Month: May 2021
Missoula Health Board Cancels Emergency Meeting, Ends Illegal Orders, Says “Rescinding” Just Happened to be “simultaneous” to HB 257 Signing
The Missoula County Board of Health called an emergency meeting last Friday after Governor Greg Gianforte signed HB 257 into law, rebuking the health officers authority and retroactively ending illegal health orders against businesses to mask their customers. The meeting, scheduled for 12:30 today, was cancelled when Julie Mohr, Health Department Support Administrator, came onto…
UPDATE: Missoula Health Board to Meet to “Rescind” Already Invalidated COVID-19 Restrictions
UPDATE (05/23/2021): Health Board cancelled meeting, rescinded illegal orders. Said signing of HB 257 just happened to be “simultaneous”. After the Missoula County Board of Health was rebuked by the Montana Legislature and Governor Greg Gianforte on Friday, the Board of Health is holding a public meeting at noon today to “rescind” their illegal rules.…
Missoula Mask Mandate Ends: Health Board Rebuked By State Legislature
Governor Greg Gianforte signed House Bill 257 on Friday invalidating city and county mask mandates and capacity restrictions created by health officers and city leaders in the City of Whitefish, Missoula County, and Gallatin County. Introduced by Jedediah Hinkle (R) of Gallatin County, HB257 amends state code to limit the authority of local health officers…
