Articles with the Tag: COVID-19
HELENA —At a news conference, Governor Greg Gianforte announced that COVID-19 vaccines will be available to all Montanans beginning April 1, 2021. “A few months ago, projections estimated Montanans 16 and older would be eligible for the vaccine as late as mid-July. I’m pleased to announc...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — Department of Public Health and Human Services officials announced that as of March 17, Montana has 19 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 virus variant strains. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified DPHHS of 11 additional variant cases t...
News from the office of Senator Tester US. SENATE — The Montana Department of Public Health’s first dose COVID vaccine allotment is set to increase by 2,370 doses next week, U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced today. The state will get an additional 1,170 Pfizer first doses (for a total ...
Claudia Hewston radiates optimism, and it’s contagious. On a chilly day in February, she’s at the Polson Boys and Girls Club for a weekly mentoring session. During a session, one of the high school mentors in the 4-H National Mentoring Program that Hewston oversees is helping her mentee ...
Brits accurately refer to shots as jabs. Well, I received my second jab Friday of the Moderna vaccine, and am already looking at my world with a rosier gaze. As of Friday, I was one of 132,785 Montanans and more than 33 million Americans who are now fully immunized. Happily, I had virtually...
I am honored to have worked with Governor Gianforte to introduce the Students with Special Needs Equal Opportunity Act (House Bill 329) this legislative session. House Bill 329 gives parents flexibility to support the unique educational needs of their child without increasing state spending. The House overwh...
News from OPI MONTANA — Montana was allocated $12.8 million from the Federal Emergency Assistance to Non-Public Schools Program in January. As a result of the American Rescue Plan Act signed by the President on March 11th, an additional $12.8 million will be flowing to Montana non-public schools a...
News from Glacier National Park MONTANA — Glacier National Park will hold a virtual community discussion on March 18 from 7-8 p.m. regarding challenges the park and visitors will face in 2021. Sponsored by the Glacier National Park Conservancy, the virtual meeting will be held over Zoom. ...
News from MNA MONTANA — Erin Leonard, president of the Montana Newspaper Association, and Jeff Martinsen, president of the Montana Newspaper Advertising Service, announced last week the resignation of Executive Director Matt Gibson, effective March 8. Gibson was hired as executive directo...
News from AHCA The American Health Care Association representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and other long-term care facilities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people each year and LeadingAge, the association of more than 5,000 mission-driven aging services p...
