Montana state government
Montana employees working remote will head back to worksites
Jun. 01, 2021 12:50 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana state employees who have been working remotely because of the pandemic will begin returning to their worksites this month and...
New law blocks health mandates that affect businesses
May. 07, 2021 07:21 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law a bill Friday that prohibits actions — such as those taken to prevent the spread of the...
Montana to share vaccines with truck drivers from Alberta
May. 07, 2021 05:01 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana will share COVID-19 vaccines with Canadian truck drivers from neighboring Alberta, Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and Alberta Premier...
Montana ends unemployment pay boost amid worker shortage
By Iris Samuels May. 04, 2021 12:42 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana is ending its participation in the federal unemployment program that gives people extra weekly unemployment benefit payments as...
Montana Legislature wraps up with $12B, two-year budget
By Amy Beth Hanson Apr. 29, 2021 07:03 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Legislature wrapped up its 2021 session Thursday having passed a $12 billion two-year budget, set a framework for spending $2...
Montana lawmakers approve governor's changes to vaccine bill
By Amy Beth Hanson Apr. 29, 2021 11:44 AM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana lawmakers have approved amendments proposed by Gov. Greg Gianforte to a bill aimed at preventing discrimination based on a person...
Montana bill aims to stop work bias based on vaccine status
By Amy Beth Hanson Apr. 27, 2021 01:56 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana's Legislature has passed a bill that would prohibit employers from requiring vaccinations as a condition of employment — a measure...
Rapid population growth gives Montana 2nd US House seat
By Iris Samuels Apr. 26, 2021 04:51 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s recent population boom will let the state regain the second U.S. House seat it lost nearly 30 years ago, according to U.S....
Montana Senate advances bill banning vaccine requirements
By Iris Samuels Apr. 22, 2021 06:10 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Senate voted Thursday to advance a measure banning the use of vaccine passports and prohibiting workplaces from requiring...
Montana governor signs bill limiting power of health boards
By Iris Samuels Apr. 19, 2021 06:29 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a bill limiting the power of local public health boards to issue mandates in response to...
Montana lawmakers delay in-person meetings after virus case
Apr. 15, 2021 09:54 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The Montana Legislature will postpone floor sessions and not meet in person after a “member of the government affairs community” tested...
Montana bills would limit governor's powers in emergencies
By Iris Samuels Apr. 14, 2021 05:04 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A slate of bills limiting the governor’s powers during states of emergency are nearing passage in Montana.
The GOP...
Governor bans use of vaccine passports in Montana
By Iris Samuels Apr. 13, 2021 05:50 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte issued Tuesday an executive order banning the development or use of vaccine passports in Montana.
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The Latest: Governor bans vaccine passports for Montana
By The Associated Press Apr. 13, 2021 04:48 AM EDT
$17M in US money available for Montana rental assistance
By Amy Beth Hanson Apr. 06, 2021 04:34 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana has a new program to provide rental assistance for people who have lost income and are at risk of housing instability due to the...
The Latest: Montana governor tests positive for COVID-19
By The Associated Press Apr. 05, 2021 02:28 AM EDT
Strict COVID-19 guidelines could mean less stimulus money
By Amy Beth Hanson And Iris Samuels Mar. 26, 2021 06:06 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — As Montana lawmakers decide how to allocate millions of dollars in American Rescue Plan Act money, some Republicans are looking at ways to...
Are suit jackets oppression? Lawmakers fight own dress codes
By Philip Marcelo Mar. 25, 2021 07:25 AM EDT