Counties will have option to conduct all-mail elections in November
A new directive by Gov. Steve Bullock replicates an anti-coronavirus measure that helped spur highest-in-decades turnout in Montana’s June primary.
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Homegrown
If Montanans want to keep Montana-grown food — and the associated dollars — in-state, the local supply chain will have the be expanded. That includes storage and distribution infrastructure, but the bottleneck is mostly at the food processor level.
Where Montana has tested for the coronavirus
Newly released state data shows high testing rates in Native communities, low rates in some rural counties
GOP floats a nepotism charge. Butte company cries foul.
National Republican Senatorial Committee advertising tries connect $14 million in state contracts awarded to company associated with Gov. Steve Bullock’s brother to cronyism.
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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.
Cooney’s ethics violation opens door for GOP attack
Republican PAC makes hay over ethics ruling against the Democratic candidate for governor.
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.
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.
‘Up until two weeks ago, it was working’
As COVID outbreaks increase nationwide, Montana’s early warning system falters.
Bullock: masks now mandatory
The order, effective immediately, applies to indoor public spaces in any Montana county with four or more active COVID-19 cases, and to some outdoor gatherings.
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‘It would be nice to have some kind of a plan.’
As Montana’s COVID case numbers continue to rise, school communities are addressing the seriousness of the situation — and acknowledging how extensive the response will need to be.
Could a Japanese-style elder care program work in Montana?
Twenty years ago, the world’s oldest nation implemented an innovative social tax to support its aging citizens — and to free younger generations from some of the burdens of age. Could the model work in Montana?
Judge deals blow to absentee ballot gathering restrictions
Montana tribes argue the Ballot Interference Prevention Act, approved by voters in 2018, suppresses Native votes
Bullock announces emergency testing order for assisted living facilities
The same day health officials announced a coronavirus outbreak at a Billings assisted living facility, Gov. Steve Bullock said Tuesday that his public health department will order all assisted living and nursing home facilities in the state to test all employees and residents before allowing any more visitors.
Feds release data on Paycheck Protection loan recipients
Data released this week by the U.S. Small Business Administration provides the first detailed accounting of the businesses aided by the Paycheck Protection Program, indicating that Montana’s loan recipients span nearly the full width of the state’s economic landscape.
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