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When COVID-19 safety protocols shifted whole sectors of the healthcare industry from in person visits to a telehealth model, Arjun and Hannah Verma watched their parents, a pulmonologist and a cardiologist, fret about some of their elderly patients who were unprepared for the switch. The elder Vermas were concerned that their patients who didn’t own camera enabled devices or know how to use video conferencing platforms would be forced to forgo critical care.
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Congressman Greg Gianforte on Sept. 1 toured Montana State University’s new COVID-19 testing site for students, as well as a lab that tests hundreds of samples from around the state in a day.
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More than 8,200 small Montana businesses have received state grants to help get through the coronavirus pandemic, according to numbers released by the Department of Commerce Aug. 21.
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Emergency funds and protections against electricity shut offs are set to expire for many Montanans at the end of the month.
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Montana is allocating new economic assistance for businesses in the live entertainment industry.
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A barber, a restaurant owner and a hot tub store president. Those were among the small business owners in Bozeman who shared stories with state and federal officials this week as Congress debates the next round of economic aid during the pandemic.
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The U.S. Senate is negotiating another round of coronavirus relief as expanded unemployment benefits expire this week. Kevin Trevellyan with Yellowstone Public Radio news looked into where Montana’s senators stand on several key issues under consideration. He shares his reporting with Nicky Ouellet.
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$1.8 billion in PPP loans have been approved to 22,785 Montana recipients — roughly a fifth of the state’s 123,000 small businesses.
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It’s the start of the month, which means housing payments are due for many Montanans. Amid the economic fallout of the novel coronavirus pandemic, there…
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This story is part of a series on lasting ways Montana is adapting to the pandemic. It’s funded in part by the Solutions Journalism Network.The…