A 14 billion dollar budget passed out of the Montana House with support from the Republican supermajority. Democrats don’t have the power to change it, but they still tried.
Host Nadya Faulx and reporters Eric Dietrich, Ellis Juhlin, and Arren Kimbel-Sannit discuss the debate over how the state should spend tax dollars.
The spending plan calls for a deal to send state inmates to an out-of-state private prison.
And a package of legislation could change how and where people can hunt elk.
More legislative coverage:
Budget bill clears House debate with GOP support, Democratic critique
What to know about the budget bill moving through the Legislature
The Session Week 17: Time is running out
The Session Week 16: Tensions are running high
The Session Week 15: Housing policy, school choice, and a historic number of bills
The Session Week 14: Last-minute bills, LGBTQ rights and a jungle primary
The Session Week 13: Constitutional amendments, affordable housing, and climate
The Session Week 11: Healthcare funding, childcare initiatives, and vaccine bills
The Session Week 10: Past halfway point, lawmakers buckle down on the budget
The Session Live: The First 45 Days
The Session Week 8: Deadline rush includes abortion access debate
The Session Week 7: Indigenous Peoples Day, property taxes and redistricting
The Session Week 6: Health department spending and colliding world views
The Session Week 5: The judiciary, tax rebates and the budget surplus
The Session Week 4: A speech, a crowded hearing room and the cost of defending laws
The Session Week 3: Relationships in the Capitol
The Session Week 2: Taxes, missing persons and child welfare
The Session Week 1: “The House is ready for business”
The Session Preview: “Everybody smile, we’re running the place”
Sine Die: What happened during Montana’s 2021 legislative session?
Week 17: Last minute legislation and maneuvering
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