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Posted inCoronavirus

Pro-public health and anti-mask contingents hold concurrent rallies on opening day

Members of the public encouraging legislators to follow Lewis and Clark County public health measures including masking, social distancing and avoiding large gatherings coincided with protesters calling for a loosening of those regulations and a mask-free state outside of the Capitol as the 67th regular session of the Montana Legislature convened Monday morning.