Targeted COVID package will reopen our economy

One year into this pandemic, Montanans are finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Our vaccines are safe and effective, COVID-19 cases are falling thanks to the tireless efforts of our front line health care workers, and Spring is on the horizon.

But even with this good news, we still have work to do before we get through the worst public health and economic crisis in generations.

Over the past year I’ve had hundreds of conversations with families, workers, doctors, educators, veterans, farmers, tribes, and small businesses from every corner of our state about the...