It’s week 16 of the 69th Legislature is kicking off week 15. Lawmakers have been talking about proposals to improve access to child care and teacher pay.

The 69th Legislature is kicking off week 15. Today, we’re talking about health policy.

The 69th Legislature has less than a month left. Today, we’re talking money.

It’s week 13 for the 69th Legislature. Proposals to regulate the judiciary are seeing limited success. And a public utility is seeking legislative protection during wildfire season.

It’s week 12 for the 69th Legislature. Lawmakers are considering policy related to the Montana State Hospital and health and welfare in Indian Country.

The 69th legislature is starting Week 11. Today, Democratic House Minority Leader Katie Sullivan joins the podcast to share her thoughts on the first half of the session, the policy advancing through the statehouse and what she expects in the second half.

The 69th legislature is starting Week 11 today. Republican Senate President Matt Regier joins the podcast.

The 69th Legislature went on spring break on Friday. Lawmakers have passed the halfway point and an important procedural deadline. It was a mad dash for lawmakers to get work done ahead of time.

Priority legislation for the Montana American Indian Caucus is revived and advancing through the statehouse. Lawmakers are at odds over how best to ease the burden of property taxes.

Factions in the state Senate are cleaving further apart and impacting the chamber’s work. Debates over education policy are heating up.

Montana Public Radio and Montana Free Press Reporters Ellis Juhlin and Amanda Eggert break down the major environmental flashpoints emerging at this year’s legislative session with host Shaylee Ragar. In particular, they dig into bills around wolves and the controversy around the Montana Environmental Policy Act, incited by the recent Supreme Court ruling on the Held v. Montana case.

Host Shaylee Ragar sits down with Mara Silvers and Eric Dietrich of the Montana Free Press to get into the latest flareup of drama in the Senate, abortion policy after CI-128 and a new tool to track legislation from MTFP.

Lawmakers have begun an ethics investigation into a sitting senator. Legislation concerning transgender health care and bathroom use is moving through the process.

As legislators throw spaghetti at the wall to see what will make it through committee, host Shaylee Ragar and reporters Mara Silvers and Eric Dietrich discuss the specifics of debates over Medicaid expansion and property tax relief.

Host Shaylee Ragar discusses tech issues at the Capitol with reporters Austin Amestoy and Zeke Lloyd. They break down what that means for how the public and reporters alike can follow and engage with the action in Helena, along with the bigger picture of public comment during committee meetings and a new development on legislative junque files.

This week, host Shaylee Ragar and reporters Tom Lutey and Mara Silvers dig in to how the — literal and metaphorical — sausage gets made and what an early GOP divide could mean for the rest of the session.

The Session is back for the 69th Montana Legislature. This week, we preview lawmakers work that starts January 6. Reporters talk about new party leaders, legislative rules, and how the governor wants to spend public money.