucratic procedures and relief funds at the federal, state and local levels. But nearly five months into the crisis, some providers also describe feeling forgotten or misunderstood by policy makers, to the detriment of the populations they serve.
Hard to help
McCully and other Montana public health officials said the number of people who are not cooperating with contact tracers is small, but that they waste valuable resources when they mislead nurses and pose a risk to others when they ignore health officials’ requests for information. Lack of cooperation is also taking a toll on public health nurses who are working long hours in the midst of a pandemic.
Bullock, Tester push back on Pendley appointment
A day after Montana Gov. Steve Bullock sued to remove acting Bureau of Land Management Director William Perry Pendley from his post, public lands advocates and Montana’s Democratic senator are calling for hearings on Pendley’s nomination to lead a federal agency responsible for managing millions of acres of public lands, saying he is unfit for the position.
Full-court suppress
Land managers and the general population both are making strides toward appreciating fire’s role in healthy forest ecosystems. But concerns generated by COVID-19 could reverse some of that progress as fire managers in the Northern Rockies prepare for a wildfire response that skews heavily toward suppression.
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