First things first, rest assured: Montana’s legislature is not, in fact, in session (yet). BUT, the consequences of the messy AF 2021 Legislative Session (and the lawsuits it triggered) are still reverberating through the state. That’s why we decided to relaunch What the Helena.

Here’s what we’ve got in store for you with this relaunch: an exclusive conversation with Rylee Sommers-Flanagan, the Executive Director of Upper Seven Law and one of the incredible lawyers representing Forward Montana Foundation in our voting rights lawsuit against the state. We talk about the importance of youth leadership, the shadiness of last-minute lawmaking, and what it’s been like to fight the state’s attempts to keep young people away from the ballot box.

You can find Upper Seven Law on Twitter @UpperSevenLaw, and online at www.uppersevenlaw.com.

You can find Forward Montana on Instagram at Twitter @forward_montana, on Tiktok @forwardmontana, and online at forwardmontana.org (where you can find the job descriptions for our open positions!). 

This episode was hosted and edited by Izzy Milch. The cover art for What the Helena was designed by Angie Hoàng.