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What's Happening in Helena
coverage of the 2009 Montana Legislature
Thursdays at 7pm
hosted by Jackie Yamanaka and Jim Gransbery
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 YPR
News Director Jackie Yamanaka and Jim Gransbery
are back for another series of weekly dispatches from the Montana Legislature.
During this live program, Jackie (reporting from Helena) and
Jim (in YPR's Billings studios) talk with the individuals directly
involved in the legislative process, including bill sponsors, legislative
leaders, the governor, state agency officials, and others.
Upcoming Programs
April 23
TO BE SCHEDULED
In addition to their guests, Jackie and Jim welcome comments and questions
from listeners. Please read How to Participate
in Live Call-In Programs for more information about getting your questions and comments on the
air.
You can also submit your questions
or comments via e-mail.
Audio Archive
YPR will maintain a complete archive of What's Happening in Helena, available
as on-demand, streaming audio using the Windows Media Audio (WMA) format,
and as MP3 files encoded at 64kbps.
April 16
 What's
Happening in Helena (WMA) [04.16.2009]
 What's
Happening in Helena (MP3) [04.16.2009]
This week, Jackie and Jim welcome Senate
Minority Leader Carol Williams (D-Missoula) for her
outlook on the state budget (HB
2 [HB
2 text]), the stimulus spending bill (HB
645 [HB
645 text]), and what's next from the Senate Democrats' perspective.
Also, Representative Mike
Jopek (D-Whitefish) discusses HB
658 [HB
658 text], which deals with mitigating property tax reappraisals.
April 2
What's
Happening in Helena (WMA) [04.02.2009]
What's
Happening in Helena (MP3) [04.02.2009]
This week, Jackie and Jim welcome Senator Ryan
Zinke (R-Whitefish). The retired Nayy SEAL is serving his first
term, and he'll discuss how he balances his legislative work with family and
life in the private sector. Also, Senate
Finance and Claims Committee Chair Keith Bales (R-Otter) discusses
the state's budget and stimulus spending bills.
March 26
What's
Happening in Helena (WMA) [03.26.2009]
What's
Happening in Helena (MP3) [03.26.2009]
This week, Jackie and Jim welcome Senator Jeff
Essmann (R-Billings). He'll discuss SB
506 [SB
506 text], which would authorize a local option tax, and SB
503 [SB
503 text], which attempts to reduce the capital gains tax for small businesses
when the owner sells it. Also, Senator Kim
Gillan (D-Billings) explains SB
234 [SB
234 text], which requires insurance companies to to cover autism treatment
for children.
March 19
What's
Happening in Helena (WMA) [03.19.2009]
What's
Happening in Helena (MP3) [03.19.2009]
This week, Jackie and Jim welcome Senator Dave
Lewis (R-Helena) for a discussion of the liabilities in the public
employee pension funds. Also, Representative Dan
Villa (D-Anaconda) talks about education funding. Rep. Villa chairs
the Joint Education Appropriations Subcommittee.
March 12
What's
Happening in Helena (WMA) [03.12.2009]
What's
Happening in Helena (MP3) [03.12.2009]
Jackie and Jim welcome Senator Taylor
Brown (R-Huntley) for his observations on the 2009 Legislature from
the perspective of a freshman legislator. Also, Representative Penny
Morgan (R-Billings) discusses the health and human services portion
of the state budget, with particular attention to obtaining funding for the Montana
Healthy Kids Plan.
March 5
What's
Happening in Helena (WMA) [03.05.2009]
What's
Happening in Helena (MP3) [03.05.2009]
This week, Jackie and Jim welcome freshman legislator Representative Scott
Reichner (R-Big Fork) and Representative Dennis
Himmelberger (R-Billings), who is serving his last term, for a general
discussion of Montana's citizen legislature.
February 26
What's
Happening in Helena (WMA) [02.26.2009]
What's
Happening in Helena (MP3) [02.26.2009]
This week, Jackie and Jim welcome House
Minority Leader Scott Sales (R-Bozeman) for his perspective
on the first half of the 2009 Legislature, the state budget, and the federal
stimulus money coming to Montana. Also, Senator Mike
Cooney (D-Helena) weighs in on the federal stimulus package from
his perspective as a member of the Senate Finance Committee, which will begin
hearings on the federal money next week. Cooney will also address the Healthy
Montana Kids Plan (I-155) and the current inability of the Joint Appropriations
Subcommittee to give spending authority to the initiative.
February 19
What's Happening in Helena (WMA) [02.19.2009]
What's Happening in Helena (MP3) [02.19.2009]
This week, Jackie and Jim welcome House
Appropriations Committee Chairman Jon Sesso (D-Butte). He
will talk about how lawmakers will handle the federal stimulus money now that
it has become official. Legislative leaders have agreed to a single bill (tentatively
titled HB 2A) for the appropriation of the federal dollars. Chairman Sesso will
also discuss HB
2 [HB
2 text], the state's main spending bill.
Also, Senator Christine
Kaufmann (D-Helena) discusses SB
414 [SB
414 text], which would constitutionally declare health care to
be a human right, as well as her bills relating to oil and gas taxation.
February 12
What's Happening in Helena (WMA) [02.12.2009]
What's Happening in Helena (MP3) [02.12.2009]
This week, Jackie and Jim welcome back Terry Johnson, the Legislative
Fiscal Division's Principal Fiscal Analyst, for an examination of the latest
revenue projections. Also, Representative Bill
Wilson (D-Great Falls) explains HB
396 [HB
396 text], which would cap the interest rate on deferred deposit and title
loans.
January 29
What's Happening in Helena (WMA) [01.29.2009]
What's Happening in Helena (MP3) [01.29.2009]
This week, Jackie and Jim welcome Speaker
of the House Bob Bergren (D-Havre) and Senate
President Bob Story (D-Park City) for their reactions to
the Governor's State of the State Address, their legislative agendas, and the
progress so far for their respective chambers and cuacuses.
January 22
What's Happening in Helena (WMA) [01.22.2009]
What's Happening in Helena (MP3) [01.22.2009]
This week, Jackie and Jim welcome Commissioner
of Higher Education Sheila Stearns. The university system
budgets are before the Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, with ecexutive
action scheduled for next week. Also, Representative Chuck
Hunter (D-Helena) discusses HB
157 [HB
157 text], which sets the parameters for implementing the Healthy Montana
Kids Plan Act.
January 15
What's
Happening in Helena (WMA) [01.15.2009]
What's
Happening in Helena (MP3) [01.15.2009]
Jackie and Jim welcome Representative Kendall
Van Dyk (D-Billings), who will discuss HB
190 [HB
190 text]. The bill seeks to revise laws related to stream access. Then, Senator Rick
Liable (R-Darby) discusses the urban-wildlands interface and the
people who live there. Sen. Liable has three bills up for consideration: SB
75 [SB
75 text], SB
144 [SB
144 text], and SB
145 [SB
145 text].
January 8
What's
Happening in Helena (01.08.2009) [WMA]
What's
Happening in Helena (01.08.2009) [MP3]
Jackie and Jim kick off their coverage of the 61st
Montana Legislature with a recap of the official business of swearing in
the state's top officials and calling the session to order. Also, a look at the
state's revenue outlook with Terry Johnson, Principal Fiscal
Analyst-Revenue of the Legislative
Fiscal Division.
Supplemental audio from the first week of the 2009 MT Legislature:
Gov. Brian Schweitzer (WMA)
Gov. Brian Schweitzer (MP3)
Governor Brian Schweitzer's (D) remarks, delivered January 5, 2009,
after he was sworn in to a second term.
MT Senate President Bob Story (WMA)
MT
Senate President Bob Story (MP3)
Remarks from MT Senate President Bob Story (R-Park City), delivered January
5, 2009, on the Senate floor.
MT House Minority Leader Scott Sales (WMA)
MT House Minority Leader Scott Sales (MP3)
Remarks from MT House Minority Leader Scott Sales (R-Bozeman), delivered January
5, 2009, on the House Floor.
Scott Sales Quote Correction (WMA)
Scott Sales Quote Correction (MP3)
On January 5, 2009, MT House Minority Leader Scott
Sales (R-Bozeman) read
a series of quotes that were attributed
to former President Abraham Lincoln. A newspaper reporter looked into those quotes
and found that they have been mis-attributed to Lincoln. Presbyterian
minister William J.H. Boetcker wrote them in 1916
for a pamphlet called "The
Ten Cannots." Sales rose on the House Floor Jan 8, 2009,
to address the issue.
MT House Majority Leader Margarett Campbell (WMA)
MT House Majority Leader Margarett Campbell (MP3)
Remarks from MT House Majority Leader Margarett
Campbell (D-Poplar), delivered
January 5, 2009, on the House Floor.
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