Montana Attorney General Tim Fox joined Wyoming Attorney General Peter Michael in filing a lawsuit in federal court Friday, challenging a newly finalized rule by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management that creates duplicative regulation of methane gas venting and flaring on federal land. The rule,...
For the fourth year in a row, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and Montana’s U.S. Senator Steve Daines continue their ‘Brawl of the Wild’ wager for the University of Montana – Montana State University football game. The Cats and Grizzlies clash this Saturday in Missoula. The...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Law enforcement officials in North Dakota requested help from Montana under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). EMAC is an agreement between all 50 states. It is codified in Montana law in MCA 10-3-10 (http://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/10_3_10.htm). EMAC requests are governor-to-governor. After North Dakota's EMAC request for assistance was...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the follow statement after the Crow Tribe elected AJ Not Afraid as its new chairman: "Congratulations to AJ Not Afraid for being elected as the next chairman of the Crow Tribe. Being adopted into the Crow Tribe is one of...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and the Montana Public Service Commission, along with 25 other state attorneys general, two other state public utility commissions, and four state environmental quality departments, submitted joint comments Tuesday to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, criticizing EPA for ignoring the U.S....
Attorney General Tim Fox, Governor Steve Bullock, and the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) announced today the decision to actively pursue potential recovery of natural resource damages from Bridger Pipeline, LLC (Bridger). The Governor of the State of Montana and DOI are the trustees...
At a joint signing ceremony held this morning at Billings Logan International Airport, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox, Montana Governor Steve Bullock, and Crow Nation Chairman Darrin Old Coyote signed a settlement agreement resolving long-standing litigation concerning the assessment of taxes on coal owned by...
Attorney General Tim Fox and his Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) at the Montana Department of Justice want to alert Montanans to recent reports of scam text messages that are designed to appear to be sent by banks, credit card companies, or other financial institutions...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced Montana has joined 20 other states in filing an amicus brief in support of three young human trafficking victims who filed suit against Backpage.com, a website that is known for hosting advertisements for prostitution, including advertisements involving minors who are...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that Montana has been awarded a $2 million federal grant to test and track unsubmitted sex-assault evidence kits across the state. This is in addition to a $284,500 grant Montana received earlier this month specifically for kit tracking. At the...
