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Rep. Paul Fielder, R-Thompson Falls, introduces House Bill 145 to members of the Montana House Local Government Committee on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Fielder's bill would prohibit all orders from local health boards, instead allowing them to issue "recommendations" that would have to be approved by the local government. The committee tabled the bill 17-0, and unless it is revived, it won't go further through the Legislature.
HELENA -- The COVID-19 pandemic brought a flood of new orders and guidelines from local health departments for businesses across Montana, including particularly tricky ones for owners and employees on mask use. Jim Edwards, the owner of Pattee Creek Market in Missoula said his business adapted, putting up plastic screens and increasing cleaning. But, he said ordering his employees to enforce a...
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