Reporters Mara Silvers and Shaylee Ragar discuss this week's deadline for lawmakers to pass general bills out of their original chamber. There’s a lot of policy to consider, including rules about access to abortion.
Join us for this free, digital-only event on March 8 at 7:00 p.m. as reporters and editors from Montana Free Press, Montana Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio discuss the major developments from the Montana Legislature’s first 45 days and look ahead toward the second half of the session. We’ll also be answering your submitted questions.
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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 12: GOP controls the budget and lawmakers collaborate on elk management
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 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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