The coronavirus pandemic may have helped push folks to seek respite in the great outdoors, as the supervisor of the 2.8 million-acre Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest told people at a recent gathering that “our visitation was off the charts.”
Gov. Gianforte said he requested that National Guard members deployed to Washington, D.C. return to Montana after finding out that troops were sleeping outdoors.
"I don't think it will create chaos," Rep. Bill Mercer, R-Billings, said after a lengthy round of oppositional testimony. "I think it's good policy."
Before passage, the bill was amended to include prohibiting medical professionals from referring patients seeking gender-affirming care.
Montana added another 393 COVID-19 cases and four deaths in an update Friday morning to the state's case mapping and information website.
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