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Montanans Pay the Price — When Politics Trumps Science

By September 7, 2022No Comments
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When COVID-19 first marched with its dangerous war drums through our country, scientists struggled to keep up, but over time, their push for vaccinations slowed the dangers of this very contagious disease and its evolving challenges.

But not in Montana, where MT State Legislators ignored the science, disregarded the growing solutions, and risked the lives of Montanans and the stability of MT hospitals’ very existence in their ignorance.  ProPublica examines what happens “When politics trumps public health.”

We are grateful to ProPublica’s  Marilyn W. Thompson and Jenny Deam, research by Mollie Simon, and photo illustrations by Kitra Cahana in this special to ProPublica

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