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Montana bill seeks to limit governor's power in disasters

by Iris Samuels
| January 12, 2021 11:03 AM

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A Montana House committee on Tuesday debated a bill to limit the governor's power to issue orders during declared disasters lasting longer than two months and shift that authority to state lawmakers during emergencies like the coronavirus pandemic.

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