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Senate Finance and Claims Committee Chairman Rick Ripley (R-Wolf Creek) discusses the state budget process and House Speaker Pro Tem Austin Knudsen (R-Culbertson) talks about some of the bills aimed at helping oil and gas impacted communities.
Each week, legislators, elected officials, state officials, and others join Yellowstone Public Radio News Director Jackie Yamanaka to talk about key legislation and current issues before the Montana Legislature. “Capitol Connections” supplements Jackie’s daily news coverage from the Capitol with additional depth, substance, and perspective through interviews and other audio from the floors of both houses, committee meetings, and anywhere else the business of the Legislature is conducted.