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Gov. Greg Gianforte releases his plans for the state's response to COVID-19 at a press conference Tuesday. His plan focuses on expanding vaccine access for the most vulnerable Montanans and offering incentives, not mandates. He said he will rescind the statewide mask mandate, but only after certain criteria are met. Photo by James Bradley/UM Legislative News Service.
HELENA -- A bill to reduce COVID-19 liability for Montana businesses and the first meeting of the Legislature's COVID-19 panel came during the first week of the session, a day after Republican leadership confirmed the first known positive test for the virus in a legislator late Thursday.
Presumptive Chair of the COVID-19 panel, Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, announced in a press release Thursday that Rep. David Bedey, R-Hamilton, tested positive for the virus and was quarantining away from the Capitol.
According to the release, Bedey came into contact with the virus outside the Capitol before...