The wide open spaces that attract tourists year round are suddenly valued for a new reason: plenty of room for social distancing.
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Officials say state budget is in solid shape heading into pandemic
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“Clearly, there’s uncertainty,” said state Budget Director Tom Livers. “But the really good news is that we’re going into this period in good shape.”
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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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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.
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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.”
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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.