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Gov. Greg Gianforte on Thursday gave a preview of a proposed budget he’ll unveil in full this week, saying it would provide historic tax cuts and investments in services for Montana.
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In a news release, Gianforte’s office said the governor’s personal trip out of the country has been long-planned with First Lady Susan Gianforte, and they left late last week. It's unclear where the governor is and when he will return.
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Montana Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras is the acting executive of the state while Gov. Greg Gianforte is out of the country. The governor’s office did not say where Gianforte is traveling.
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The governor’s spokesperson Brooke Stroyke said in an email that Gianforte invited the vice president and that he and Pence have been friends for six years. She said the visit did not relate to official state business.
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The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in February warned the state it could lose funding after they found that the Montana State Hospital didn’t have measures in place to prevent COVID-19 infections and serious falls among patients, which led to four deaths.
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Montana’s governor pushed the state’s health workers to seek religious exemptions to a federal mandate to be vaccinated against COVID, but the number who have done so is unknown, leaving immunocompromised patients worried.
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Montana education officials adopted some new language for a teachers’ code of ethics, resulting in objection from the governor and superintendent of public instruction.
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Kids 5 to 11 years-old are now eligible for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine after federal regulators gave the final green light Tuesday. But public health and medical experts worry not enough kids in Montana will get the shot in the absence of a state-led campaign aimed at parents who are on the fence.
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The Montana Nurses Association is accusing Gov. Greg Gianforte’s administration of pushing “junk science” through a recent emergency administrative rule about masking in schools.
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Where there are stressed fish, there are stressed fishing guides. As Montana and much of the west feel the effects of persistent drought, those with a line in the future of the state’s fisheries are navigating high temperatures, low flow and closures across the state.