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Montana coronavirus report
The latest news and information on the coronavirus pandemic in Montana, including updated case count maps and original in-depth reporting.
Political district-drawing commission finalizes its sideboards
Montana’s districting commission adds legislative district criteria to previously adopted guidelines for dividing the state into U.S. House Districts. On their list: Equal population, compact, contiguous, in compliance with the Voting Rights Act — and maybe even competitive.
Lawmaker continues to press Missoula County election allegations
Emails obtained by Montana Free Press show Republican Rep. Brad Tschida is leaning on Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen to investigate his voting irregularity claims. Jacobsen has so far declined.
State senator charged with reckless driving, obstructing a peace officer
Montana Senate President Pro Tempore Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, has been charged with three misdemeanors, including obstruction of a peace officer, after he was pulled over for speeding in a construction zone in May. The officer reported a verbal altercation with Ellsworth in which the senator claimed he was exempt from arrest because he was a lawmaker traveling for legislative business.
Canada to allow vaccinated Americans to cross border
Fully vaccinated Americans will be able to visit Canada for nonessential travel starting Aug. 9, the Canadian government announced this week. But it remains unclear when the United States will let Canadians come south — a fact that is being greeted with mixed emotions in northwest Montana.
Big Sky Pride returns to Helena
After a legislative session that left many in Montana’s LGBTQIA+ community playing defense, thousands gather to celebrate community and resolve.
OPI reports $29 million in COVID funds already disbursed to schools
The latest figures from the Montana Office of Public Instruction show $564 million is still left in federal COVID-19 relief coffers for K-12 education.
Transgender plaintiffs sue over ‘draconian’ requirement in new law
Two plaintiffs represented by the ACLU of Montana have filed a lawsuit against the state seeking to overturn Senate Bill 280, which requires residents to obtain gender-affirming surgery and a court order before updating their birth certificates.
Daines urges Biden to rescind Tracy Stone-Manning’s BLM nomination
Republican members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, including Montana Sen. Steve Daines, issued a letter to President Joe Biden Wednesday urging him to rescind his nomination of Tracy Stone-Manning to lead the Bureau of Land Management.
Regents approve doubled cost of UM dorm remodel
The cost of steel, plastics and other construction materials has skyrocketed nationwide. For the University of Montana, that meant asking the Board of Regents to approve doubling the cost of a dorm-to-office conversion.
Republican subpoena effort invalid, state Supreme Court rules
In a unanimous decision, the state Supreme Court said the Legislature’s subpoenas were “impermissibly overbroad” and “exceed the scope of legislative authority”
Montanans call for action on home health worker wages
The state’s population is aging, and demand for at-home care is on the rise. Now caregivers are leaning on Congress to address wage and workforce issues.
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