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NTERPRISEt h e l i v i n g s t o n E Tuesday, April 27, 2021 •Livingston,Montana•Vol.115 No.91 $1.00 MT will be the most well-represented state HELENA (AP) — Growing from average population per representa- man, Missoula and Kalispell. The sion, a non-partisan body of five premise of redistricting is that one to two U.S. House seats, Mon- tive of 760,000. overall population has grown to members — two appointed by we’re equalizing population for fair tana will go from being the least Montana was one of six states to over 1.08 million — about a 10% Republicans, two by Democrats and representation.” represented state in the union — gain an additional U.S. House seat increase. a chairperson appointed by the Former Montana Rep. Pat Wil- with close to a million people in the The state had two congressional state Supreme Court. liams, a Democrat who served in single congressional district in 2010 districts until it lost one after the Commissioner Kendra Miller, a the U.S. House from 1979 to 1997, — to the most well-represented. n National allocation 1990 census, as population growth Democratic appointee, said the including when the state still had The U.S. Census Bureau figures of congressional seats: stagnated during the 1980s. The at- commission is likely to face signifi- two House seats, urged the commis- released Monday show Montana’s large district has been held by cant political pressure as the pro- sion to consider a return to the east- recent population boom will let the Page 8 Republicans consecutively for more cess of redistricting begins. west divide, saying there is an state regain the second seat it lost than two decades. Miller said a return to the previ- “obvious separation of interest nearly 30 years ago. Even in a state dominated by the ous configurations, which divided between eastern and western Mon- With over 1 million people, the along with Texas, Colorado, Florida, Republican Party, which controls the state into eastern and western tana.” state’s current at-large congressio- North Carolina and Oregon. Texas the governor’s office, the state districts, is unlikely. The population Several mountainous communi- nal district is the most populous in gained two seats while the other House and Senate, and one of the in the western part of the state, ties in western Montana lean liber- the U.S. and is second only to Alas- states received one new seat. New state’s U.S. Senate seats, the second which includes Kalispell, Missoula, al, including Bozeman and Missou- ka’s in geographic size. representatives will be elected in U.S. House seat is not guaranteed to and the state capital of Helena, has la, while the plains in the eastern The state now has just over half a 2022 and assume office in 2023. favor the GOP. grown more rapidly than the popu- part of the state lean conservative. million state residents per repre- Montana’s growth has been led by The task of drawing Montana’s lation in eastern Montana. sentative after the 2020 census, sig- towns known for their proximity to congressional districts will fall on “That old map just isn’t going to nificantly lower than the national outdoor recreation, including Boze- the state’s redistricting commis- work,” Miller said. “The whole See House seats, Page 5
County Board WAITING for the RODEO of Health will look at gathering sizes
By Sam Klomhaus Enterprise Staff Writer
The Park County Board of Health is set to take up the issue of gathering sizes at a special meeting, to be held virtually at noon Thursday. Outdoor gatherings are capped at 250 under the
county’s current rules, according to Park County Health Officer Dr. Laurel Desnick. Indoor gatherings are capped at 50 people, and bars, restaurants and brew- eries are limited to 75% capacity. Whether the limit will be removed, set higher or kept in place will be up to the board, which she does not serve on, Desnick said. Quite a lot of people in Park County are fully vacci- nated, Desnick said, which means they are quite safe, especially to gather outside in small groups. Indoor spread is up to 20 times higher than outdoor spread, Desnick said. Enterprise photo by Sam Klomhaus According to recommen- The Park County Fairgrounds rodeo arena is seen Tuesday from the east side. dations from the Health Department on the agenda for the meeting, individuals should use extra caution in Tickets now on sale, with crowd size to be determined crowded indoor spaces, including wearing masks and avoiding spaces with By Sam Klomhaus to take the issue up Thursday. ness owners downtown are uncom- poor ventilation. Enterprise Staff Writer “We have actual ticket sales,” cham- fortable with that, the parade could At outdoor events, people ber CEO Leslie Feigel said Tuesday. take a secondary route down B Street. should avoid gatherings that ickets for the Livingston Feigel said there are plenty of tick- The Centers for Disease Control do not readily allow for Roundup Rodeo this summer ets available, and that people are COVID-19 guidelines urge people to social distancing. Mixing are now on sale by phone and already coming in regularly to buy avoid gathering in large groups, and vaccinated and unvaccinated at the Livingston Area Cham- tickets. if they do attend a large gathering people increases the risk of ber of Commerce. The Livingston Roundup Parade, wear a mask and social distance. COVID-19 spread, according TThe Livingston Roundup Associa- which accompanies the rodeo and is Feigel said more details on the to the recommendations. tion, which puts on the rodeo, had pre- usually held July 2, will be a pared parade should be firmed up in May. “Structured events, such viously been using a waiting list for down, hometown affair this year, with The Chamber of Commerce’s regu- as spectator sports, reli- people who wanted tickets because of no paid acts, Feigel said. lar hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. week- gious services, theatrical/ uncertainty regarding how many peo- Hopefully that will allow people to days. Tickets can be purchased via musical events, and auc- ple would be allowed to attend. spread out, Feigel said. cash or check at the chamber, and can tions with assigned seating, Currently, outdoor gatherings in Feigel said she’s planning on the also be reserved by calling the physically distanced are Park County are limited to 250 people, parade taking its normal route down Roundup Association at (406) 222- most safe,” the recommen- but the Board of Health is scheduled Main Street this year, but if the busi- 3199. dations state. Governor signs 3 bills restricting abortion access
HELENA (AP) — Montana Gov. abortion activists. to abortion and interfere with the But at Planned Parenthood of unconstitutional and will be chal- Greg Gianforte signed three bills “It’s a promising day, a day that relationship between patients seek- Montana, which operate five of the lenged in court.” Monday restricting abortion access will go down in our state’s history ing abortions and health care pro- state’s seven clinics, 75% of abor- Another measure passed by the in the state, celebrating it as a suc- as we defend life,” Gianforte said. viders. tions are done through medication, Legislature last week would put to c e s s a f t e r s e v e r a l The new laws mark a “We have waited 48 years to see rather than surgical procedures, voters in the next statewide elec- attempts to pass similar shift in the state’s our governor in Montana sign this and medical experts say they are a tion the “Montana Born-Alive measures in previous approach to abortion regu- bill,” said Rep. Lola Sheldon-Gallo- relatively safe. Infant Protection Act.” If approved year were vetoed by for- lation, after 16 years way, the Republican who sponsored Pro-abortion activists say the law by voters, abortion providers would mer Democratic gover- under Democratic gover- the measure to ban abortions after will disproportionately harm low- be required to care for fetuses born nors. nors, who vetoed past 20 weeks of gestation. She said the income, rural and Native American alive during botched abortion pro- The bills ban abortion attempts by the Republi- Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. residents in the state. cedures. after 20 weeks of gesta- can-controlled Legislature Wade decision — establishing a Caitlin Borgmann, executive Opponents of the measure say tion, require health care to limit access to the pro- nationwide right to abortion in 1973 director of the American Civil Lib- fetuses are not killed in the rare providers to give preg- cedure. Montana joins sev- — was misguided. erties Union of Montana, said in instances when they are born alive nant women the opportu- eral other GOP-led states The American College of Obste- January that the bills represent a during botched abortions, but nity to view an ultrasound MONTANA in passing additional tricians and Gynecologists says step toward a long-term goal to receive care and are protected before performing an LEGISLATURE restrictions on abortion fetuses are incapable of feeling make abortion completely unavail- under state and federal law. abortion, and place sever- 2021 access this year. pain until 24 weeks of gestation. able in Montana. Republican lawmakers also al restrictions on abortion Republican lawmakers Proponents of the rules limiting “These bills represent the worst attempted this year to pass a con- pills, including requiring have said the bills will pro- where and how abortion pills can be kind of government overreach — stitutional amendment to define life that they be administered in-person tect the health and safety of women administered said the pills can placing the government between as beginning at conception, in an rather than through telehealth. seeking abortion and protect fetus- cause medical complications that patients and the medical care they effort to ban all abortions, but the Gianforte signed the measures in es capable of feeling pain. Oppo- require medical supervision, call- deserve,” Borgmann said. “Republi- measure came five votes shy of the presence of a jubilant crowd of nents have said the bills will uncon- ing them “the wild west of the abor- cans have plowed ahead despite receiving the necessary two thirds Republican lawmakers and anti- stitutionally violate women’s access tion industry.” clear warning that the bills are majority of the Legislature to pass.
Page 2, Livingston Enterprise Tuesday, April 27, 2021 OBITUARIES John H. Martin Teresa Kathleen Koerber Rockafellow Fred Burton Lutes
John H. Martin was born April 7, Petie (Teresa Kathleen) Koerber Fred Burton Lutes, passed away 1932 in Vananda, Montana, to Edward Rockafellow passed away on April 24, April 22, 2021. and Caroline Martin. John resided in 2021. She was born on June 3, 1935, in Burton was born Feb. 24, 1983 in Othello, Washington. John passed away Manhattan, MT to Joseph Koerber and Boulder, Colorado to David and Carol on April 20, 2021 with his wife Minnie Emma (Simonyi) Koerber, one of seven Lutes. At 18 months old he moved with and family at his side at the Hospice children. She was raised in the Man- his family to Belgrade, Montana, House in Kennewick, Washington. hattan area and graduated from Man- where he attended school. For the lat- John left school in the eighth grade hattan High school in 1953. er part of his life, Burton was residing to help his mother on the family farm After graduating high school, Mom atJacob’sHome,aCounterpointresi- milking cows and plowing fields with a went to work at Mountain Bell as an dential group setting in Livingston, team of horses, working along with his operator. She fondly remembered this Montana. Burton was non-verbal but father. When John was 21, a horse time of her life as being one of the communicated his likes and dislikes drove a 2x4 into his back and paralyzed most enjoyable. It was there that she clearly, and was attached to his family him from the waist down. Having flown to Seattle to undergo met and married Dad, Rocky, who also and staff. Being mischievous by nature, he enjoyed teasing back surgery, he was able to walk again after a year. worked there. She was amused that and liked to test new staff to see what he could get away Later in life, John went into a career in logging in Eureka, they dated for a short time, 100 days in with. He also had a great sense of humor and loved taking Montana where he met and married to Peggy Tipton. They a row, and being that it was “leap year” hissiblings’belongingsandputtingtheminhisspecialbag. settled into Livingston, where they raised Simmental cattle the woman was allowed to ask the man His favorite things to do were going on car rides, listen to and became well known for their hay contracting operation for his hand in marriage — she did this music, and being with one person. Miraculously, he sur- in Montana. He also had a 20-sow operation raising regis- proudly! prised us during the last year of shutdown as he enjoyed the tered Duroc hogs. Mom told us all she remembers that calm but fun atmosphere of his home, not having to go any- John and Peggy divorced and he moved to Othello, Wash- of all her siblings, she was the only one where, and receiving plenty of individual attention. He was ington, where he met and married Minnie in October of who did not care to have any children, loved by his family and the staff at Counterpoint. 1995. His love for life sparked his next idea which was rais- so she went ahead and had seven. Mom He is survived by his parents, David and Carol Lutes; ing ostriches. Toward the end of his life, he decided to go spent her early years with her husband brothers,Kevin(Gretchen)Lutes,MichaelLutes;sisters, back into the hog operation raising Herford hogs. John loved and children in Laurel and Bozeman Stephanie (Wayne) Manning, Jennifer Lutes, Christine farming and raising animals. before settling in Livingston. Mom worked hard all her life (Casey) Durbin, and Michelle (Mitch) Benson; nieces and John was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and for her family. This undoubtedly was her pride and joy. She nephews Ingrid and Conrad Lutes, Amelia and Ellie Lutes, Caroline, his three sisters Alice, Vernie and Thelma, his ex- had the first three of us kids, Joe, David and Ruth Ann, 13 Melina, Harmony and Bennet Manning, Kayla Lutes, Sam wife Peggy, his son Steven and stepson Robert. John is sur- months apart. They waited five years and added a set of andLukeDurbin,GraceBenson,andnumerousaunts, vived by his wife, Minnie Martin, WA; son John “Jack” Mar- twins, Darrin, and Diane, then five years later had another uncles and cousins. tin (Alaska); daughter Sherri Reed, ID; son Jim Martin, MT; son Bob and four years after that had their youngest daugh- The Lutes family would like to express their gratitude to stepdaughters Robyn Hoskinso, WA; Linda Hathcox, WA; ter, Suzy. Mom raised kids for 35 years or more and was LibertyBell-Hedges,Jacob’sHomemanagerandallof the Cathy Sanchez, WA; Donna Birkholz, MT; and stepson Wil- home for every one of her kids after school. We would like to dedicated staff at Counterpoint for their kind and compas- liam Hathcox, WA. John also has 28 grandchildren and 31 think she loved every minute of it but in all reality, we are sionate care of Burton. great-grandchildren. sure there were some lean and trying years. After raising A memorial funeral service will be held at Living Hope A memorial will be held at a later date to allow friends and her own children, she took a job with East Side School and Church on Friday, April 30, 2021 at 1 p.m. with Pastor Shad family to pay their respects. continued to love the children of the playground and lunch- Durganofficiating.Gravesidecommittalandburialwillfol- room. low the service at Mountain View Cemetery. A reception will Mom never complained and played her role in life with follow the graveside service at the Living Hope Church. Gail M. Bristol optimism and determination. She took care of all of us kids, In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Counterpoint was a loving wife, daughter, sister to her siblings, and never Inc., 116 East Lewis Street, Livingston, MT. Franzen-Davis knew a stranger. She put up with not just us kids but all our Funeral Home and Crematory has been entrusted with GailM.Bristol,73,ofLivingston, friends too! She refined and defined the role of “domestic arrangements. To view the tribute page and share condo- Montana, passed away Friday, April 16, engineer.” She never had a moment to herself because us lences, visit: www.Franzen-Davis.com. 2021 at Livingston HealthCare. Crema- kids always fought over her lap when she finally did sit tion has taken place at Franzen-Davis down. Crematory. The family will be hosting a Volunteer is her middle name. She was a charter member celebrationofGail’slifethisfall. fortheSt.Mary’shotlunchprogramwhenuskidswent to GailBristolwasbornonOct.3,1947, school there. She was a volunteer at the Senior Center kitch- BRIEFS inQueens,NY.Shewasthedaughterof en, was a board member of Angel Line, delivered Meals on Creed and Eleanor Moore. In her early Wheels for years and was a Eucharistic minister for the years she lived in Chile, France, and homebound. She was a people-person and loved to chat at the •Therewillbea special literacy programs, Books & Panama, before moving to Florida were library, grocery store, church—anywhere she found a famil- Board of Health Meeting on Babies meets at 10:30-10:50 her father retired. She was a graduate iar face. And a familiar face she was. Every trip her and Dad Thursday, April 29. Atten- a.m. on Wednesdays and of the Melbourne High School Class of went on, someone would approach her and ask her if they dance will be virtual only. Thursdays, and Preschool 1966.Aftergraduation,GailBristolworkedasamicrofilm knew each other. A friendly, warm, and inviting person was Call-in info: 571-748-4021; Storytime meets at 10:30-11 editor at Patrick Air Force base where she met the love of her she. PIN:6681791#;ormeeting a.m. on Fridays. The library life, Jack Bristol. She was also a voracious reader. She could plow through a URL: https://www.go meet. limits the size of each pro- OnApril26,1969,GailMoorewasunitedinmarriage to book in a day if she set her mind to it. Our youngest sister com/ParkCoOEM. gram to four families or no Jack Bristol, in Cocoa, Florida. Their marriage was blessed asked her to tally her reads in a year and to our surprise, it more than 10 people. Care- withthreechildren,and10grandchildren.Gailresided in was over 300 books. This was also a source of socializing. • The Livingston Rotary givers are required to wear Melbourne, FL. They later moved to Livingston, where they She loved to go to the library, the secondhand bookstores, Club has four scholarships masks. Pre-registration for eventually bought Jack’s childhood home, where they raised and the senior center in search for the next sackful of paper- available. The Livingston each program is required. their three children. They shared 52 years of marriage. back novels. She had a strict policy of never paying over 50 Rotary Club Scholarship and Participants can sign up for GailwasaproudmemberofCatholicDaughtersand cents for a book and was also known to reread them. the Ernie Sandberg Service multiple weeks, but can enjoyed volunteering her time at the Senior Citizen center. We will all miss our matriarch very much. She has notched Above Self Memorial Schol- attend only one program She enjoyed cooking for her family, and watching scary a special place in our hearts that only she lives. She is sur- arship are two $1,000 schol- each week, due to space con- movies; she especially enjoyed spoiling her grandchildren. vived by one sister, her seven children, son Joe (Michelle) of arships awarded to Park cerns. If the library has Gailissurvivedbyherhusband,JackBristolofLivingston, Livingston, son David (Rachel) of Bozeman, daughter Ruth High School seniors. The more participants than slots, MT; son David Bristol and his wife, Annicka, of Livingston, Shellenberg (Jeff) of Bozeman, son Darrin (Dina) of Livings- Livingston Rotary Club it will host additional times MT; daughter Stacy Bristol of Livingston, MT, daughter ton, daughter Diane Coffman (Lynn) of Livingston, son Bob Shields Valley Scholarship of to accommodate families. To Renee Shifley (Rollins) and her husband, Wayne Rollins of (Dalonda) of Livingston, daughter Suzy (Karen Laing) of $1,000 is awarded to one sign up, call the library at Livingston, MT; grandchildren Mersadie, Daniel, Makayla, Madison, WI, 15 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren with Shields Valley High School 222-0862. Rylan, Andrew, Lance, Ethan, John, Becca, and Pearl, and one on the way, many nieces and nephews, and hundreds of senior. The Livingston Rota- many other relatives and friends. honorary children from East Side School. She was preceded ry Club Gardiner High • The ASPEN women’s GailBristolisprecededindeathbyherfather,Creed,and in death by her parents, one brother, four sisters and her School Scholarship of $1,000 shelter is in need of laundry mother, Eleanor Moore; and brother, Creed R. Moore Jr. infant great granddaughter, Virginia. isawardedtooneGardiner detergent, dryer sheets, fab- Blessed be her memory. Mom’sfamilywasherbreath,herheartbeat,herlife. A High School senior. Applica- ric softener, dish soap, Franzen-Davis Funeral Home and Crematory has been Celebration of her Life will be held at the Christian Center in tions can be picked up at the shampoo/conditioner, body entrusted with arrangements. To view the tribute page and Livingston on Thursday, April 29 at 1:30 p.m. Donations to guidance counselor offices wash, paper towels, toilet share condolences, visit: www.Franzen-Davis.com. support her memory may be made to Meals on Wheels/ at the Park, Shields Valley paper, women/children’s Senior Citizen Center, 206 S. Main Street, Livingston, MT andGardinerhighschools. socks, cleaning supplies, 59047, or Livingston HealthCare-Hospice, 320 Alpenglow The deadline for applica- women’s sports bras, and Lane, Livingston, MT 59047. tions is April 30. towels. Donations can be Judge gives Corps 2nd chance Condolences and memories may be shared with the family dropped at the ASPEN at www.dahlcares.com. • The Livingston-Park office/porch, 411 E. Callen- to offer oil pipeline opinion County Public Library early der, Livingston. FARGO,N.D.(AP)—Afed- “I too am a little surprised eral judge faced with a that this is where things Bismarck School Board motion on whether the Dako- stand 60 days later,” Boas- CALENDAR ta Access oil pipeline north of berg said at the hearing, the Standing Rock Indian referring to the three months Reservation should be shut he gave the Biden adminis- votes to end COVID-19 down during an environmen- tration to catch up on pro- EDITOR’S NOTE: The • Al-Anon, Vince Grant tal review is giving the Biden ceedings. “I would have Enterprise has not confirmed Hall, 1306 E. Park St., 5 p.m. administration another thought there would be a mask mandate if these groups are still meet- •AAmeeting,HappyHour ing, in light of coronavirus Group, Vince Grant Hall, chance to weigh in on the decision one way or another BISMARCK,N.D.(AP)—TheBismarckSchoolBoard issue. at this point.” concerns. Contact your local 1306 East Park St., 5 p.m. hasvotedtoendthedistrict’smaskrequirementand its group to confirm events. •OvereatersAnonymous U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said in a one sen- contract tracing efforts beginning May 4. Boasberg held a hearing ear- tence order filed late Monday meeting, Big Book Studies, The decision Monday evening was met with applause Tuesday, April 27 VinceGrantHall,5:30p.m. lier this month to give the that the Corps has until May from dozens of people attending the board meeting. The U.S. Army Corps of Engi- 3 to tell him when it expects •AAmeeting,BigBook •GoldenWordToastmas- mask mandate has been in place since last fall. Some par- Study, 1306 East Park St., ters,GardinerRangerSta- neers an opportunity to the environmental review to ents have spoken out against the policy at least two explain whether oil should be completed and give “its noon tion, U.S. Highway 89 South, school board meetings this school year. •TobaccoCessationGroup, 6:30 p.m. continue to flow during its position, if it has one,” on Superintendent Jason Hornbacher recommended the study, after an appeals panel whether the pipeline should Peer Solutions Drop-In Cen- • Narcotics Anonymous, boardliftthemaskmandategivenGov.DougBurgum’s ter, 104 W. Clark St., 4-5 p.m. VinceGrantHall,7p.m. upheldBoasberg’srulingthat be shut down. The Corps said decision to end the state of emergency related to the pan- the pipeline was operating earlier it expected the review Call 222-3332. •AAmeeting,St.William’s demic, the availability of vaccines for staff and the low •T.O.P.S.No.481,Grabow CatholicChurch,Gardiner,7 without a key federal permit. to be done by March 2022. numbers of COVID-19 cases among students and staff. The Corps instead told the Attorneysforthepipeline’s Building, 4:30 p.m. p.m. Thestate’sCOVID-19schooldashboardonMonday • Yellowstone Gateway •GardinerAAmeeting, judge it wasn’t sure if it Texas-based owner, Energy showed 31 active virus cases in Bismarck students and no should be shut down. Transfer, have argued that Museum board of directors, St. Williams Catholic Church, cases in staff, the Bismarck Tribune reported. Last 118 W. Chinook St., 5:30 p.m. 7 p.m. The decision not to inter- shuttering the pipeline now week, Burgum announced that the state of emergency vene came as a bitter disap- that economic conditions are • AA meeting, Mount and executive orders related to the pandemic will end Wednesday, April 28 Republic Chapel of Peace, pointment to Standing Rock, improving would cause a this Friday. other tribes involved in the major financial hit to several • Communication Skills Cooke City, 7 p.m. The district will work over the next few days to develop Group,PeerSolutionsDrop- • AA 449 Group, Vince lawsuit and environmental entities, including North health and safety protocols with optional masking, dis- groups. Even the judge Dakota, and the Mandan, In Center, 104 W. Clark St., GrantHall,1306EastPark tance learning, graduation, busing and other activities, 4-5 p.m. Call 222-3332. St., 8 p.m. appeared to be taken aback HidatsaandArikaraNation Hornbacher said. when the Corps opted to located in the state’s oil shrug its shoulders. patch. Two men die in boating accident northeast of Helena HELENA(AP)—TwoHelenamendiedinaboatingacci- dent on Hauser Reservoir northeast of Helena, Lewis and Clark County officials said. Thesheriff’sofficereceivedacallabouttwooverdue boaters just before midnight Sunday, Undersheriff Brent Colbert told the Independent Record. Responding deputies found the boat and the body of one manshortlyaftermidnight,Colbertsaid.Thesecondman’s body was recovered at about 9 a.m. Monday. The victims were identified as Michael Rice, 42, and Craig Nelson,51.Autopsiesareplanned. MontanaFish,WildlifeandParksandthesheriff’soffice will investigate the cause of the crash.
Page 3, Livingston Enterprise Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Bill prohibits work discrimination based on vaccine status HELENA (AP) — Mon- included some employees of nation and intimidation.” person for Benefis Health was concerned about the bill ability of health care facili- tana’s Legislature has Benefis Health System in The bill still allows System, declined to comment until he spoke with Rep. Carl- ties to decide if they want to passed a bill that would pro- Great Falls, who were told employers to strongly rec- on the bill’s passage. son, Lt. Gov. Kristen Juras require staff to be vaccinat- hibit employers from requir- they would have to receive ommend vaccines and “does Health care organizations and the chief executive offi- ed. ing any vaccines as a condi- the COVID-19 vaccine to not in any way prevent any were concerned about lan- cer of the Northern Rockies The bill “unravels more tion of employment, a mea- continue working there. employer from taking rea- guage in the bill that says Medical Center in Cut Bank than 50 years of medical sci- sure that could block a Great “Currently, there’s no sonable safety precautions, employers can’t discriminate and received assurances the ence and expert guidance in Falls health system from Montana state law allowing just as any hospital current- against a person in a term, bill would not cause visita- protecting patients and requiring its employees to employers to require vac- ly does, with an employee condition or privilege of tion limits at hospitals and health care workers from have COVID-19 vaccines. cines as a condition of who does not have a flu employment based on the nursing homes. infectious diseases,” Rich The bill makes it an unlaw- employment because up to shot,” the bill’s sponsor, person’s vaccination status. “We have not had that com- Rasmussen, president and ful discriminatory practice now Montana employers Republican Rep. Jennifer The Montana Hospital munication and we do see the CEO of the Montana Hospital for a person or governmen- have respected the funda- Carlson of Manhattan, said Association and other health bill differently,” Katy Peter- Association, told reporters. tal entity to deny services, mental, personal, medical Monday. care organizations interpret- son, spokesperson for the The health organizations goods, privileges, licensing, and religious freedoms of Under the bill, employers ed that to mean they couldn’t Montana Hospital Associa- had hoped the bill would be educational opportunities or Montanans,” Republican would not be allowed to take precautions such as tion, said after the bill passed amended to address only con- employment opportunities Sen. Tom McGillvray of Bill- require employees to receive requiring an unvaccinated the House on its final read- cerns about COVID-19 vac- based on a person’s vaccine ings said last week in pre- vaccines that are being dis- employee to wear a mask, ing. However, she was aware cine requirements. status or whether they have senting the bill in the Senate. tributed under Emergency and would thus have to treat that the sponsor had spoken An amendment does clarify an immunity passport. It “However, that’s not the Use Authorization, under every employee as if they with Cherie Taylor at the Cut that the bill does not affect passed the House on Monday case anymore,” he said. which the Food and Drug were not vaccinated. That Bank medical facility. vaccine requirements at and now goes to Republican “There are employers ... that Administration has autho- would lead to visitation Hospital officials argue the schools and day cares, where Gov. Greg Gianforte for his are requiring and coercing rized COVID-19 vaccines to restrictions, the groups said. bill goes beyond addressing people can seek religious or signature. employees to get vaccina- be administered. Republican Rep. Llew objections to COVID-19 vac- medical exemptions to vac- Supporters of the bill tions under threat of termi- Whitney Bania, a spokes- Jones of Conrad said he, too, cines and takes away the cines. Class action settlement reached in suit against ultra-rich MT club BILLINGS (AP) — Dozens of Yellowstone Club general manag- Jamaican citizens recruited to work er Hans Williamson said that since as cooks, servers and housekeepers the lawsuit the resort has directly at a Montana ski resort for the employed workers who come from ultra-rich have reached a $1 million Jamaica under the visa program, class action settlement over allega- rather than going through a staffing tions they were discriminated agency. The majority of those work- against and paid less than other ers return each year and the pro- employees to do the same work. gram has grown, he said in a state- About 90 Jamaicans workers will ment. receive checks ranging from less Williamson said the club was than $1,000 to more than $14,000 “proud of our strong partnership under the settlement with the Yel- with Jamaica” and strived to attract lowstone Club and Atlanta-based employees to the Yellowstone staffing firm Hospitality Staffing region by offering competitive wag- Solutions, court documents show. es, meals and housing opportunities. The workers alleged they did not The workers’ attorneys, who will receive tips or service charges receive $250,000 in fees and almost included on restaurant and bar bills $23,000 in expenses, declined to like other employees did while AP comment beyond what was con- cooking for or serving club mem- The Yellowstone Club near Big Sky. tained in the settlement agreement. bers, who included Microsoft The workers were represented in founder Bill Gates, Berkshire Hath- been recruited to work at the club less costly restaurant that catered tunity promised, (the Jamaican part by Towards Justice, a Denver away founder Warren Buffett and through fraudulent claims about to children. workers’) winter in Montana was based non-profit law firm. Facebook co-founder Mark Zucker- the tips and service charges they At the end of the winter, illegal riddled with disappointment, ille- Hospitality Staffing and an attor- berg. would receive, and then brought to deductions were made to the Jamai- gally low pay, and discrimination,” ney for the company did not imme- Neither the club nor the staffing Montana through a federal employ- can workers’ end of season bonuses the lawsuit said. diately respond to telephone mes- agency admitted any liability under ment visa program. to cover their travel costs and pur- The two defendants blamed each sages seeking comment. the settlement. The suit said lower wages were ported damage to employee hous- other, according to the lawsuit. The The plaintiffs filed discrimination The settlement approved by U.S. paid to Jamaican workers, with ing, the lawsuit said. club claimed Hospitality Staffing complaints with the Equal Employ- District Judge Sam Haddon on cooks paid $12 per hour while oth- Those who complained said they was responsible for payroll, and ment Opportunity Commission in April 22 came in a lawsuit filed on ers were paid $15 to $18 an hour. It were told they would not receive Hospitality Staffing claimed the September 2018 and received notic- the workers’ behalf in 2019. It cov- alleged non-Jamaican workers tips and service charges because decisions were being made by the es of their right to sue in July 2019, ered their treatment at the exclu- were given preference to work spe- they “were not from here,” while a club. weeks after Yellowstone Club bars sive ski and golf club in the moun- cial events where they could be server who complained was told he Under the settlement, the club agreed to pay $370,000 to the state tains near Big Sky during the win- paid more money, while the Jamai- could always be “taken back to will pay $515,000 and Hospitality of Montana for selling liquor with- ter of 2017-18. cans were assigned to jobs such as Jamaica,” the lawsuit said. Staffing will pay $485,000, accord- out a license and storing liquor The Jamaicans alleged they had cleaning fryers and as servers at a “Rather than the American oppor- ing to court documents. away from licensed premises. US agency seeks to speed up Native American land decisions Some Wyo. businesses asked BILLINGS (AP) — U.S. adopted a policy that said The order and a pair of projects to attract financing to return virus relief funds Interior Department offi- off-reservation trust land related legal opinions issued and for the creation of home- cials on Tuesday moved to decision had to be made by by Interior Deputy Solicitor lands and government offic- CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Dorrell said in an interview reverse actions taken under the assistant secretary at Robert Anderson are meant es for tribes that don’t have Thousands of business in last week that some business- President Donald Trump the agency’s headquarters to speed up decisions on dedicated land. Wyoming have received fed- es were not able to work with that they said had hindered in Washington. The change more than 1,000 pending The Trump administration eral relief aid during the pan- bankers or accountants, but efforts by Native American was opposed by the National applications from tribes put 75,000 acre into trust demic but records show even those that had profes- tribes to establish, consoli- Congress of American Indi- across the U.S. that are over four years, versus more some have now been asked to sional assistance still missed date and govern their home- ans, which said it would seeking to put more than than 560,000 acres in the repay some or all of the mon- some things. lands. freeze off-reservation 200,000 acres of land into eight years of the Obama ey because of miscalcula- “I think most of them were Interior Secretary Deb acquisitions and had been trust. Applications have administration, Interior offi- tions and other reasons. honest mistakes, but at the Haaland issued an order adopted without tribal con- sometimes lingered for cials said. Wyoming Business Council same time, they were mis- that allows regional officials sultation. years, costing tribes hun- The trust land system was data provided to the Wyo- takes,” Dorrell said. within the Bureau of Indian Haaland said in a state- dreds of thousands of dol- adopted in 1934, when Con- ming Tribune Eagle through The requested returns rep- Affairs to approve the trans- ment that rescinding the lars in legal expenses and gress passed the Indian a public records request resent a small portion of the fer of private land that’s not policy will empower tribes other costs, officials said. Reorganization Act in revealed that more than 200 funding disbursed through on a designated reservation to determine how their land Anderson also withdrew response to more than 90 businesses were asked to the state’s three largest grant into federal trust for tribes. is used. an opinion issued in Trump’s million acres of tribal home- return relief aid after third- programs, officials said. Putting land into trust gives “We have an obligation to last day in office that said lands that had been convert- party audits. The Tribune About 3% of about $425 mil- the federal government work with tribes to protect Interior didn’t have authori- ed into private land under Eagle reported that about lion distributed since the legal title to the property, their lands and ensure that ty to take land into trust in the 1887 Allotment Act. $3.5 million was returned pandemic began last spring while allowing tribes or each tribe has a homeland Alaska. Approximately 56 million voluntarily and another $9.7 was the subject of either vol- individual Native Ameri- where its citizens can live Whether land is in trust acres are currently in trust. million was requested from untary returns or requests cans to use it for their own together,” said Haaland, the has broad implications for Combined that’s an area big- the remaining 175 business- for returns, according to interests and not have to first Native American to whether tribal police can ger than Minnesota and es. state data. pay state and county taxes. lead a White House Cabinet exercise their authority, for makes up just over 2 percent The Wyoming Business Dorrell said 54 businesses Interior officials in 2017 agency. tribal economic development of the U.S. Council is tasked with admin- paid back all of the money istering the state’s grant pro- that was either used improp- grams throughout the pan- erly or unspent by the end of demic. CEO Josh Dorrell said the year deadline, while the council requested returns another 25 businesses sub- because some businesses mitted plans to repay the SD works on proposals implementing medical marijuana miscalculated their projected funds by June 30. He also losses and others lacked a said 34 businesses that had PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota is July 1. web-based patient verification system full understanding of the been sent invoices had not getting ready for the arrival of medical “This is just one of many steps our by Oct. 29 and a patient registry system grant programs’ spending yet responded to the coun- marijuana. department will take to fulfill its com- by Nov. 18. requirements. cil’s request for repayment. The Department of Health has issued mitment of implementing a responsible The patient verification system will a request for proposals on setting up a medical marijuana program that will give South Dakota law enforcement offi- patient registry, verification and licens- ensure both patient and public safety,” cials the tools to accurately identify ing system to help implement the medi- Secretary of Health Kim Malsam-Rys- medical marijuana patients and caregiv- cal marijuana program in the state, the don said in a news release. ers they may encounter. A state licens- Rapid City Journal reported. The state Health Department is ing system will accept applications for Medical marijuana will become legal responsible for implementing a secure medical marijuana establishments.
pinion Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Page 4, Livingston Enterprise O GUEST COLUMN More proof that Democrats prefer their moderates
A U.S. House special election in Louisiana moderates way ahead -- entrepreneur “The left is very loud in the online space staked out moderate positions on policing. just delivered victory to another Democrat- Andrew Yang and Brooklyn Borough Presi- and Twitter,” said Lis Smith, a strategist Adams, a Black former captain in the New ic moderate. Troy Carter defeated Karen dent Eric Adams. And that has some of the who worked on Pete Buttigieg’s presiden- York Police Department who was beaten Carter Peterson, who ran well to his left. activists who kept telling us “the energy of tial campaign and is now on Yang’s mayor- by police as a teen, seems especially suited Both candidates are state the Democratic Party is on al campaign. “The Brooklyn DSA types are to strike a balance between public safety senators. Both are Black. the left” scratching their not a big voting bloc.” (DSA stands for and criminal justice reform. The congressional district, heads. Democratic Socialists of America.) Then there is the economy. Both Yang weirdly drawn to connect “There seems to be a mis- There happen to be a lot of socially and and Adams are friendly toward business. urban New Orleans with match between who is lead- economically conservative Democrats, New Yorkers obviously care about this, Baton Rouge, is the only one ing in the New York City especially among Blacks and Latinos. That having elected multibillionaire entrepre- in Louisiana that sends a Syndicated mayoral race and the tenor explains Joe Biden’s spectacular turn- neur Mike Bloomberg as mayor three Democrat to Congress. columnist of the times that we’re sup- around from minor presence to front-run- times. Political tone was the main posed to be living in,” said ner during the Democratic primaries. All In the Louisiana runoff, Peterson whole- difference between these Matthew Miles Goodrich of Biden needed for a romp through the heartedly supported the Green New Deal two Democrats, and once FROMA HARROP the left-wing Sunrise Move- Southern primaries, with their heavily and bashed the oil and gas industry, which again, the voters showed a ment. Black electorate, was a nod from South happens to be one of the state’s largest preference for the moderate over the left- The cloistered left’s inability to under- Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn. industries. Carter wisely called for careful- wing alternative. Peterson did herself no stand just how poisonous voters find such Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, face and ly weaning people off fossil fuels. favors by letting her campaign send out fly- messages as “defund the police” makes one voice of the left, backed the loser in Louisi- As the 2022 midterms approach, Demo- ers picturing her opponent with former question its take on the tenor of the times ana. Her enthusiastic campaigning for Ber- crats would do well to turn down the vol- President Donald Trump and the words we are actually in. Calls to slash the police nie Sanders during the 2020 primaries ume on Twitter and visit voters where they “Troy Carter & his Trump supporters. Not budget at a time of rising violent crime is didn’t get the Vermont senator very far, really live. for Us!” politically foolish, if not insane. either. AOC has yet to endorse a New York ——— New York City Democrats are now look- What, other than certain obsessions on mayoral candidate, though her allies in the EDITOR’S NOTE: Follow Froma Harrop ing over a crowd of contenders vying to Fox News, explains the exaggerated belief Working Families Party have named their on Twitter @FromaHarrop. She can be become the next mayor. They have several that the left dominates Democratic top three picks -- all of whom remain fur- reached at [email protected]. To find out hard-left candidates to choose from, but thought? The answer is undoubtedly the ther down in the polls. more about Harrop visit the Creators web- polls for the June 22 primary put two of the activists’ outsized presence on social media. Both Yang and Adams have carefully page at www.creators.com.
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One by one, the tanans must recognize, is right to edit for length, taste and libel con- that Republicans’ problem siderations. isn’t with the courts, it’s with Preference will be given to letters from the constitution. the Park County area. Letters from outside The judiciary is the only the area will be considered if, in the view branch of government free of the editor, they are of sufficient interest from partisanship and politi- cal agendas. Judges are to our local readers. Guest The address for emailed letters is enter- Column tasked with one thing: impar- tially interpreting and [email protected]. upholding the Montana con- LAURIE BISHOP stitution. When a judge rules a Republican bill unconstitu- tional, it’s not because they justices calmly and deliber- don’t like Republicans; it’s I think about the difference between words like “detest” ately walked legislators because Republicans passed and “despise,” which connote intense dislike for something, through judicial practices an unconstitutional piece of IN THE MAIL as compared to “hate.” It seems to me that an idea or an and ethics, and quelled any legislation. action becomes hateful when it does or promotes physical supposed concerns over judi- There have been at least 10 harm to others. The dividing line between despising and hat- cial integrity. bills this session where the ing is when the former becomes the latter through physical That meeting was the anti- Legislature’s own legal staff Do away with police blotter violence. I think about racism, one of our nation’s primary expres- climactic culmination of has flagged the potential con- Editor: Republicans’ session-long stitutional violations, but sions of hate. It will not go away — it has been and always The Enterprise should do away with the police blotter. It will be woven into our culture. I despise racism as a belief, attack on the independence Republicans have recklessly represents the cheapest kind of news-inconsequential and of the judicial branch. chosen to pass the bill any- but I hate it when it turns to violence. literally at the expense of our neighbors. Please stop pub- I have a “Stop Hate” bumper sticker. I confess that I do Republicans came to this way. But for Republicans on lishing that trash and focus on content that is worthwhile. legislative session embold- the wrong side of our consti- hate — I hate rapists, pedophiles, animal abusers, domestic Julie Tate abusers, elder abusers because they intentionally degrade ened by strengthened major- tution, it’s much easier to Livingston ities and a Gianforte admin- take aim at judges and raise and hurt their victims. I have no need to understand and for- istration. With control of unfounded questions of bias. give these folks. But I must ask myself, is it OK to hate the both the legislative and exec- If you take a look at the Stop hate haters? I think not. utive branches, Republicans Montana Constitution, you’ll But now what? I can only say with confidence that I just have felt empowered to see what’s at stake here. Our Editor: want the violence, and the display of the willingness to be attack the judiciary, and constitution guarantees a Like so many others across our nation, I’ve been thinking a violent, to stop. Go ahead — despise others among your- remove the last remaining “clean and healthful environ- lot about hate as it raises its ugly head among us. What gives selves. Say all the terrible, mean things you want to say in check and balance on their ment.” It guarantees “indi- life to hate? What feeds and nurtures and sustains it? Can it private. But please stop taking it out on others. Please stop. be killed? To hate is a terrible word, a terrible feeling. It’s power. vidual dignity,” “privacy” Kelsey Kenfield corrosive to one’s soul, a kind of anger and fear that obliter- We’ve seen a torrent of leg- and “suffrage.” Livingston islation this session aimed at These rights don’t mean ates generosity and caring. politicizing the courts and anything if we don’t have a tilting them in the GOP’s strong, independent judicia- favor. From partisan judicial ry to protect them — that’s elections, partisan endorse- what’s at stake here. If ments, to court district ger- Republicans are successful In address, Biden must boldly restate case for democracy rymandering, unilateral in dismantling the judiciary, appointments of vacancies they’ll have unchecked pow- By Michael Gerson address on Wednesday. a threat to the republic. bonds created by these virtues by the governor, and efforts er to come after the rights Syndicated Columnist Scott can credibly claim I am fully aware that my — respect for the rule of law, to make it easy to remove and freedoms that our consti- these traditional Republican description of this apocalyp- respect for the rights of politi- judges for rulings the Repub- tution guarantees. WASHINGTON — It is the themes for himself. But if he tic movement is itself apoca- cal minorities, a sense of lican legislature doesn’t like Hopefully, the Supreme predominant advice to the attributes those values to his lyptic. But it’s absurd to deny shared destiny despite large — Republicans have been Court’s appearance before new president that he focus party, he will be lying. that the American right is differences — are inherently relentless in their partisan the Legislature will be the his budget address to Con- Trumpism in power cared infected by a strain of author- vulnerable. A democracy is attack on the court. end of this disgraceful epi- gress on jobs, jobs, jobs. This nothing about the level of itarian thinking that has held together by millions of Which is why it was so sode. But if not, Democrats reflects a consensus that the government spending; Donald turned other democracies invisible ties — ties of memo- patently absurd to hear will continue to stand up for Republican Party’s culture Trump’s main fiscal concern into repressive shadows of ry and mutual regard — that Republicans raise questions our constitution, and the war can be defeated by serv- was getting his name printed their former selves. One are easier to cut than to repair. about potential partisanship essential checks and balanc- ing the economic interests of on the stimulus checks. piece of evidence is disposi- In the shadow of Jan. 6, the in the judiciary. es that protect our rights and average Americans — that Trumpism in power constant- tive: On Jan. 6, Trump intro- case for democracy needs As the session comes to an freedoms. blood-and-iron appeals can be ly probed the limits of execu- duced the federal govern- bold restatement. A govern- end, the courts are preparing ——— overcome by bread-and-but- tive authority and sought to ment to intimidation by mob ment of divided and balanced to hear a number of cases on EDITOR’S NOTE: Laurie ter issues. turn institutions such as the violence. And many Republi- powers, created by the con- the many unconstitutional Bishop is a House Minority This sets up a type of politi- FBI and the Pentagon into cans — including many elect- sent of the governed and ded- bills Republicans have Whip and represents House cal conflict that is difficult extensions of the president’s ed Republicans — seem icated to the rights and digni- moved through the Legisla- District 60 in Livingston. for social science to describe. political will. Trumpism in pleased by the memory. ty of the individual, is a tre- How do you poll a contest in power employed exclusion as We remain a democracy at mendous moral achievement. which one side offers a child- its organizing principle and risk. But how can Biden con- The historical exclusion of care proposal and the other invited white supremacists to front this development with- many people from the protec- side alleges a nationwide con- sit at the GOP table. out further polarizing the tion of this ideal does not dis- spiracy to steal a presidential Biden’s return to normalcy country? It would certainly credit it; it demands that ide- election? Or in which some and basic humanity has led not be helpful to call out these al’s more rigorous applica- set out an infrastructure plan to a great unclenching in our trends in the GOP directly, as tion. Our shared commitment A Yellowstone Newspaper and others warn of a satanic public life. It is a pleasure to I have done. to these democratic princi- John Sullivan, Editor and Publisher • Justin Post, Managing Editor conspiracy to rape children? be occasionally bored by pol- Biden’s challenge in his ples is what makes a nation Tel. 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Page 5, Livingston Enterprise Tuesday, April 27, 2021 No big backlash for states passing anti-transgender laws
By DAVID CRARY ers of at least three conven- AP National Writer tions are considering pulling those events out of Nashville Five states have passed because of the bills, though laws or implemented execu- he has declined to identify tive orders this year limiting them. the ability of transgender Thus far, Tennessee Gov, youths to play sports or Bill Lee has signaled that any receive certain medical treat- criticism from the business ment. There’s been a vehe- community won’t sway him. ment outcry from supporters “Organizations have oppor- of transgender rights – but tunities to weigh in on the little in the way of tangible legislative process but ulti- repercussions for those mately, Tennesseans, through states. their elected representatives, It’s a striking contrast to determine the law in our the fate of North Carolina a state,” said Casey Black, a few years ago. When its Leg- spokesperson for Lee. islature passed a bill in In Texas, a coalition called March 2016 limiting which Texas Competes released a public restrooms transgender letter April 19 signed by people could use, there was a more than 40 businesses and swift and powerful backlash. chambers of commerce in the The NBA and NCAA relocat- state denouncing a batch of ed events; some companies pending bills as “divisive, scrapped expansion plans. By unnecessary and economical- ly dangerous.” March 2017, the bill’s bath- AP room provisions were Demonstrators in support of transgender rights hold flags during a rally outside the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Specifically, the letter repealed. Ala., on March 30. denounced “efforts to So far this year, there’s exclude transgender youth been nothing comparable. from full participation in Not even lawsuits, although attributed the lack of back- islators approved such a mea- full-page ad in the New York about where to invest and their communities.” activists predict some of the lash to lack of awareness sure over the veto of Republi- Times appealing to corpora- grow, these issues can influ- In Montana, where a trans- measures eventually will be about the potential harm that can Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and tions to denounce the anti- ence our decisions.” gender sports ban has won challenged in court. these laws could cause to similar measures are pending trans bills that have prolifer- Overall, the corporate initial approval in the Repub- Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, transgender young people. in Alabama, Tennessee and ated in Republican-controlled response remains “insuffi- lican-controlled House and deputy executive director of “Some people in this coun- Texas. legislatures. cient,” David said. “But I Senate, lawmakers added an the National Center for try have not come to terms Echoing concerns of major The letter, signed by David, think we are seeing a turning amendment stipulating that Transgender Equality, says with treating trans people medical associations, Dr. urged corporate leaders “to of the tide as we put more the measure would be nulli- he’s surprised by the lack of like human beings,” David Michele Hutchison – who take action now by publicly pressure on companies.” fied if the federal govern- backlash, but believes it will said. “It’s now coming to a runs a transgender medicine denouncing state legislation One of the companies sign- ment withheld education materialize as more people head.” clinic at Arkansas Children’s that discriminates against ing the HRC statement is the funding from the state learn details about the legis- One batch of bills seeks to hospital -- says the ban in her people, refusing to advance technology giant Oracle because of the policy. lation being approved. ban transgender girls from state is raising the risk of sui- new business in states that Corp., which is planning to The concern stems from an “A lot of Americans are competing on girls’ sports cide among some of her are hostile to corporate val- bring 8,500 jobs and a $1.2 executive order signed by still getting to know trans teams in public schools. Such patients and forcing some ues and refusing to support billion investment to Nash- President Joe Biden banning people and they’re learning measures have been enacted families to wonder if they sporting events where trans- ville, Tennessee, over the discrimination based on gen- about these issues for the in Alabama, Arkansas, Ten- should move to another state. gender athletes are banned.” coming decade. Joe Woolley, der. Montana universities first time,” he said. “Over nessee and Mississippi, and More than 400 companies More than 85 companies who heads the Nashville receive around $350 million time, they get to know their implemented by an executive __ including Tesla, Pfizer, have signed a statement LGBT Chamber of Com- annually in federal funding, trans neighbors, they get out- order from Gov. Kristi Noem Delta Air Lines and Amazon drafted by the HRC -- includ- merce, has expressed hope of which $250 million goes raged by these bans, and cor- in South Dakota. __ have signed on to support ing Amazon, American Air- that Oracle — which has not towards student loans and porations respond ... It’s just Another batch of bills seeks civil rights legislation for lines, Apple, AT&T, Face- threatened to cancel its plans grants to cover tuition costs a matter of time.” to ban gender-affirming med- LGBTQ people that is moving book, IBM, Microsoft, Pepsi- — might use its leverage to — money that university offi- The president of a major ical treatments for trans through Congress, advocates Co, Pfizer and Union Pacific. prompt reconsideration of cials say could be at risk if national LGBTQ-rights orga- minors – including the use of said Tuesday. In polite language, the state- Tennessee’s anti-transgender the administration deemed nizations, Alphonso David of puberty blockers and hor- And last week, the Human ment implies a threat: “As we legislation. the sports ban to be unac- the Human Rights Campaign, mone therapy. Arkansas leg- Rights Campaign took out a make complex decisions Woolley also says organiz- ceptable discrimination.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State unless their jobs require them to be In an updated travel advisory for commercial flights.” US orders big Department on Tuesday ordered a physically located in Afghanistan. Afghanistan, the department said it The embassy in Kabul is heavily significant number of its remaining The order was not specific as to the had ordered the departure of all U.S. dependent on the U.S. military for drawdown at staff at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul to number of people affected, but it government employees “whose func- security, and staff drawdowns had leave Afghanistan as the military went well beyond the usual curtail- tions can be performed elsewhere.” been underway since the Trump Kabul embassy as steps up the pullout of American ment of staffers for security and It also said American citizens should administration had announced last troops from the country. safety reasons. Such orders normally not travel to Afghanistan and those year that American troops would be The department said it had apply only to non-essential person- there who want to depart “should withdrawn from Afghanistan by May troops leave instructed all personnel to depart nel. leave as soon as possible on available 1.
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The old Western district often including Gov. Greg Gianforte, Our new districts should be com- between March and early May, and the vast and rural state. favored Democrats while the east- Senate President Mark Blasdel, pact, keep our communities togeth- operations were further delayed on Republican Rep. Matt Rosendale, ern district favored Republicans. House Majority Leader Sue Vinton, er, and make common sense,” Gain- the state’s eight Indian reserva- the state’s lone representative in But no matter how the districts and Montana Democratic Party forte said in a statement. tions, hit hard by the pandemic. the U.S. House, welcomed the are drawn, Williams said the sec- director Sandi Luckey, all celebrat- While population projections had Former Gov. Steve Bullock, a announcement. ond seat would double the state’s ed the news and called for the com- long indicated Montana would gain Democrat, allotted over $500,000 in “Having another member in our presence on House committees. mission to avoid partisan gerry- a second seat after the 2020 census, federal coronavirus relief funding delegation makes us that much “I served when we had two and I mandering. the coronavirus pandemic threat- to boost the state’s counting efforts more powerful and it means we also served when we had one and “It’s critical we avoid the traps of ened to derail the counting effort. last summer, supporting work by will have representation on more two’s twice as good,” he said. partisanship and gerrymandering The U.S. Census Bureau suspended nonprofit organizations and volun- committees that are important to Political leaders in the state, as our new district lines are drawn. field operations in Montana teers to reach every household in our state,” he said.
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American Funds InvCAmrcA m 71,899 49.25 +3.4 +44.0/E +13.9/D 5.75 250 Boeing ...... 240.30 -1.14 +12.3 American Funds NwPrspctvA m 60,217 65.58 +6.6 +62.5/A +18.6/A 5.75 250 BrMySq 1.96 3.0 ... 66.18 +.29 +6.7 American Funds WAMtInvsA m 68,700 56.13 +2.5 +41.4/E +14.1/D 5.75 250 BroadcInc 13.00 2.8 ... 466.77 -5.08 +6.6 Dodge & Cox Inc 68,194 14.26 +1.0 +5.5/C +4.7/A NL 2,500 ChartCm ...... 652.53 -.04 -1.4 Daily YTD STOCK MARKET INDEXES Dodge & Cox Stk 81,060 230.36 +3.3 +67.4/A +15.9/A NL 2,500 Chevron 5.16 5.1 19 101.57 +.05 +20.3 Name Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg Fidelity 500IdxInsPrm 308,434 145.37 +5.5 +50.1/C +17.1/A NL 0 Cisco 1.45 2.8 21 51.45 -.19 +15.0 Fidelity Contrafund 111,261 17.95 +7.7 +50.4/D +20.4/C NL 0 Citigroup 2.04 2.8 10 72.55 +.35 +17.7 PayPal ...... 268.52 -3.20 +14.7 PepsiCo 4.09 2.9 26 142.87 -.49 -3.7 DOW NASDAQ S&P 500 Fidelity GroCo 44,312 36.33 +9.4 +80.6/A +30.0/A NL 0 CocaCola 1.68 3.1 30 53.68 +.01 -2.1 Fidelity TtlMktIdxInsPrm 62,566 120.91 +5.6 +56.4/A +17.4/A NL 0 Comcast 1.00 1.8 26 54.40 +.08 +3.8 Pfizer 1.56 4.1 25 38.44 -.25 +4.4 PhilipMor 4.80 5.1 17 94.29 -.10 +13.9 33,967.12 -14.45 14,096.39 -42.38 4,186.40 -1.22 Fidelity USBdIdxInsPrm 56,444 12.06 +0.8 -0.5/E +3.3/C NL 0 Costco 3.16 .9 52 370.17 +1.65 -1.8 dd dd dd Metropolitan West TtlRetBdI 52,903 10.92 +0.9 +2.2/E +3.9/C NL 3,000,000 Pinduoduo ...... 140.07 -1.43 -21.2 Danaher .84 .3 53 258.98 +.88 +16.6 PIMCO IncInstl 74,238 12.06 +1.2 +13.6 +5.9 NL 1,000,000 Disney 1.76 1.0 ... 185.26 +.99 +2.3 ProctGam 3.48 2.6 24 131.80 +.55 -5.3 Qualcom 2.72 2.0 ... 137.63 -1.33 -9.7 PIMCO TtlRetIns 51,934 10.31 +0.9 +2.5/E +4.1/C NL 1,000,000 EliLilly 3.40 1.9 27 183.74 -3.48 +8.8 52-Week Net YTD 12-mo RaythTch 2.94 3.6 13 82.38 +1.38 +15.2 Schwab SP500Idx 55,789 64.30 +5.5 +50.1/C +17.1/A NL 0 ExxonMbl 3.48 6.2 72 55.86 +.18 +35.5 High Low Name Last Chg %Chg %Chg %Chg T. Rowe Price BCGr 55,972 179.63 +8.7 +51.0/D +22.9/B NL 2,500 Facebook ...... 35 304.20 +1.16 +11.4 RioTinto 4.43 5.1 ... 86.76 -1.49 +15.3 RoyalBk g 3.92 ...... 94.55 +.36 +15.2 34,256.75 22,789.62 Dow Industrials 33,967.12 -14.45 -.04 +10.98 +40.93 Vanguard 500IdxAdmrl 378,940 386.79 +5.5 +50.1/C +17.1/A NL 3,000 HDFC Bk ...... 71.92 +.80 -.5 Vanguard DivGrInv 48,247 35.81 +3.5 +36.9/E +14.3/D NL 3,000 HomeDp 6.60 2.1 27 321.78 +1.79 +21.1 RoyDShllB .64 1.8 55 36.28 -.02 +7.9 15,257.19 7,505.28 Dow Transportation 15,324.08 +228.47 +1.51 +22.52 +82.27 RoyDShllA 1.09 2.8 58 38.35 +.04 +9.1 937.38 730.31 Dow Utilities 909.45 -2.55 -.28 +5.18 +12.98 Vanguard GrIdxAdmrl 55,020 142.81 +8.8 +59.4/B +22.3/B NL 3,000 HonwllIntl 3.72 1.7 34 223.09 +1.57 +4.9 Vanguard InTrTEAdmrl 80,098 14.84 +0.9 +6.9/D +3.3/B NL 50,000 Intel 1.39 2.4 11 57.92 -.84 +16.3 SAP SE 1.31 .9 28 143.13 -.09 +9.8 16,278.10 10,551.55 NYSE Composite 16,270.58 +29.38 +.18 +12.02 +43.74 Salesforce ...... 53 234.23 -1.24 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Page 6, Livingston Enterprise Tuesday, April 27, 2021 CDC: Many Americans can now go outside sans mask NEW YORK (AP) — The vaccinated, and concerns Centers for Disease Control persist about variants and and Prevention eased its other possible shifts in the guidelines Tuesday on the epidemic. But Saag said the wearing of masks outdoors, new guidance is a sensible saying fully vaccinated reward following the devel- Americans don’t need to cov- opment and distribution of er their faces anymore effective vaccines and about unless they are in a big 140 million Americans step- crowd of strangers. ping forward to get their And those who are unvac- shots. cinated can go outside with- The CDC, which has been out masks in some cases, too. cautious in its guidance dur- The new guidance repre- ing the crisis, essentially sents another carefully cali- endorsed what many Ameri- brated step on the road back cans have already been to normal from the coronavi- doing over the past several rus outbreak that has killed weeks. over 570,000 people in U.S. The CDC says that fully For most of the past year, vaccinated or not, people do the CDC had been advising not have to wear masks out- Americans to wear masks doors when they walk, bike outdoors if they are within 6 or run alone or with mem- feet of each other. bers of their household. The change comes as more They can also go maskless in than half of U.S. adults have small outdoor gatherings AP gotten at least one dose of with fully vaccinated people. coronavirus vaccine, and But from there, the CDC People wearing face masks as a precaution against the coronavirus walk through a shaft of light on a street in Philadelphia more than a third have been has differing guidance for on March 3. fully vaccinated. people who are fully vacci- rants. shopping centers, museums increase indoor mask-wear- because we now have a fair “It’s the return of free- nated and those who are not. Fully vaccinated people do and movie theaters. ing, but he said Americans amount of data about the dom,” said Dr. Mike Saag, an Unvaccinated people — not need to cover up in those Dr. Babak Javid, a physi- can understand the relative scenarios where transmis- infectious disease expert at defined by the CDC as those situations, the CDC says. cian-scientist at the Univer- risks and make good deci- sion occurs,” said Mercedes the University of Alabama at who have yet to receive both However, everyone should sity of California, San Fran- sions. Carnethon, a professor and Birmingham who welcomed doses of the Pfizer or Moder- keep wearing masks at cisco, said the new CDC “The key thing is to make vice chair of preventive the change. “It’s the return na vaccine or the one-shot crowded outdoor events such guidance is sensible. sure people wear masks medicine at Northwestern of us being able to do normal Johnson & Johnson formula as concerts or sporting “In the vast majority of indoors” while in public University’s Feinberg School activities again. We’re not — should wear masks at out- events, the CDC says. outdoor scenarios, transmis- spaces, he said. of Medicine in Chicago. there yet, but we’re on the door gatherings that include And the agency continues sion risk is low,” Javid said. He added: “I’m looking for- What’s more, she said, “the exit ramp. And that’s a beau- other unvaccinated people. to recommend masks at Javid has favored outdoor ward to mask-free exis- additional freedoms may tiful thing.” They also should keep using indoor public places, such as mask-wearing requirements tence.” serve as a motivator” for More people need to be masks at outdoor restau- hair salons, restaurants, because he believes they “The timing is right people to get vaccinated. Court to hear appeal of Dallas cop who killed Black neighbor in his home 5237US-89S.•(406)222-0855 DALLAS (AP) — A Texas police officers. she’s utilizing that right,” court is scheduled to hear The basic facts of the case Jean said. “But on the other This top section features a take-out and delivery guide arguments Tuesday on over- were not in dispute. 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Sports Page 7, Livingston Enterprise Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Essential Quality is 2-1 favorite WVU’s Derek Culver signs with for the Kentucky Derby LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Essential Quality, the reign- Essential Quality is the 2-1 ing 2-year-old champion who agent, will enter NBA draft morning line favorite and enters the Run for the Roses will start from the No. 14 5-0. His haul of graded MORGANTOWN, W.Va. to Syracuse in the second post for Saturday’s 147th stakes victories includes a (AP) — All-Big 12 forward round of the NCAA Tourna- K e n t u c k y D e r b y a t gutsy Blue Grass victory at Derek Culver has decided to ment to finish the season Churchill Downs. Keeneland on April 3 that skip his senior season at 19-10. The $3 million, 1 1/4-mile vaulted the gray son of Tapit West Virginia to enter the Coach Bob Huggins this marquee race for 3-year- to the top of the Derby NBA draft. month announced the sign- colts is back on the first standings with 140 points Culver announced Monday ings of DePaul forward Pau- Saturday of May after and cemented him as the night on Instagram that he ly Paulicap, Florida Interna- being delayed to Labor Day projected favorite. has signed with an agent. tional forward Dimon Carri- weekend last fall because He’s one of two entries Culver was named to the gan, and Old Dominion of the coronavirus pandem- trained by Brad Cox, who all-Big 12 first team as a guard Malik Curry as gradu- ic. The race is expected to grew up a few blocks from junior. ate transfers. be viewed in-person by Churchill Downs and is try- The 6-foot-10 Culver was West Virginia forward 45,000 spectators. ing to become the first Lou- second on the Mountaineers Emmitt Matthews trans- Rock Your World is the isville native to win the race. with a scoring average of ferred to Washington, while 5-1 second choice from the The Eclipse Award-winner 14.3 and led the Big 12 with guard Jordan McCabe trans- No. 15 slot with Known will also saddle Mandaloun 9.4 rebounds per game. He ferred to UNLV. Guards Taz Agenda the 6-1 third choice from the No. 7 as a 15-1 had 11 double-doubles this Sherman, Sean McNeil and despite drawing the rail in choice in his Derby debut. past season, but none over M i l e s M c B r i d e h a v e AP the 20-horse field. Hot Rod U n b e a t e n R o c k Yo u r his final seven games. announced they will enter West Virginia’s Derek Culver (1) shoots against Morehead Charlie drew 8-1 odds as World, trained by John West Virginia’s roster has the NBA draft process and State’s Johni Broome (4) during the first half of a college the fourth choice from the Sadler, comes in 3-0 follow- seen an extensive makeover leave open the option of basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tourna- No. 9 slot. ing a 4¼-length victory in since the Mountaineers lost returning to school. ment at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, on March 19. The obvious focus is on the Santa Anita Derby. Quarterback competitions abound in Southeastern Conference exiting spring By JOHN ZENOR But coach Nick Saban, like heir apparent to Trask. He AP Sports Writer many of his peers, always has been the Gators’ primary waits until at least preseason backup the past two seasons Southeastern Conference camp to let things shake out and is more of a dual threat teams are searching for the before making a public decla- than Trask. next Kyle Trask or Mac ration. — LSU has three quarter- Jones, quarterbacks who He called the nation’s top- backs who started multiple emerged as stars in their first rated passer in the 2020 class games last season, though full season as starters. “the quarterback for right Myles Brennan would appear Maybe it will be Alabama’s now,” meaning he’d be the to be the favorite again. He Bryce Young or Georgia’s JT first-teamer in the spring replaced Heisman Trophy Daniels, or some other young game. winner Joe Burrows last sea- passer. “I think he’s showed good son and was off to a good There are plenty of battles leadership,” Saban said dur- start before a torn abdominal that appear to be ongoing ing the spring. “He’s made muscle ended his season since more than half the good progress. I think he three games in. league teams ended spring understands the offense. He’s TJ Finley logged five starts practices with the quarter- worked hard.” but Max Johnson replaced back competition continuing Georgia’s Daniels appears him for the final two games — or at least no announced firmly entrenched as the and won both in the Tigers’ AP starter. Bulldogs’ starter after start- disappointing follow-up to a White team quarterback Bryce Young (9) rolls away from pressure during Alabama’s spring Alabama’s Jones and Flori- ing four games last season. national championship sea- NCAA college football game at Bryant-Denny Stadium, April 17. da’s Trask shined once they His spring game perfor- son. Freshman Garrett Nuss- took over the starting jobs mance — 324 yards, three meier joins the group. That would give first-year career passing leader Kellen — At Arkansas, former during the 2019 season and touchdowns and no intercep- “There is no starting quar- Volunteers coach Josh Heupel Mond, with sophomores Zach backup KJ Jefferson is the were even better in their lone tions — certainly didn’t hurt terback,” LSU coach Ed Org- five scholarship quarterbacks, Calzada and Haynes King top- front-runner to replace full season as starters, his cause. But the Southern eron said. “They’re all compet- provided they all stick around. ping the list of possible suc- Feleipe Franks, ahead of red- becoming Heisman Trophy Cal transfer was even better ing and all four of them are — At Mississippi State, cessors. Coach Jimbo Fisher shirt freshman Malik Horns- finalists and leading their in the Peach Bowl win over very, very talented.” coach Mike Leach has insisted wouldn’t provide any clarity by. Jefferson passed for 274 teams into the SEC champion- Cincinnati. — Tennessee left spring the quarterback battle was on the situation after the final yards and three touchdowns ship game. Quarterback competitions camp with another intriguing “wide open,” though Will Rog- spring scrimmage. against Missouri when Franks Both are waiting to hear around the SEC will remain a situation. Hendon Hooker, a ers started the final six games “Everybody’s worried about was out with a rib injury. their names called in the hot topic through preseason graduate transfer from Vir- as a freshman. Southern Miss the quarterback,” Fisher said. Sophomore Luke Doty is the NFL draft this week. camps. A look at some of the ginia Tech, could face addi- transfer Jack Abraham also “That’s the last thing I’m wor- front-runner at South Caroli- Young, Jones’ backup as a most intriguing battles: tional competition with for- appears to be in the mix and ried about. I’m not worried na, where he’s the only quar- freshman, is the front-runner — Florida’s Dan Mullen has mer Michigan passer Joe Mil- freshman Sawyer Robertson about the quarterback. I’m terback on the roster with in Tuscaloosa over Paul Tyson been stronger in proclaiming ton expected to arrive as a arrives in the summer. worried about the pieces experience. Ryan Hilinksi and freshman Jalen Milroe. junior Emory Jones as the summer enrollee. — Texas A&M must replace around him.” transferred to Northwestern. NHL reaches 7-year deal with Turner Sports, ending NBC run By JOE REEDY son games, half of the first- Report has with young digi- many years to come.” AP Sports Writer and second-round playoff tal-savvy fans.” The NHL received $350 games on TNT and TBS as The agreement with Turn- million in broadcast revenue T h e N a t i o n a l H o c k e y well as a conference final er will give the NHL two from NBC ($250 million) and League is coming to TNT. series. One of the regular- network partners in the Disney Streaming Services The league and Turner season games will be the United States for the first ($100 million for digital S p o r t s o n Tu e s d a y NHL Winter Classic, which time since 1998-99. rights) this season. The announced a seven-year is played on New Year’s Day. The league reached an upcoming deals will average agreement that begins next It also includes live agreement with Walt Disney $635 million a year ($410 mil- AP season. streaming and digital rights Corp. last month that includes lion from Disney and $225 Seton Hall’s Sandro Mamukelashvili (23) drives past The deal means NBC’s run across WarnerMedia prop- four Stanley Cup Finals, 25 million from Turner). Georgetown’s Jamorko Pickett (1) during the second half of covering the league ends erties, including HBO Max regular-season games on It marks the first time of an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals in after this season’s playoffs. and Bleacher Report. ESPN and ABC, the NHL All- since Turner broadcast Atlan- the Big East men’s tournament in New York, on March 12. NBC has broadcast games “This new partnership will Star game and comprehen- ta Flames games in the late since 2005 and is in the final provide our fans with the sive streaming rights. 1970’s that the cable giant will season of a 10-year contract. content they love on the WarnerMedia News & air hockey. It also gives Turn- Seton Hall’s Mamukelashvili When the Stanley Cup platforms and devices of Sports Chairman Jeff Zucker er its second championship Finals are shown on Turner their choice,” NHL Commis- said the agreement “brings property (it alternates the voted NYC area’s top player in 2023, it will mark the first sioner Gary Bettman said in one of the most prestigious men’s Final Four with CBS). time since 1994 they will be a statement. “TNT is a prov- championships in sports to Turner now has the rights NEW YORK (AP) — San- rebounds. He was one of two only on cable. en and acclaimed destina- TNT and fuels our entire to three of the four major dro Mamukelashvili of Seton players in the Big East to The TNT arrangement tion for sports fans and we Turner Sports and Bleacher North American sports — Hall has won the Haggerty rank in the conference’s top includes three Stanley Cup will also benefit from the Report portfolio with even NBA games are on TNT and Award, presented annually five in scoring and rebound- Finals, up to 72 regular-sea- deep connection Bleacher more premium content for baseball is on TBS. since 1936 to the New York ing. metropolitan area’s Division Alexander averaged 10.9 I men’s college player of the points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.3 year. assists and 2.6 steals for the Geno Hayes, former NFL, Florida State linebacker, dies at 33 The award was chosen by Red Storm (16-11). He was the Met Basketball Writers the conference’s defensive (AP) — Geno Hayes, a former NFL children. Losing him at such a young for a transplant at the Mayo Clinic and Association and announced player of the year. linebacker who starred at Florida age is heartbreaking.” Northwestern Medicine. Tuesday. Pikiell’s Scarlet Knights State, has died. He was 33. New York Jets coach Robert Saleh Hayes was at two-year starter at The group also selected had a 16-12 record and made The Tampa Bay Buccaneers con- was coaching Jaguars linebackers in Florida State. He famously called out Steve Pikiell of Rutgers as the NCAA Tournament for firmed his death Tuesday. He had liver 2014 and worked with Hayes. Florida quarterback Tim Tebow before the coach of the year for the the first time since 1991. disease and had been in hospice care “I saw Geno’s passion and love for the rivals squared off in Gainesville in second consecutive season They beat Clemson in the at his parents’ home in Valdosta, Geor- not only football but for life itself,” 2007, saying the Heisman Trophy and for the fourth time over- first round and were edged gia. Saleh said in a statement. “He was an front-runner was “going down.” all. Posh Alexander of St. in the second round by Final Hayes spent four seasons with the amazing person who left a mark on Hayes insisted the Seminoles would John’s is the group’s rookie Four qualifier Houston. Bucs, who drafted him in the sixth everyone who had the pleasure of con- “shatter his dream for the Heisman.” of the year. Pikiell won the award last round in 2008. He then played one year necting with him.” Florida won 45-12, with Tebow Mamukelashvili is the year when Rutgers went with Chicago and two with Jackson- Hayes started 70 games for his accounting for five touchdowns. Hayes third straight Seton Hall 20-11 in a season ended by ville. career. He made 401 tackles, 48 for finished with one tackle and was booed player to win the award fol- the pandemic. He also won in “Geno was a beloved teammate and losses. He had 10 sacks, six intercep- as he ran off the field and cursed at lowing two-time winner Myl- 2010 and ‘13 at Stony Brook. often the first player to volunteer his tions and six forced fumbles. reporters. The exchange was one rea- es Powell. The power for- The Metropolitan Area time to our efforts in the community,” In an interview with ESPN this year, son the Gators stopped allowing ward from the Republic of Writers encompasses 72 the Bucs said in a statement. “He fre- Hayes said he was diagnosed with reporters on Florida Field after games. Georgia averaged team- men’s and women’s teams quently visited schools and had a chronic liver disease two years ago Hayes turned pro a couple months highs of 17.5 points and 7.6 across Divisions I, II and III. remarkable ability to connect with and had been placed on a waiting list later. Your business can have an ad this size Judge hears arguments over virus tests for school athletes in 63 different Montana newspapers... DETROIT (AP) — Attorneys for Gov. April 2 for athletes ages 13-19, related because of infections among other stu- Gretchen Whitmer’s administration quarantines and mask requirements. dents. REACH the 406 defended coronavirus testing for school The group argues that the policy must Zac Gibson of Lakewood High in Lake .00 athletes, telling a judge Tuesday that go through a formal rule-making proce- Odessa won a state title. for only $406 state law gives the health director dure, a process that would take weeks or “Student-athletes have a protected lib- Call the Enterprise ad staff at (406) 222-2000 for details extraordinary power to respond to a pan- months. Critics have been encouraged by erty interest in associating with their about the Statewide Display Advertising Program. demic. recent court victories by wrestlers who peers and mentors and participating in You'll reach 400,000 potential new customers! A parent group called Let Them Play convinced judges to let them compete in athletic competitions as a component of Michigan is seeking an injunction to stop state tournaments. 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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. pop- known as the apportionment count, The reshuffling of the congres- ulation growth has slowed to the determine distribution of $1.5 tril- sional map moved seats from blue lowest rate since the Great lion in federal spending each year. states to red ones, giving Republi- Depression, the Census Bureau They also mark the official begin- cans a clear, immediate advantage. said Monday, as Americans contin- ning of once-a-decade redistricting The party will have complete con- ued their march to the South and battles. The numbers released trol of drawing the congressional West and one-time engines of Monday, along with more detailed maps in Texas, Florida and North growth, New York and California, data expected later this year, will Carolina — states that are adding lost political influence. be used by state legislatures or four seats. Altogether, the U.S. population independent commissions to In contrast, though Democrats rose to 331,449,281 last year, the redraw political maps to account control the process in Oregon, Census Bureau said, a 7.4% for shifts in population. Democratic lawmakers there have increase over the previous decade It’s been a bumpy road getting agreed to give Republicans an that was the second-slowest ever. this far. The 2020 census faced a equal say in redistricting in Experts say that paltry pace once-in-a-century coronavirus pan- exchange for a commitment to stop reflects the combination of an demic, wildfires, hurricanes, alle- blocking bills. In Democratic Colo- aging population, slowing immi- gations of political interference rado, a nonpartisan commission gration and the scars of the Great with the Trump administration’s will draw the lines, meaning the Recession more than a decade ago, failed effort to add a citizenship party won’t have total control in a which led many young adults to question, fluctuating deadlines and single expanding state’s redistrict- delay marriage and families. lawsuits. ing. The new allocation of congressio- Texas was the biggest winner — The overall numbers confirm AP nal seats comes in the first release the second-most populous state what demographers have long of data from last year’s headcount. added two congressional seats, A person wearing a protective mask walks in front of the skyline on Ber- warned — that the country’s The numbers generally chart while Florida and North Carolina nal Heights Hill during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco on growth is stalling. Many had familiar American migration pat- each gained one. Colorado, Mon- Dec. 7, 2020. expected growth to come in even terns: Texas and Florida, two tana and Oregon all added resi- below the 1930s levels given the Republican Sunbelt giants, added dents and gained a seat each. their growth, and this could be an New York and Illinois from losing long hangover of the Great Reces- enough population to gain congres- States losing seats included Illi- early sign that Hispanics shied more. sion and the drying up of immigra- sional seats as chillier climes like nois, Michigan, Pennsylvania and away from the Trump administra- Congressional reapportionment tion, which came to a virtual halt New York and Ohio saw slow West Virginia. tion’s count. is a zero sum game, with states during last year’s pandemic. growth and lost political muscle. The new numbers contain some Still, Thomas Saenz, president of divvying up the 435 House seats William Frey, a demographer at The report also confirms one his- surprises. Though Texas and Flori- the Mexican American Legal based on population advantages the Brookings Institution in Wash- toric marker: For the first time in da grew, the final census count had Defense and Educational Fund, that can be strikingly small. If ington, D.C., warned that even a 170 years of statehood, California them each gaining one fewer seat said he wasn’t ready to “sound the New York had counted 89 more recovering economy may not is losing a congressional seat, a than expected. Arizona, another alarm” over the underperformance residents, the state would have change the trend with the popula- result of slowed migration to the fast-growing state that demogra- of states with large Hispanic popu- kept its seat and Minnesota would tion aging rapidly and immigration nation’s most populous state, which phers considered a sure bet to pick lations. He noted that he believes have lost one, officials said. Minne- contentious. “Unlike the Great was once a symbol of the country’s up a new seat, failed to get one. All Hispanic growth helped states like sota, which had the nation’s high- Depression, it’s part of a process expansive frontier. three states have large Latino pop- Colorado and Oregon each gain est self-response rate, also secured where we’re likely to keep having The state population figures, ulations that represent about half seats and prevented states like the last House seat in 2010. slow growth,” Frey said. Apple iPhone privacy clampdown arrives
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) automatically conduct their helped Facebook and thou- collected through tracking — Apple is following through surveillance on iPhones sands of other apps accumu- by Facebook and other social on its pledge to crack down unless users took the time late information about their media can sometimes push on Facebook and other and trouble to go into their user’s interests and habits so people toward more misin- snoopy apps that secretly settings to prevent it -- a pro- they can show customized formation and hate speech as shadow people on their cess that few people bother ads. Although Facebook part of the efforts to show AP iPhones in order to target to navigate. executives initially acknowl- more ads. more advertising at users. “This is an important step edged Apple’s changes would “What are the consequenc- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news con- The new privacy feature, toward consumers getting probably reduce its revenue es of not just tolerating but ference Monday at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syr- dubbed “App Tracking Trans- the transparency and the by billions of dollars annual- rewarding content that acuse, N.Y. parency,” rolled out Monday controls they have clearly ly, the social networking undermines public trust in as part of an update to the been looking for,” said Daniel company has framed most of life-saving vaccinations?” Cuomo on harassment claims: operating system powering Barber, CEO of DataGrail, a its public criticism as a Cook asked. “What are the the iPhone and iPad. The firm that helps companies defense of small businesses consequences of seeing thou- ‘I didn’t do anything wrong’ anti-tracking shield included manage personal privacy. that rely on online ads to stay sands of users join extremist in iOS 14.5 arrives after a In its attacks on Apple’s alive. groups and then perpetuat- ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — In Before Monday, Cuomo seven-month delay during anti-tracking controls, Face- Apple, in turn, has pilloried ing an algorithm that recom- his first face-to-face encoun- had repeatedly denied he which Apple and Facebook book blasted the move as an Facebook and other apps for mends more?” ter with journalists in touched anyone inappropri- attacked each other’s busi- abuse of power designed to prying so deeply into peo- It’s part of Apple’s attempt months, Gov. Andrew Cuomo ately. He’s said “ sorry “ for ness models and motives for force more apps to charge ple’s lives that it has created to use the privacy issue to its on Monday flatly denied he making some people uncom- decisions that affect billions for their services instead of a societal crisis. competitive advantage, Bar- had done anything inappro- fortable with comments or of people around the world. relying on ads. Apple takes a In a speech given a few ber said, a tactic he now priate with any of the wom- gestures he claimed were “What this feud demon- 15% to 30% cut on most pay- weeks after the Jan. 6 expects more major brands en who have accused him of playful. strates more than anything is ments processed through an attacks on the U.S. Capitol, to embrace if the new anti- sexual misconduct and Cuomo’s said he likes to that Facebook and Apple iPhone app. Apple CEO Tim Cook pointed tracking controls prove pop- harassment. hug and kiss people because have tremendous gatekeep- Online tracking has long out how personal information ular among most consumers. Speaking to reporters at of his Italian-American heri- ing powers over the mar- the New York State Fair- tage. ket,” said Elizabeth Renier- grounds in Syracuse, the Asked if he would consider is, founding director of the Democrat abandoned his disciplining himself or Technology Ethics Lab at past approach of expressing resigning if the state attor- the University of Notre contrition for some past ney general, who is investi- Dame. behavior while declining to gating the claims, reports he But Apple says it is just address whether specific did harass women, Cuomo looking out for the best allegations were true. dismissed that possibility. interests of the more than 1 “You were in those rooms. “The report can’t say any- billion people currently You know the truth. So can thing different because I using iPhones. you tell the people of the didn’t do anything wrong,” “Now is a good time to state of New York yes or no? Cuomo said. bring this out, both because Did you do the things you This was the first time of the increasing amount of were accused of?” asked Cuomo has allowed a group data they have on their New York Times reporter of journalists to question devices, and their sensitivi- Jesse McKinley. him in person since sexual ty (about the privacy risks) “To put it very simply, no.” harassment allegations sur- is increasing, too,” Erik Cuomo said. faced in December. Neuenschwander, Apple’s “All the groping, the sexu- For months, citing COV- chief privacy engineer, told al harassment, you deny all ID-19 precautions, he has The Associated Press in an of that?” McKinley said. taken questions only via tele- interview. “That’s right. Yes,” Cuomo phone or internet conference Once the software update said. calls — forums where his is installed -- something Several current and for- staff can control who asks most iPhone users do -- even mer state employees and questions and journalists existing apps already on the other women have accused often aren’t allowed to ask device will be required to Cuomo of making unwanted follow-up queries. ask and receive consent to sexual remarks and advanc- A lawyer for Charlotte track online activities. es, giving them unwanted Bennett, a former aide who That’s a shift Facebook kisses or touching them accused Cuomo of hitting on fiercely resisted, most inappropriately. her while they worked prominently in a series of One female aide said Cuo- together, said the governor’s full-page newspaper ads mo groped her breasts after new claim he did nothing blasting Apple. summoning her to his offi- wrong was “revisionist his- Until now, Facebook and cial residence. tory.” other apps have been able to
Lawyers: Pathologist says Black man was shot 5 times by deputies
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — An indepen- dent autopsy shows that Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed by deputies in North Caroli- na, was shot five times, including in the back of the head, attorneys for the man’s family announced Tuesday. A pathologist hired by Brown’s family exam- ined his body and noted four wounds to the right arm and one to the head, attorney Wayne Kendall said during a news conference. Brown’s son Khalil Ferebee questioned why deputies had to shoot so many times at a man who, he said, posed no threat. “Yesterday I said he was executed. This AP autopsy report shows me that was correct,” he Mallory Thornton, of Durham, leads chants said at the news conference. “It’s obvious he on a bullhorn while demonstrators marched was trying to get away. It’s obvious. And peacefully in Elizabeth City, N.C., on Mon- they’re going to shoot him in the back of the day, after family viewed 20 seconds of head?” police body camera video of the shooting Brown was shot Wednesday by deputies death of Andrew Brown Jr. serving drug-related search and arrest war- rants in the eastern North Carolina town of hands on the steering wheel. Lawyer Chantel Elizabeth City. Cherry-Lassiter said that she lost count of the A family lawyer who viewed a 20-second numerous gunshots while viewing the footage. portion of body camera footage shown to the The shooting prompted days of protests and family said Monday that law enforcement offi- calls for justice and transparency. The body cers opened fire on Brown while he had his camera footage has not been made public.
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STORAGE UNIT SALE: C O U N T E R P O I N T I S IMMEDIATE OPENING VACANCY NOTICE: Job VACANCIES: Livingston GARAGE SALES SIX SHOOTER STORAGE SEEKING A Substitute FOR PART-TIME RECEP- Title: Clerk/Administrative Summer Scholars The Liv- BUILDING A UNIT 11. as needed for regularly TIONIST. 25 hours a week. Assistant Posting Date: ingston School District is of- Wednesday and Thurs- scheduled staff Monday The Livingston Enterprise April 15, 2021 Applica- fering a robust and project- HUGE INDOOR GA- day 2pm-6pm, Friday and through Friday, 9:00 am to is seeking a customer ser- tion Deadline: 4:00 PM, based Summer Scholars RAGE SALE: Friday, Saturday 8am -5pm. 2 4:00 pm. The job consists vice-oriented individual to May 6th Screening Ap- program for students K-12 April 30 from 9 a.m. Husqvarna mowers, Fish- of assisting and supporting help manage the front desk. plications: May 13th In- in the summer of 2021! We to 6 p.m. – Saturday, ing and Tackle, Tools, Horse adults with developmental Duties include answering terviews: Week of May are excited about offering May 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 tacks, 4-2/25/55/R17 tires, disabilities in a pre-voca- phones, attending to cus- 17th Start Date: June 1st temporary employment p.m. – 11 Willow Drive House Appliances. tional setting with personal tomers, taking classified Position Summary: The opportunities to teachers in Livingston. Plenty of needs, leisure/rec activities, ads and light administrative clerk is responsible for all and paras from surround- parking. Lots of tools, outings, and work type duties. Computer knowl- the financial transactions ing communities to join us construction items, EMPLOYMENT tasks. Prefer someone with edge a plus. Please send for the Coop, including in this endeavor, in order trim, molding and other availability to work a couple resume to apalmer@livent. payroll, accounts receiv- to support our program. lumber, propane space of hours up to 40 hours a net or drop off at a 401 able and payable, Medicaid Multiple K-12 Teacher heater, electrical and ARROWHEAD ELEMEN- week; but will consider any South Main St. No phone billing, and operation of the and Para Positions (All plumbing items, sporting TARY DISTRICT #75 is and all availability. Paid calls please. computerized accounting Subjects). Three 2-week training is provided. Wage system. The clerk will also Sessions (4 days/week, 8 goods, spotting scope, looking for a K-8 Teacher LOOKING FOR A VER- PSE bow, ATV bags/ for the 2021-2022 school range is $12.07 - $13.50 process all payments for hours/day), June 14-June per hour with a temporary SATILE INDIVIDUAL TRS and PERS, federal 24, July 6-July 15 and July accessories, home dé- year. This is a full time TO JOIN OUR ADVER- cor, dishes, clothing, position. Applicants must incentive of $3.00 per hour. and state income tax, work- 19-July 29. Contact: Becky Please call Counterpoint, TISING TEAM! The po- ers compensations, unem- Ayler c/o Jenny Stringer pictures, Kimball organ, have a Montana Teaching sition requires ad sales, telescope and too much License. Submit letter of 222-2472, for an application ployment insurance, health Please send all materials to and more information. public relations and cre- insurance and other similar jenny.stringer@livingston. more to list. Everything Interest, Resume, 2 let- ativity with ad design. must go! ters of recommendation, responsibilities. Qualifica- k12.mt.us a complete job FULL-TIME SEASONAL Hourly plus commission tions: Minimum high school description and application copies of transcripts, and with fringe benefits. 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Page 11, Livingston Enterprise Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Global rights group accuses Islamic State degraded in Israel of apartheid, persecution JERUSALEM (AP) — One land confiscation, the sys- of the world’s best-known tematic denial of building Afghanistan but still poses threat human rights groups said permits, home demolitions Tuesday that Israel is guilty and “sweeping, decades-long KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) of the international crimes restrictions on freedom of — Tribal elder Dawlat Khan of apartheid and persecution movement and basic human still has nightmares about because of discriminatory rights.” fighters from the local affili- policies toward Palestinians The report cites a range of ate of the global Islamic within its own borders and in policies it says are aimed at State terror network who the occupied territories. ensuring a Jewish majority swept across his and other In a sweeping, 213-page in Israel and lands it intends villages in eastern Afghani- report, the New York-based to keep, while largely confin- stan five years ago. Human Rights Watch joins a ing Palestinians to scattered The extremists, including growing number of commen- enclaves under overarching Afghans, Pakistanis, Arabs tators and rights groups who Israeli control, with policies and men from Central Asia, view the conflict not primar- that encourage Palestinians quickly imposed a reign of ily as a land dispute but as a to leave. terror. They kidnapped some single regime in which Pal- While such policies are far locals who worked for the estinians — who make up more severe in the occupied Afghan government, later roughly half the population territories, HRW said they dropping off their decapitat- of Israel, the West Bank and can also be found in Israel ed corpses in public places. Gaza — are systematically itself, where Palestinian citi- In one instance, villagers denied basic rights granted zens, who make up roughly were summoned to a behead- to Jews. 20% of the population, face ing where some fainted while Israel adamantly rejects widespread discrimination others froze as they watched that characterization, saying when it comes to housing, in horror. AP its Arab minority enjoys full land access and basic servic- Militants of the Islamic Afghan security police stand guard at a checkpoint in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Wednes- civil rights. It views Gaza, es. State group have since been day. from which it withdrew sol- Omar Shakir, the author of driven back into the moun- diers and settlers in 2005, as the report, said that from the tains by blistering U.S. and tuns from Pakistan’s tribal on condition of anonymity in the Taliban and the govern- a hostile entity ruled by the heady early days of the Afghan bombing raids and a regions and Afghans from line with regulations. ment could further erode the Islamic militant group peace process in the 1990s fierce ground campaign by the northeastern Nangarhar The Taliban, familiar with morale of Afghanistan’s Hamas, and it considers the up until the Obama years, the Taliban, Afghanistan’s and Kunar provinces. The mountain caves and dirt 300,000-plus security forces West Bank to be disputed “there was enough there to homegrown insurgents. The retreating militants left paths in remote terrain, are a who sustain heavy casualties territory subject to peace question whether there was Taliban, eager to expand behind mined roads and useful ally against IS, which daily and are plagued by negotiations — which col- an intent for permanent their domestic political pow- fields. is viewed by the U.S. as the widespread corruption. It’s lapsed more than a decade domination.” er, pledged to the Trump Khan, the tribal leader, fled greatest threat emanating unclear how the troops can ago. But with the demise of the administration last year they his village of Pananzai with from Afghanistan, the offi- be a bulwark against new Human Rights Watch peace process; Israel’s plans would prevent any attacks on his six brothers and their cial said. terrorist threats. focused its report on the def- to annex up to a third of the the West from Afghan soil families at the height of the In justifying his withdraw- At the same time, IS con- initions of apartheid and per- West Bank, which were put after foreign troops leave. battles against IS. They’re al decision, Biden noted that tinues to recruit among radi- secution used by the Interna- on hold but never aban- Recent success in contain- not rushing home, even terror threats are “metasta- calized university students tional Criminal Court, which doned; its massive expansion ing IS is central to the calcu- though the family of 63 peo- sizing around the globe” and and disgruntled Taliban, said launched a probe into possi- of settlements and infra- lus of President Joe Biden, ple is crammed into nine that “keeping thousands of a former Afghan security ble Israeli war crimes last structure linking them to who decided earlier this small rooms in Nangarhar’s troops grounded and concen- official who spoke on condi- month. Israel rejects the Israel; and the passing of a month to pull all remaining provincial capital of Jalala- trated in just one country, at tion of anonymity because he court as biased. controversial nation-state U.S. troops out of Afghani- bad. the cost of billions each year, was not authorized to talk to Citing public statements law favoring Jews — many stan by the summer. Biden “We are afraid they will makes little sense to me and reporters. by Israeli leaders and offi- say it’s no longer possible to argues that threats to the return,” Khan, a father of 12, our leaders.” IS has also resumed a cam- cial policies, HRW argued view the current situation as West, whether by IS or rem- said of IS fighters. The withdrawal is under paign of targeted killings of that Israel has “demonstrat- temporary. nants of the al-Qaida net- Biden has said he will hold way, with the final phase minority Shiite Muslims, ed an intent to maintain the “Prominent voices have work, can be defused from a the Taliban accountable for starting Saturday. By Sept. many of them ethnic Haz- domination of Jewish Israe- for years warned that Israeli distance. their commitment not to 11, America will have with- aras, as well as women’s lis over Palestinians” in Isra- conduct risked turning into Yet there are concerns that allow terror threats against drawn its last 2,500 to 3,500 rights activists and media el, the West Bank and Gaza, apartheid,” Shakir said. in the potential chaos of a the U.S. or its allies from troops, and about 7,000 allied workers. They claimed coupled with “systematic “This 213-page report finds post-withdrawal Afghani- Afghan soil. The U.S. invad- forces from NATO are fol- attacks last year on two edu- oppression” and “inhumane that the threshold has been stan, IS “will be able to find ed Afghanistan 20 years ago lowing the same timetable. cational facilities, including acts.” crossed.” additional space to operate,” after al-Qaida militants, host- But there are concerns Kabul University, that killed “When these three ele- Israel rejected the report. said Seth Jones, senior vice- ed by the Taliban, staged the about IS re-emerging, partic- more than 50 students. Wash- ments occur together, they Human Rights Watch “is president at the Center for Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. ularly if the Taliban and the ington blamed IS for a brutal amount to the crime of known to have a long-stand- Strategic and International In recent years, Washing- Afghan government can’t assault last year on a mater- apartheid,” it said. ing anti-Israel agenda,” the Studies in Washington. ton has come to see the Tal- reach a power-sharing deal. nity hospital in a largely As to the charge of perse- Foreign Ministry said. “The Some note that it took more iban as a national force, with Intra-Afghan peace talks Hazara neighborhood of cution, the group cited fictional claims that HRW than three years to dislodge no ambitions beyond their remain stalled, despite U.S. Kabul. Infants and pregnant “grave abuses” in the occu- concocted are both prepos- and degrade IS fighters, borders, according to a U.S. efforts to jump start them. women were killed. pied territories, including terous and false.” many of them ethnic Pash- defense official who spoke Ongoing fighting between In Africa, vaccine hesitancy adds to slow rollout of COVID-19 doses KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — believe is needed to stop The World Health Organi- It is unclear if Malawi will Some Africans are hesitating uncontrolled spread of COV- zation and the Africa Centers follow that advice. to get COVID-19 vaccines ID-19 — 70% or higher of the for Disease Control and Pre- The country has adminis- amid concerns about their population having immunity vention have urged African tered less than half of more safety, alarming public health through vaccination or past governments to continue roll- than 500,000 doses it received officials as some countries infection. ing out the AstraZeneca vac- via COVAX, leading Victor start to destroy thousands of Africa seeks to vaccinate cine, saying its benefits out- Mithi, head of the Society of doses that expired before up to 60% of its people by the weigh any risks after Europe- Medical Doctors in Malawi, use. end of 2022. an countries limited its use to blame vaccine misconcep- Malawi and South Sudan in Achieving that goal will over concerns about rare tions. recent days have said they require about 1.5 billion vac- blood clots in a small number “We are continuously assur- will destroy some of their cine doses for Africa if the of recipients. ing Malawians that the vac- doses, a concerning develop- two-shot AstraZeneca vac- “Anything you take has a cine is safe and that once ment on a continent where cine continues to be widely risk. Any medication,” Africa they feel anything abnormal health officials have been used. But safety concerns CDC director John Nkengas- beyond the usual post-vacci- outspoken about the need for relating to that vaccine, often ong told a briefing last week, nation symptoms, they can vaccine equity as the world’s the main shot available under citing some essential drugs always come to the hospital rich nations hold the bulk of the donor-backed COVAX AP that can cause blood clots in and report,” he said. shots. program to ensure access for Numbers are handed out to people waiting to receive the rare cases. “That’s the way An additional 1.26 million Africa, whose 1.3 billion developing countries, have AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at Ndirande Health Centre in we should be looking at these doses expected from COVAX people represent 16% of the left some Africans worried. Blantyre, Malawi on March 29. vaccines.” at the end of May may be world’s population, has Vaccine-related suspicions The Africa CDC said in a wasted if people continue received less than 2% of the have been spread widely on with which COVID-19 vac- Austin Demby, Sierra statement last week it had shunning the vaccine, said COVID-19 vaccine doses social media, driven partly cines have been developed. Leone’s health minister, told received guidance from the Shouts Simeza, president of administered around the by a general lack of trust in “The world has failed to reporters last week that a Serum Institute of India rec- the National Organization of world, according to the World authorities. Uganda’s health find a vaccine for AIDS all third of the 96,000 doses the ommending a three-month Nurses and Midwives in Health Organization. minister had to refute allega- these years, but they quickly country received in March “shelf life extension” on the Malawi, adding that a possi- The continent has con- tions she faked receiving a found a vaccine for COVID? I will likely not be used before April 13 expiration date of at ble solution is making vacci- firmed more than 4.5 million shot, even posting a video of am not going to go for that they expire, citing a lack of least a million AstraZeneca nations mandatory for all COVID-19 cases, including herself getting the jab on vaccine,” said Richard Bbale, urgency among some people shots delivered to Africa. who are eligible. 120,000 deaths, a tiny frac- Twitter, along with the admo- an electrician in the Ugandan who decided that COVID-19 Africa nations “don’t have a Trying to increase cover- tion of the global fatalities nition: “Please stop spreading capital, Kampala, voicing is “not as bad as Ebola,” choice,” Nkengasong said, age, Malawi’s government and caseload. But some fake news!” fear that an experimental which ravaged the country urging Malawi to use all its has relaxed vaccine eligibili- experts worry that the Some have raised the vaccine could be harmful. several years ago. shots after authorities in the ty rules to include everyone 54-nation continent will suf- untrue claim that the shots “Even if the government “People are worried this is southern African nation said aged 18 and older after ini- fer in the long term if it takes can cause infertility on sites forces us to get the vaccine another public experiment they would burn 16,000 tially focusing on priority longer than expected to meet such as WhatsApp. Others as if it’s a national ID, I will they want to make on our AstraZeneca doses that groups such as health work- the threshold scientists openly question the speed not go.” people,” he said. expired earlier in April. ers. China celebrates anniversary of Communist Party CORONAVIRUS HELPFUL TIPS FROM THE CDC JINGGANGSHAN, China lions of tourists who brought generations who she worries (AP) — On the 100th anniver- in billions of dollars in reve- may be losing interest in his- sary of the Chinese Commu- nue. tory. nist Party, tourists are flock- On a recent government- “They should understand ing to historic sites and mak- organized tour, descendants (the history) but may not be ing pilgrimages to party land- of the Red Army told stories interested” Kong said. “I marks. of their forefathers at the think this kind of suffering On a street where the Red Zunyi Memorial Museum, will inspire us to cherish our Army once roamed, a group which houses artifacts from happy and peaceful lives of retirees in historic pastel- the period and hologram rec- today and do our jobs well.” blue army uniforms belt out reations of a key meeting at In 2016, the Zunyi museum tunes made famous through which Mao established his launched a traveling exhibit countless movies, television dominance. that tours colleges and uni- shows and other forms of pro- Kong Xia grew up listening versities throughout China. paganda. Historic locations in to stories of hardships and And to spur interest among Jiangxi and Guizhou provinc- toil and the arduous Long younger visitors, it trained es — the sites of revolution- March, a military retreat in over 100 “young curators” in wear a mask ary leader Mao Zedong’s ear- which her grandfather, Kong primary or middle school to ly battles, his escape from Xianquan, participated. In the tell fellow students about the Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist epic journey, the Communists period of history. forces in the Long March and traveled over treacherous “They aroused a very good You should wear a facemask when you are sick and you are the cementing of his leader- terrain to eventually estab- response especially among around other people (e.g., sharing a room or vehicle) and before you ship in Zunyi — are experi- lish their World War II capital the visitors of their age,” said encing an influx of tourists in the dry northern province the museum’s deputy curator, enter a healthcare provider’s office. If you are not able to wear a facemask, this year as post-pandemic of Shaanxi, from which they Zhang Xiaoling. then you should do your best to cover your coughs and sneezes. travel returns to China. would expand and eventually Crowds of tourists also visit In Guizhou, tourism in the triumph over their National- the mountain ranges of Jing- To learn more, visit www.cdc.gov. first quarter of 2021 has ist rivals in 1949. gangshan in Jiangxi province, already recovered to 2019 Kong Xia describes her known as the “cradle of the PENNSYLVANIA levels, local official Lu Yong- grandfather’s life to pass Chinese Revolution,” where zheng said. The province, down stories of the Commu- Mao fought his early battles ASSOCIATION among China’s top tourist nist Party’s humble begin- and the revolutionary army destinations, received mil- nings, especially to younger was formed. Weather Page 12, Livingston Enterprise Tuesday, April 27, 2021 Livingston Area 5-Day Forecast National Weather Tonight Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Forecast map for April 28, 2021
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy Precip Chance: 5% Precip Chance: 0% 35 64 40 72 48 78 49 71 43 Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds: Winds: 7-10 mph SW 10-19 mph WSW 10-16 mph WSW 13-21 mph SW 18-19 mph WSW Livingston Outlook Montana Weather Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies with an overnight low of 35. Southwest wind 7 to 10 Libby Cut Bank Havre Glasgow mph. The record low temperature for tonight 37/69 38/65 40/68 37/69 is 19 set in 1943. Wednesday, skies should be partly cloudy with a high temperature of 64. Kalispell Great Falls 38/65 39/69 Sidney 36/67 Livingston Statistics Missoula Lewistown As recorded through yesterday. 35/63 Glendive 36/65 Helena For latest weather updates: www.UpdatedWx.com/LE Temperatures 38/67 38/66 .High . . . .yesterday ...... 52...... Butte ...... Tomorrow Thursday Tomorrow Thursday LIVINGSTON .Low . . . .yesterday ...... 31...... 31/57 ...... Miles City City Hi Lo Wx Hi Lo Wx City Hi Lo Wx Hi Lo Wx 35/64 Billings .Record ...... high ...... 81 . . in. . 1946...... 37/65 Anchorage 51 35 s 50 36 cl Los Angeles 85 58 s 84 62 s Bozeman 39/68 .Record ...... low ...... 21 . . in. . 1998...... Atlanta 83 63 mc 85 64 mc New York 81 61 mc 74 60 sh 33/66 Red Lodge Broadus Precipitation (as of 4 p.m.) Boston 60 50 sh 61 52 sh Phoenix 84 62 s 94 67 s West 35/57 35/64 .Yesterday ...... 0.02" ...... Chicago 59 48 sh 56 44 sh Salt Lake City 65 45 s 72 51 s Yellowstone .Month . . . . . to. . date...... 0.99" ...... Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are Dallas 83 65 t 75 56 t Seattle 65 49 mc 71 51 mc 20/58 .Normal ...... for. . .month ...... 1.35" ...... tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. Denver 55 38 ra 65 44 s Washington, D.C. 88 67 pc 86 65 mc .Year . . . .to . .date ...... 2.59" ...... Tomorrow Thursday Tomorrow Thursday Legend: Wx-weather, s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, cl-cloudy, sh-showers, .Normal ...... year. . . . to. . date...... 3.20" ...... City Hi Lo Wx Hi Lo Wx City Hi Lo Wx Hi Lo Wx t-thunderstorms, ra-rain, fl-flurries, rs-rain/snow, sn-snow, i-ice, w-windy, R-Record. .Average ...... Humidity ...... 72% ...... Belgrade ...... 68 . . .36 . . . pc. . . 76. . . . 42 . . . pc Havre 68 40 mc 76 50 mc .Barometer ...... (noon)...... 29.68" ...... (falling) ...... Billings ...... 68 . . .41 . . . pc. . . 76. . . . 49 . . . pc Helena 67 42 pc 77 50 mc Wind Sock Bozeman 66 38 pc 74 46 pc Kalispell 65 42 mc 72 46 mc Sun? Rain? Snow? Wind? Peak gust for Butte 57 35 pc 66 43 mc Lewistown 63 37 pc 72 47 pc last 24 hours: Dillon 67 35 pc 75 42 mc Miles City 65 36 mc 72 46 pc 10 mph Glasgow 69 36 pc 74 46 mc Missoula 65 40 pc 75 46 mc (Recorded at Glendive 67 33 mc 72 44 pc Sidney 67 32 mc 71 42 pc Mission Field) Great Falls 69 41 pc 77 52 mc W. Yellowstone 58 25 pc 61 30 pc Yellowstone River Sun and Moon Moon Phases Depth...... (at . . Carter's . . . . . Bridge)...... 1.73. . . . ft...... Sunset ...... tonight...... 8:24...... p.m...... Last ...... New ...... First...... Full. . . . .Current ...... flow...... 2,170. . . . . ft3/sec...... Sunrise ...... tomorrow ...... 6:14...... a.m...... 77-year ...... average...... 2,330. . . . . ft3/sec...... Moonrise ...... tomorrow ...... 10:54...... p.m...... Don’t let the weather catch you by surprise. Check the weather in The Enterprise every day. .Temperature ...... 47...... Moonset ...... tomorrow ...... 7:19...... a.m...... 5/3...... 5/11 ...... 5/19 ...... 5/26. . . . Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for fed contract workers WASHINGTON (AP) — hundreds of thousands. wage in new contract offer- President Joe Biden is set to There are an estimated 5 ings by Jan. 30 of next year. sign an executive order to million contract workers in By March 30, agencies would increase the minimum wage the federal government, need to implement the higher to $15 an hour for federal according to a posting last wage into new contracts. The contractors, providing a pay year for the Brookings Insti- increase would also be in bump to hundreds of thou- tution by Paul Light, a public existing contracts that are sands of workers. policy professor at New York extended. Biden administration offi- University. T h e w a g e w o u l d b e cials said ahead of Tuesday’s The increase could be dra- indexed to inflation, so it signing that the higher wag- matic for workers who earn would automatically increase es would lead to greater the current minimum of with each year to reflect worker productivity, offset- $10.95 an hour. Those work- changes in prices. The tipped ting any additional costs to ers would receive a 37% pay minimum wage of $7.65 an taxpayers. hike, though the increase hour for federal contractors “This executive order will would be rolled out gradual- would be replaced by the promote economy and effi- ly, according to the terms of standard minimum by 2024. ciency in federal contract- the order. Biden has pushed to estab- ing, providing value for tax- The White House said the lish a $15 hourly minimum payers by enhancing worker workers would include clean- wage nationwide for all productivity and generating ing professionals and main- workers, making it a part of higher-quality work by boost- tenance workers, nursing his coronavirus relief pack- ing workers’ health, morale, assistants who care for vet- age. But the Senate parlia- and effort,” the White House erans, cafeteria workers pro- mentarian said the wage hike said in a statement. viding for the military and did not follow the budgetary The officials could not pro- laborers who build and rules that allowed the $1.9 vide an exact figure on how repair federal infrastruc- trillion plan to pass with a AP many workers for federal ture. simple majority, so it was not President Joe Biden pauses after signing an executive order relating to U.S. supply chains, contractors would receive a All federal agencies would included in the bill that in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 24. raise, only that it would be need to include the higher became law in March. California governor recall has enough signatures to make ballot REACH SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) er Democrats have jumped in statement. “As the only candi- — Organizers of the recall to run against him. date who’s won tough elec- effort against California Gov. “I am not going to take this tions and enacted real reform, the 406 Gavin Newsom collected fight lying down,” read a I am ready to lead this move- enough valid signatures to fundraising appeal sent by ment.” Print qualify for the ballot, state Newsom shortly after Mon- Dozens of other candidates, election officials said Monday, day’s announcement about the serious and not, are expected likely triggering just the sec- signatures. “There is too to enter the race. ond such election in state his- much at stake, and I intend to The only other time a gover- Your business can have an ad this size tory. win.” nor has faced a recall election in print in 63 different Montana newspapers... “The people of California His campaign manager, was in 2003, when Democrat have done what the politicians Juan Rodriguez, repeated crit- Gray Davis was voted out and thought would be impossible,” icism that the campaign is a replaced with Republican said Orrin Heatlie, the retired partisan effort by pro-Trump Arnold Schwarzenegger. .00 county sheriff’s sergeant who Republicans that “seeks to Democrats believe Davis was for only $406 launched the recall effort last undo the important progress hurt politically when Lt. 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The votes on the same number as those who The Livingston Enterprise more than 1.6 million signa- second question will only be identify as “no party prefer- and your message is out tures had been deemed valid counted if more than half say ence.” NEWSPAPERASSOCIATION as of Monday, about 100,000 yes to the first. But organizers see an open- PARTICIPATING NEWSPAPERS across Montana. more than required. If Newsom survives the ing with voters of all political We work with partner People who signed petitions recall he will be up for reelec- stripes who were angered by JOIN MONTANA’S EFFECTIVE newspapers and the now have 30 days to withdraw tion in 2022. Newsom’s handling of the pan- Montana Newspaper their signatures, though it’s Republicans running to demic and those frustrated by Statewide Online Advertising Program (SOAP) unlikely enough will do so to replace Newsom include for- one-party rule in Sacramento. Association to send your mes- stop the question from going mer San Diego Mayor Kevin Republicans have not won sage statewide from right here. to voters. Faulconer and reality TV star statewide office since 2006, The recall against Newsom, and former Olympic decath- when voters gave Schwar- a first-term Democrat seen as lon champion Caitlyn Jenner, zenegger a second term. Orga- 250,000 Contact your Ad Rep at the a possible White House hope- who has never run for elected nizers say about 30% of the IMPRESSIONS FOR Enterprise for details. ful someday, will be among office. Businessman John petition signers were Demo- (406) 222-2000 the highest-profile political Cox, who lost badly to New- crats or independents. • races in the country this year. som in 2018, and former Con- Newsom’s pandemic actions $1,499 [email protected] He launched a campaign to gressman Doug Ose, also are tipped the recall effort over fight the effort in March running. the edge, especially after he alongside endorsements from “Californians from all walks was caught last fall dining at a Democrats including U.S. of life are seizing this historic fancy restaurant for a lobby- Sens. Elizabeth Warren and opportunity to demand ist’s birthday while urging Bernie Sanders. So far no oth- change,” Faulconer said in a residents to stay home.