MT lawmakers draft multibillion-dollar Covid relief bill this week

HELENA — From child-care grants to Covid-19 testing to $1 billion of infrastructure projects, Montana lawmakers this week must mash together the kitchen-sink of spending bills, authorizing as much as $3 billion of federal Covid relief and stimulus funds.

A trio of budget panels made recommendations Friday, after just one week of combing through the mass of proposals to spend the money.

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