MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock sent a letter U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to allow some local processing in order to avoid food waste and get local meat to Montana food banks for Montanans hardest hit by the impacts of COVID-19.

The Geocodes Working Group will meet May 1, May 6, and May 13. These meetings will either be Zoom video calls or phone conference calls. All meetings start at 10 a.m.

The Economic Affairs Interim Committee of the legislature will have a teleconference call April 30 to get updates about impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Montana employees and businesses, including the role of local banks in helping roll out federal Small Business Administration...

A Message from Superintendent Arntzen: Putting Local Control Back Into Education

The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is honoring school nutrition specialists on “School Lunch Hero Day” next Friday, May 1 and encourages Montana students, parents, and educators to as well!

A subcommittee of the Legislative Finance Committee will discuss public pension funding risks during a Zoom video conference May 4. The Pension and Local Government Subcommittee meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. with the pension portion beginning at about 11 a.m.  

MONTANA – Governor Steve Bullock today issued two directives to increase frontline health care provider capacity to respond to COVID-19 and expand insurance coverage to allow Montanans to access routine health care services while social distancing.

Governor Steve Bullock today announced a gradual and phased reopening of the state beginning Sunday for individuals, and extending to businesses on Monday.