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Legislators take step to subpoena Secretary of State

Legislators took a step this week toward issuing a subpoena to Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen for information about voter records her office provided to the federal government. Rep. Kelly Kortum, D-Bozeman, made the motion to direct staff to draft the subpoena, arguing Montanans value their privacy rights,

PSC finds Molnar violated conduct policies, damaged agency

Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar committed “serious misconduct,” including unwelcome sex-based comments in the workplace and retaliation against those who filed reports about his behavior, according to a report by an internal response team. “Findings (independent and internal) confirm that Commissioner Molnar committed serious, repeated violations of agency policies

Political candidates pitch ideas for impeding controversial Sheep Creek mine, saving Bitterroot

HAMILTON — What if Montana could make it easier to pull rare earth minerals from mine waste and harder to open new mines, especially in pristine places? What if business interests and environmental ones aligned? Those were some of the ideas a scientist and numerous political candidates discussed Tuesday at a

Auditor’s Office claws back $37.3M in wrongful billing targeting Montana’s Native communities

State Auditor and Commissioner of Insurance James Brown said this week his office has clawed back $37.3 million of nearly $55 million in wrongful billing identified by his office. The total includes an additional $14 million in stopped payments through the Affordable Care Act since January 2026, according to

Groups say Public Service Commission is stalling on climate petition

The Montana Public Service Commission needs to take up a stalled petition that calls on regulators to account for climate change, said a group of more than 40 organizations and businesses. In a recent letter, the groups said they are still waiting for the Public Service Commission to take up

Insurance Commissioner can investigate Blue Cross Blue Shield, court says

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana doesn’t get to stop the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance from investigating a data breach that affected 462,000 Montanans, a judge said. In an order, Lewis and Clark District Court Judge Christopher Abbott denied a motion from the insurance provider to halt

Board of Regents appoints Jeremiah Shinn as new UM president

Jeremiah Shinn will be the next president of the University of Montana. In a unanimous vote on Tuesday, the Montana Board of Regents approved Shinn, interim president of Boise State University, to step into the leadership role at UM on July 1. Board Chairperson Todd Buchanan said Shinn, who has