US Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling
Washington DC, USAP States can’t cut religious schools out of programs that send public money to private education, a divided Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. By a five-to-four vote with the conservatives in the majority, the justices upheld a Montana scholarship program that allows state tax credits for private schooling in which almost all the recipients attend religious […]
As US states ease coronavirus lockdowns, remote towns stay shut
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Tucked up against the Canadian border in northwest Montana, the Blackfeet Reservation shut itself off in March as first word of the novel coronavirus spread, prohibiting visitors and implementing curfews. And while Montana, like half the US states, is gradually reopening businesses, the Blackfeet’s tribal council toughened their protective […]
In the US, church services resume as Montana takes first step to reopen
Laurel, MontanaAP Montana took its first, halting step toward reopening on Sunday as churchgoers returned to services after a month-long hiatus and a general stay-at-home order expired. While other states have been extending restrictions amid the continuing spread of the coronavirus, Montana is among those that are beginning to loosen rules in hopes of restoring […]
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