Articles with the Tag: Governor Steve Bullock

News from the Office of the Governor  MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock announced further efforts to protect communities heading into phase two of the Reopening the Big Sky Plan on June 1, including additional resources for community testing and contact tracing in high-visitation communities, an...

News from the Office of the Governor  MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock announced the state will move to phase two of the Reopening the Big Sky plan and will lift the 14-day out-of-state travel quarantine beginning June 1 as Montana continues to have the lowest number of positive COVID-19 case...

LAKE COUNTY – Open signs went up in businesses in Lake County earlier this month after being closed for nearly two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  “We have done pretty well,” said Joanne Simpson of the Sandpiper Art and Gift Gallery, located on Main Street in downtown Polson. ...

News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock announced he is directing $5 million in federal CARES Act funds to expand assistance to thousands of Montanans struggling to afford their home energy needs due to financial strain caused by COVID-19.    “Mo...

News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock today (April 22) announced a gradual and phased reopening of the state beginning Sunday for individuals and extending to businesses on Monday.  “There are very few states in the country that can say they have seen th...

News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock today (April 21) issued two directives to increase frontline healthcare provider capacity to respond to COVID-19 and expand insurance coverage to allow Montanans to access routine health care services while social distancing. &...

News from the Office of the Governor   MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock issued a directive designating the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, unicorns, friendly dragons and other magical creatures as essential ahead of the upcoming Easter holiday weekend. “I recognize this is a difficult t...

News from the Office of the Governor MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock today, March 31, 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 ...

By Karen Peterson / Valley Journal   LAKE COUNTY – The Lake County Public Health Department reported that one person was quarantined for COVID-19 in the county on Thursday, March 26. The department received the call at 9:10 p.m. from the Department of Public Health and Human Services lab. ...

MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock issued a directive requiring Montanans to stay home and temporarily closes all nonessential businesses and operations to curtail the spread of COVID-19. The order, which goes into effect at 12:01 a.m. on March 28, will buy time for healthcare workers on the frontli...