News & Opinions
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News
September 30, 2025 / News
2026 Montana Civics Bee
The Mansfield Center is partnering with the National Chamber of Commerce Foundation to host the 2026 Montana Civics Bee for...
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September 15, 2025 / News
News from “Teaching Montana History”
The Montana Historical Society provides a regular "Teaching Montana History" Newsletter written by Martha Kohl. Their September 15, 2025 edition...
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March 25, 2025 / News
1972 ConCon Delegates Announce Opposition to Partisan Judges for Montana
March 19, 2025 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1972 CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION (CON CON) DELEGATES ANNOUNCE OPPOSITION TO PARTISAN JUDGES FOR MONTANA (Helena,...
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March 10, 2025 / News
Jeff Rupp, Con Con Intern, Passes
Jeff Rupp, who served as an intern at the 1972 Montana Constitutional Convention, passed away on February 20, 2025. Jeff...
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February 14, 2025 / News
Montana Constitution Rally
Photos by Thom Bridge of the Independent Record February 13, 2025 in Helena, Montana Marc Racicot speaks at a rally...
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Opinion
December 11, 2025 / Opinion
Montana’s Con Con Through Young Eyes
Monthly Column from The Friends of the Montana Constitution By Randy Gray First published in the Helena IR on December...
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November 11, 2025 / Opinion
Montana’s constitutional transparency in government
Monthly Column from the Friends of the Montana Constitution By Jerome Loendorf, first published in the Helena IR on November...
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October 13, 2025 / Opinion
Protecting your rights and yourselves
Monthly Column from the Friends of the Montana Constitution By Rick Applegate, First published in the Helena IR on October...
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September 6, 2025 / Opinion
Better Montana government — as easy as ABC
By Evan Barrett, First Published in the Missoulian on September 6, 2025 On March 22, 1972, after 54 days of...
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August 19, 2025 / Opinion
Constitutional redistricting protects people, not politicians
By Nancy Leifer First Published in the Missoulian on August 9, 2026 Montanans value independence. In our 1972 Constitution Convention...
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