The Session

By Montana Public Radio, Montana Free Press, Yellowstone Public Radio

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The campaign rhetoric, struggles for political power and results of the 2022 election converge in the 68th meeting of the Montana Legislature. Join us Monday mornings for The Session — a breakdown of the latest action we’re watching in the statehouse, produced by Montana Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio and Montana Free Press.

Episode Date
The Session Week 17: Time is running out
May 01, 2023
The Session Week 16: Tensions are running high
Apr 24, 2023
The Session Week 15: Housing policy, school choice, and a historic number of bills
Apr 17, 2023
The Session Week 14: Last-minute bills, LGBTQ rights and a jungle primary
Apr 10, 2023
The Session Week 13: Constitutional amendments, affordable housing, and climate
Apr 03, 2023
The Session Week 12: GOP controls the budget and lawmakers collaborate on elk management
Mar 27, 2023
The Session Week 11: Healthcare funding, childcare initiatives, and vaccine bills
Mar 20, 2023
The Session Week 10: Past halfway point, lawmakers buckle down on the budget
Mar 13, 2023
The Session Live: The First 45 Days
Mar 12, 2023
The Session Week 8: Deadline rush includes abortion access debate
Feb 27, 2023
The Session Week 7: Indigenous Peoples Day, property taxes and redistricting
Feb 20, 2023
The Session Week 6: Health department spending and colliding world views
Feb 13, 2023
The Session Week 5: The judiciary, tax rebates and the budget surplus
Feb 06, 2023
The Session Week 4: A speech, a crowded hearing room and the cost of defending laws
Jan 30, 2023
The Session Week 3: Relationships in the Capitol
Jan 23, 2023
The Session Week 2: Taxes, missing persons and child welfare
Jan 16, 2023
The Session Week 1: “The House is ready for business”
Jan 09, 2023
The Session Preview: “Everybody smile, we’re running the place”
Nov 21, 2022
Sine Die: What happened during Montana’s 2021 legislative session?
May 03, 2021
Week 17: Last minute legislation and maneuvering
Apr 26, 2021
Week 16: Separation of powers and the future of Colstrip
Apr 19, 2021
Week 15: Parental rights and competing tax bills for recreational marijuana
Apr 12, 2021
Week 14: Piecing the state budget puzzle together
Apr 05, 2021
Week 13: Judges, elections and recreational marijuana
Mar 29, 2021
Week 12: Tracking the budget in the House, a windfall of federal cash, and new rules for legalized marijuana
Mar 22, 2021
Week 11: The state budget takes shape and marijuana regulation coming soon
Mar 15, 2021
Week 10: What made it, and what didn’t, through the half-way point
Mar 08, 2021
Week 9: Transmittal Log Jam
Mar 01, 2021
Week 8: Taxes, Public Health and Labor Unions
Feb 22, 2021
Week 7: Vaccines, Coal, and Public Assistance Programs
Feb 15, 2021
Week 6: Tax Cuts, Right To Work and An End To Same Day Voter Registration
Feb 08, 2021
Week 5: Tribal Land Property Taxes, Partisan Committees, Child Welfare
Feb 01, 2021
Week 4: Affordable Housing, Voting, Teacher Pay
Jan 25, 2021
Week 3: MMIP, COVID-19 and Capitol Safety
Jan 18, 2021
Week 2: Gender, Guns and COVID-19
Jan 11, 2021
Welcome to The Session
Jan 10, 2021