HELENA, Montana, March 17 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock announced that eight Montana Army National Guard Soldiers were activated for State Activity Duty yesterday to assist in the arrival and transport of eight Montanans returning from quarantine at Dobbins Air Force Base in Georgia. The eight Montanans were quarantined at the Dobbins AFB due to being in proximity of an individual with COVID-19 on a cruise ship. "During these uncer more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 21 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Directive permits food delivery and take-out * * * To curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in Montana, Governor Steve Bullock announced measures to close dine-in food service and alcoholic beverage businesses and other activities that pose enhanced health risks, effective at 8 p.m. on Friday, March 20, 2020. This Directive expires at 11:59 p.m. on March 27, 2020, the same day that sc more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 18 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release on March 17: Governor Steve Bullock announced emergency rules to make unemployment benefits accessible to workers laid off due to COVID-19 and waive the typical one week waiting period before receiving benefits. "The rules we've implemented today will ensure that workers impacted by COVID-19, whether it's because they've been laid off, are quarantined, or need to take care of a family member, can do s more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 18 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock announced that uninsured Montanans, who receive a recommendation from a provider, will be eligible to receive coverage for COVID-19 testing and treatment. "This is a significant step in containing the spread of coronavirus in our state. We know that the lack of health insurance often results in the delay of seeing a doctor or being turned away, which could further fuel this pan more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 16 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock confirmed four presumptively positive cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Montana. There are four positive cases in the counties of Gallatin, Yellowstone, Silver Bow, and Lewis and Clark. * The Gallatin patient is a male in their 40s. * The Yellowstone patient is a female in their 50s. * The Silver Bow patient is a male in their 50s. * The Lewis and Clark patient is a  more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 16 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock confirmed two presumptively positive cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Missoula County, Montana. * The Missoula County patient is a female in their 30s * The Missoula County patient is a male in their 50s The tests, conducted by the DPHHS Public Health Laboratory, were confirmed Saturday evening. As is current standard, test results are considered presumptively positive a more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 19 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release on March 18: Governor Steve Bullock confirmed two additional positive cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Montana. * The Missoula County patient is a male in their 50s. * The Gallatin County patient is a male in their 60s. The tests, conducted by the DPHHS Public Health Laboratory, were confirmed Wednesday evening. Today's additional cases brings Montana's total number of cases to 12. A case anno more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 16 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * - Strongly Recommends Social Distancing Measures to Slow the Spread of COVID-19 * * * Governor Steve Bullock announced a set of directives and guidance to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect vulnerable Montanans, including closing of public K-12 schools, social distancing measures, and limiting visitation at nursing home facilities. "As governor, it is my top priority to protect the heal more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 19 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock expanded access to telemedicine services to ensure Montana Medicaid patients receive quality health care in their homes to prevent unnecessary gatherings at health care facilities and slow the spread of COVID-19. "Expanding telemedicine will provide the physical, mental, and substance use care Montanans need without overwhelming health care facilities responding to COVID-19 or  more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 21 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock extended the payment and filing deadlines for 2019 individual income taxpayers to July 15 in accordance with the new federal filing deadline. "Montanans across the state have been impacted by COVID-19 and extending the deadline gives taxpayers breathing room without having to worry about interest or penalties," Governor Bullock said. "I encourage all Montanans who expect a refu more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 17 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following statement supporting local communities as they enact social distancing orders to slow the spread of coronavirus in Montana: "I praise the leadership of local communities for temporarily closing or limiting gatherings at restaurants, bars and other establishments. These efforts are consistent with the public health guidance I issued yesterday. This outbreak is serious, but we still have a chance to get ahead of it a more PR

HELENA, Montana, March 16 -- Gov. Steve Bullock, D-Montana, issued the following news release: Governor Steve Bullock hosted a press call to provide an update on the four individual cases of coronavirus, or COVID-19, in Montana who tested presumptive positive Friday evening. There are four positive cases in the counties of Gallatin, Yellowstone, Silver Bow, and Broadwater. * The Gallatin patient is a male in their 40s - Recovering at home - Acquired through international travel * The Yello more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, March 17 -- Montana State University issued the following news: In his nearly two years at Montana State University, there have only been about two weeks that Franklin Alongi has not been involved in undergraduate research, and those were his first two weeks on campus. Alongi, a Kentucky native and a student in the Department of Plant Sciences and Plant Pathology in MSU's College of Agriculture, connected with professor Matt Lavin early in the fall semester of 2018 working wi more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, March 21 -- The Washington State Utilities and Transportation Commission issued the following news release: * * * - Result of investigation into outage and replacement power costs * * * Customers of investor-owned utilities in Washington will not be on the hook for some $15.4 million in replacement power costs following the 2018 outage of Units 3 and 4 of the Colstrip coal-fired power plant in Montana. However, the order issued by the Washington Utilities and Transporta more PR