Government & Policy
State government, agencies, courts, budgets, and policy.
Meta Settlement Delivers $89 Million to $127 Million for Montana Youth Mental Health
Montana will receive between $89 million and $127 million from a landmark $17.1 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, the parent…
Government & PolicyWashington Man Gets 19-Year Federal Sentence for Bringing Fentanyl into Missoula
A 42-year-old Washington state man will spend nearly two decades in federal prison after being caught carrying fentanyl and a…
Government & PolicyGianforte Names Bushman to Public Service Commission
Gov. Greg Gianforte appointed Kirk Bushman of Billings to the Montana Public Service Commission, filling the District 2 seat on…
Government & PolicyGianforte’s Energy Task Force Pushes for Appointed Public Service Commission
Governor Greg Gianforte’s energy task force has recommended that Montana’s five-member Public Service Commission be filled through gubernatorial appointment rather…
Government & PolicyGianforte Taps Former PSC Member Bushman to Sit in for Suspended Commissioner Molnar
Gov. Greg Gianforte announced Wednesday the appointment of Kirk Bushman, a Billings mechanical engineer and former Public Service Commission member,…
Government & PolicyMontana Secures $127 Million Settlement With Meta Over Addictive Design and Safety Claims
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced a landmark settlement with Meta Platforms Inc., resolving allegations that Facebook and Instagram were…
Government & PolicyAmerican Prairie seeks court order to block BLM’s bison permit revocation in Montana
American Prairie has filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction to overturn the Bureau of Land Management’s May revocation of six…
Government & PolicyATF Director Robert Cekada Tours Helena Firearms Manufacturer With Montana AG Knudsen
Federal firearms regulators and Montana’s top law enforcement official joined forces Tuesday in Helena, where ATF Director Robert Cekada toured…
Government & PolicyGianforte’s Energy Task Force Delivers 20-Point Plan to Boost Montana Power Supply
Governor Greg Gianforte received the final report from his Unleashing American-Made Energy Task Force on August 25, unveiling two dozen…
Government & PolicyMontana and nationwide jurisdictions tighten parental liability for youth crime as effectiveness remains uncertain
States and cities across the country are expanding laws that hold parents financially and criminally responsible when their children commit…