Capitol Talk
Fridays at 6:44 p.m. during the Montana Legislature
Montana Public Radio's weekly legislative news and analysis program appears on Fridays throughout the legislative session. MTPR's Sally Mauk is joined by Capitol Reporter Holly Michels and UM Political Science Professor Rob Saldin to discuss the week's legislative news.
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The 2021 Legislature produced a balanced budget with a slight spending increase, some new restrictions on abortion, a fight with the state Supreme Court… -
The dispute between Republican legislative leadership and the state Supreme Court will likely continue after the legislative session ends. This as Montana…
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COVID leads to the cancellation of floor sessions at the Legislature as the Republican leaders are in a subpoena standoff with the state Supreme Court.…
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Gov. Gianforte is one of Montana's new cases of COVID. The marijuana bills are now in the Senate's lap. The House votes to abide by the First Amendment.…
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The "beast bill" heads to the Senate. The attorney general sues over restrictions on the use of federal COVID relief money. Montana could lose millions in…
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Gov. Greg Gianforte makes headlines after trapping a Yellowstone wolf — while bills targeting wolves head toward passage. Republican lawmakers want to…
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The many moving parts of the state budget have pushed lawmakers to extend the session — but Montana's Legislature isn't the state's only busy…
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Montana Republican leaders think the COVID relief signed into law this week is a mistake. The Legislature now has to figure out how to spend the COVID…
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Right-to-work legislation fails. "Culture war" bills are still alive. And the big budget fights loom as the Legislature marks its midpoint.Listen now on…
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Montana's two senators are split on their support for the first Native American to be nominated to a Cabinet post. And the state Legislature is hurtling…
