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POLSON – Lake County voters will vote by mail instead of at the polls in the upcoming June 2 primary election in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the county. The Lake County commissioners unanimously approved the election change during a public meeting streamed live through the Lake County Facebook page on Monday, March 30. The commissioners voted on Lake County Resolution No. 20-06, which allows the county to conduct the federal primary election by mail. Commissioners passed the resolution following a directive issued Wednesday, March 25, by Gov. Steve Bullock that allowed all Montana counties to conduct all-mail elections and to increase early voting for the J...
News from Governor Bullock MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock announced consumer protections to lessen the economic impacts on Montanans during the COVID-19 statewide emergency by stopping evictions, foreclosures and cancellation of utility services including water, heating and internet servic...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock announced that in the coming days and weeks, he will extend federal food assistance to more than 100,000 Montanans, increase food supplies at emergency food pantries and food banks, and streamline nutrition assistance for...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock issued a directive providing additional guidance on childcare facilities to ensure that Montana’s essential workers can receive access to childcare during the state of emergency. Additionally, the directive requires ...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock announced a directive that allows Montana hospitals and related facilities to receive financing to remain open and acquire the supplies needed to respond to COVID-19. “For weeks both urban and rural hospitals have...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock announced, on March 27, measures to waive out-of-pocket copayments for low-income Montanans covered by Healthy Montana Kids, ensure Montanans covered by Medicaid won’t lose coverage for inability to pay premiu...
News from the office of Governor Steve Bullock MONTANA — Today, Wednesday, March 25, I issued a directive to extend closures of public schools and dine-in food service and alcoholic beverage businesses through April 10. I also mandated social distancing measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 in M...
News from Senator Jon Tester MONTANA – After 72 hours negotiating substantial, bipartisan improvements to COVID-19 stimulus legislation that had previously fallen far short, U.S. Senator Jon Tester voted (March 25) to deliver critical, urgent relief to Montana workers, families, small busine...
News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock implemented actions to increase the ability of commercial motor carrier vehicles to ensure a supply of food, medical supplies, farm inputs and feed and hay during the COVID-19 emergency. The directive is not in response to sh...
News from the office of Sen. Jon Tester MONTANA – U.S. Senator Jon Tester today announced that Montana will receive $1.2 million to support senior nutrition, including $400,000 for congregate meals and $800,000 for home meals. “Too many Montana seniors are unable to go to the grocer...
