The Gallatin County Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a new agreement outlining who would govern the local health board and health department.
Montana’s local public-health officers and boards, who’ve made difficult and sometimes unpopular decisions during the Covid-19 pandemic, have had their wings clipped by a trio of Republican-passed bills at the 2021 Legislature.
GOP clips the wings of Montana public health officials
Bills restrict public-health powers
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A trio of bills passed by Republicans at the 2021 Legislature limit the power of local public-health officials.
and last updated 2021-05-04 18:54:24-04
HELENA â Montanaâs municipal and county public-health officers and boards, whoâve made difficult and sometimes unpopular decisions during the Covid-19 pandemic, have had their wings clipped by a trio of Republican-passed bills at the 2021 Legislature. The bills â one of which is law, and the other two that are about to be â erase some enforcement power entirely, for things like mask mandates, and allow the public or local elected officials to curb health officersâ power.
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Hill County reports another death, new COVID-19 cases
Governor tests positive with COVID
Last updated 4/6/2021 at 11:54am
While numbers of new COVID-19 cases have declined in the state and in this part of north-central Montana in recent months, the disease has not gone away, with Hill County reporting its 43rd COVID-19-related death and four new cases Monday and the state’s governor catching the disease as new cases creep up in some parts of the state. Hill County Health Department reported the death and new cases in a release Monday afternoon. Prior to that, Blaine, Chouteau, Hill and Liberty counties had listed no active cases in any of the counties.