Montana Constitution

This week, Montanans celebrated the 50th anniversary of the state’s constitution in Helena. The two-day celebration came with a warning: the document’s legacy is not guaranteed.

The Montana Constitution turned 50-years-old this June. The people who wrote it, have studied it and created policy based on it are celebrating in Helena this week.

Monday marked the 50th anniversary of the ratification of Montana’s constitution. Former delegates and governors will highlight a celebration of the state’s bill of rights at the Capitol next week.

“Montana businesses are supportive of comprehensive tax reform. CI-121 is neither comprehensive, nor is it even reform. It is a clumsy bludgeon, similar to a bull in a china closet,” the Montana Chamber of Commerce executive director said.

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Fifty years ago this week, delegates found consensus and signed a new state Constitution. Montana politicians, journalists and a delegate to the 1972 Constitutional Convention gathered Tuesday to reminisce on the creation of the state’s Bill of Rights.

Sarah and Brad have teamed up to produce some special content to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Montana State Constitution and explore some of the amazing stories behind its creation.

In states where courts have ruled that their constitutions’ explicit privacy rights extend to the right of a woman to have an abortion, the procedure would continue to be legal even if the Supreme Court’s 1973 ruling is overturned, legal scholars and abortion-rights advocates said.

Former Gov. Brian Schweitzer lauded the group for having the foresight to put in place protections Montana has today.

Montanans will consider a proposed amendment to the state’s Constitution in the next election that aims to enhance privacy protections.Montana lawmakers,…