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This call to action is closed. Governor Gianforte's 56 County Tour passed through Yellowstone County without a public town hall for Laurel and Yellowstone County residents. The background below is kept as a record of what we asked for and why.
What We Know
Governor Gianforte's office says the 56 County Tour is about hearing directly from Montanans. His office announced a public town hall in Sidney, where residents were able to ask questions.
We have not found a public Yellowstone County town hall announcement for this tour. Laurel residents have direct questions about the state psychiatric prison project near West Elementary School, DPHHS, BOI, and whether this process meets the governor's standard for transparency.
The ask is simple: if other counties get public town halls, Yellowstone County should get one too.
Governor's Own Standard
Governor Gianforte's priorities page gives Laurel residents a fair standard to use. His administration says state government should work for Montanans, increase accountability and transparency, protect families and communities, preserve rural health care access, support small businesses, and protect Montana as a place to live, work, and raise a family.
Laurel residents are asking a direct question: what is the governor's word worth if DPHHS and BOI can push a psychiatric prison near West Elementary School without the transparency, public process, and community respect his own priorities promise?
Government Working for You
The governor says state government should better serve Montanans through accountability and transparency. Laurel has been asking for the basic record, the timeline, and direct answers.
Safe Communities
The governor says government has a chief responsibility to keep communities safe. Laurel is asking why a secure psychiatric prison is being pushed near an elementary school without full local consent.
Health Care
The governor says rural health care access matters. Laurel is asking why a state health project is being handled as a siting and land-use fight instead of a transparent health care conversation.
Jobs, Economy, and Way of Life
The governor says he supports small businesses, opportunity, and Montana communities as places to live and raise families. Laurel is asking what happens when state action claims a major growth corridor without a real local answer.
Ask this plainly:
Governor Gianforte, do the actions of DPHHS and BOI in Laurel reflect your stated priorities, or not?
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