Montana's Constitution and the 68th Legislature: Observations with Lee Banville
APR 7, 202322 MIN
Montana's Constitution and the 68th Legislature: Observations with Lee Banville
APR 7, 202322 MIN
Description
<p>Since the Montana constitution was crafted in 1972, there have only been 34 changes made to the state’s governing document, a rate of less than one per year. However over the last three months of the 68th legislative session, Montana Republicans have introduced a record 67 constitutional amendments. This week, Flathead Beacon reporter Denali Sagner wrote about the crossroads the state constitution is facing with multiple efforts, almost all unsuccessful, to alter it. To gain additional insight, host Micah Drew reached out to political analyst and director of the University of Montana School of Journalism Lee Banville, who joins the podcast to share some of his observations from the legislative session. </p><br><p>Later, Micah runs through the news of the week.</p><br><p><strong>RELATED LINKS</strong></p><p><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/04/05/montana-republicans-propose-constitutional-amendments/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Constitution at a Crossroads</a></p><p><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/04/06/u-s-census-flathead-county-adds-most-residents-in-montana/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">U.S. Census: Flathead County Adds Most Residents in Montana</a></p><p><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/04/06/baseball-teams-face-delays-lingering-snow-with-start-of-inaugural-season/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Baseball Teams Face Delays, lingering Snow with Start of Inaugural Season</a></p><p><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/2023/04/05/gianforte-discusses-work-based-learning-at-kalispell-roundtable/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Gianforte Discusses Work-Based Learning at Kalispell Roundtable</a></p><br><p><em>Read more about all of this week's stories and get the latest breaking news at </em><a href="https://www.flatheadbeacon.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>flatheadbeacon.com</em></a><em> and sign up for our </em><strong><em>new daily newsletter</em></strong><em> at </em><a href="https://flatheadbeacon.com/newsletter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>flatheadbeacon.com/newsletter</em></a><em>.</em></p><br><p>The introductory music in this this episode is “Thinking Music” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons:<strong> </strong><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>By Attribution 3.0 License</strong></a>, The episode also features songs from Montana singer/songwriter Mike Murray's album <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4x4HOsoQkqoIwlBoumEGSV?si=Y-TQm-jUTyCSYzLHoAJAVA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We Are Like Warriors</a>, "The Good Ol' Days You're In" and "Moment of Time," used with permission.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
