HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today an over 20,000 percent increase in fentanyl seizures by anti-drug forces in Montana since 2019. Additionally, over twice as much fentanyl was seized in 2023 compared to 2022, shattering previous records. In 2023, Rocky Mountain High Intensity...
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief Friday in the case of Johnson v. City of Grants Pass which asks the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court’s decision prohibiting states and local governments from...
HELENA - The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) commissioned 12 new troopers at a graduation ceremony at the Civic Center in Helena Friday. Attorney General Austin Knudsen and Lieutenant Colonel Kurt Sager addressed the new troopers prior to their badge pinning and taking the oath of...
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 15 other state attorneys general launched an investigation into BlackRock for potential conflicts of interest and the company’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investments. In a letter sent to BlackRock fund directors Tuesday, Attorney General Knudsen raised concerns...
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is demanding answers from Google executives regarding the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) system “Gemini” as the system may violate Montana law by providing inaccurate information to users to fall in line with the tech giant's political preferences without disclosing that...
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined 21 other attorneys general in urging the Biden administration to ensure it is not handing over unaccompanied migrant children to criminals and sex traffickers following a report that shows the federal government cannot find tens of thousands of...
HELENA – The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) is warning Montanans of a cryptocurrency scam in which fraudsters are targeting businesses that took out Payroll Protection Program (PPP) loans designed to help employers retain staff during COVID-19. The scammers are taking advantage...
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen joined attorneys general from 11 states in urging the Biden administration’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to stop prioritizing “diversity” over safety and expertise in hiring practices. In a letter sent Wednesday to FAA Administrator Michael Whitaker, the attorneys general...
HELENA - JPMorgan announced today they will withdraw from Climate Action 100+, an investor group pushing Environmental, Social, and Governance investments. Last year, Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen sent a letter to 53 asset managers raising concerns that the asset managers may be pushing the...
HELENA – A Lake County man was found guilty of two counts of arson, including one count for the Boulder 2700 fire that destroyed homes, damaged property, and forced evacuations in Lake County during the summer of 2021, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. On February...