Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued legal guidance today on the status of the Biden administration’s announced federal vaccine mandate and discrimination based on vaccine status, which is illegal in Montana. The guidance is intended to alleviate confusion resulting from President Biden’s September 9 speech...
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced the first round of grant awards today that will help local law enforcement agencies obtain and train new canine units to crack down on illegal drugs being trafficked into Montana. Announced in August, the new program reflects Attorney General...
Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is calling on the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to scrap its rubber-stamp analysis of the American Prairie Reserve’s (APR) radical grazing change of use permit proposal aimed at fundamentally transforming northeastern Montana. In the comments filed yesterday on the BLM’s...
In response to the guilty verdict in the trial of Lloyd Barrus, who played an active role in the murder of Broadwater County Sheriff deputy Mason Moore in 2017, Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement: "I am extremely proud of the Montana Department of...
Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement in response to President Biden's announced coronavirus mandates: "Just weeks ago, the Biden administration said issuing vaccine mandates is ‘not the role of the federal government.’ That remains true today. I’m exploring all possible legal approaches to protect...
HELENA - The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned 12 new troopers at a graduation ceremony held at the Civic Center in Helena on Thursday. Attorney General Austin Knudsen and MHP Colonel Steve Lavin addressed the graduates at the event before their badges were pinned and they were sworn in to their...
Attorney General Austin Knudsen issued the following statement regarding the White House's decision to withdraw the nomination of David Chipman to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF): "Since the day his nomination was announced, I have been fighting to ensure the anti-gun...
HELENA - As students across our state return to the classroom, Attorney General Austin Knudsen and the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) are reminding motorists to follow all school bus and school zone traffic laws, including new laws going into effect this year. By simply following the...
Bryan Lockerby, Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) administrator, provided the following statement today regarding the officer-involved shooting that occurred on Thursday, Aug. 12 in Missoula: Following our field investigation, which included initial interviews, crime scene assessment, ballistic analysis, and video review,...
Montana consumers are paying 46% more at the pump than they were one year ago Biden White House asks OPEC+ to pump more oil in bid to lower gas prices after its actions to slow American energy development Biden’s actions since Day 1 have...