Gianforte

“As we have heard from hundreds of parents across Montana, it is critical our kids get back into the classroom in as normal a setting.”

The Montana Legislature passed a new bill in their 2021 session that makes it unlawful to issue criminal trespass notice to someone who is not wearing a mask or someone who is not vaccinated while in a publicly funded place. That means you may enter public parks, county buildings, state buildings and even places that…

In a video posted May 17th to the MT Women for Freedom Facebook Group, concerned mothers can be seen attempting to attend the East Helena School Board meeting before being blocked by the Superintendent. The meeting was set to review masking policy for the school district and school children. In the video, officials, including Superintendent…

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UPDATE (05/23/2021): Health Board cancelled meeting, rescinded illegal orders.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….

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…

With Governor Gianforte rescinding the state of emergency related to SARS-CoV-2 last Friday, Missoula County will be one of only a few counties left in Montana still masking its population to stop the spread of the virus. Yellowstone County ended their mandate and COVID-19-related restrictions on January 9th. The Missoula City-County Board of Health, currently…

Stand Up Montana, the organizers of the lawsuit against former Governor Steve Bullock and the Department of Public Health and Human Services, recently expanded their litigation to include Missoula City-County Board of Health and Health Director Ellen Leahy. Citing a lack of action on the part of Governor Greg Gianforte to end the mask mandate…

After being rebuked recently by Governor Gianforte and later Attorney General Knudsen, Gallatin County Health Officer Matt Kelley is facing additional heat for his SARS-CoV-2 orders. This time, from the citizens of Gallatin County. Gallatin County resident Kyle Voigtlander, 22, started a Change.org petition calling on other Gallatin County residents to “Demand the Resignation of…

Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen ordered the dismissal of the COVID-19 curfew case that Gallatin County Health Officer Matt Kelley filed against the Rocking R Bar in Bozeman. He gave a deadline of Friday by noon for Gallatin County Attorney Marty Lambert to act. Montana’s Attorney General Austin Knudsen today exercised his supervisory powers in…

Gianforte is repealing existing directives that restrict hours of operations for bars, restaurants, casinos. Also repealing directives that limit capacity limits. “I look forward to a day when we can all take off our masks, throw them in the trash and get on with our lives in a safe manner. Until we get there, I…