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Montana teachers will be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine thanks to a federal order. Already, several independent pharmacies across Montana have announced upcoming vaccination clinics for some school districts. Educators will also be able to get a vaccine through retail chain pharmacies, like Albersons and Walgreens, that are part of a federal pharmacy vaccine partnership. The vaccines come from a separate federal allocation and won’t affect the number of vaccines available to Montanans currently eligible under the state’s distribution...
Bullock Announces New COVID Restrictions Restaurants, bars, breweries, distilleries and casinos will be limited to 50% capacity and must close by 10 p.m., starting Friday. Helena- Nov. 17 - Gov. Steve Bullock has announced new public health orders, including limits on gathering sizes and restaurant and bar operations, in response to a continued surge of new COVID-19 infections in Montana. Restaurants, bars, breweries, distilleries and casinos in the state will be limited to operating at 50% capacity and must close by 10 p.m., Bullock said at a...
U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen called the plaintiffs’ claims that voting by mail would lead to widespread fraud “a fiction.” A federal judge rejected a lawsuit brought by Republican groups seeking to halt mail-in voting during Montana’s November election, calling the plaintiffs’ claims that voting by mail would lead to widespread fraud “a fiction.” Last month, President Donald Trump’s campaign, the Montana Republican Party, the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee sued Gov. Steve Bullock and Sec...
As Montanans continue to gather in large groups, leading to the spread of the coronavirus, some counties are allowing such gatherings, while others are taking steps to further regulate them. In Roosevelt County, the four-day Wolf Point Wild Horse Stampede rodeo illustrates the enforcement limits of Gov. Steve Bullock's phased reopening plan, but also shows the role that local health officials have in enacting - or not - public health mandates to try to limit the spread of COVID-19. This year's...
