Attorney General Tim Fox and 29 other attorneys general filed a settlement today that requires Premera Blue Cross, the largest health insurance company in the Pacific Northwest, to pay a total of $10 million to be split among the 30 states for its failure to...
Lindsey Palmer, wife of Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Wade Palmer, has provided the following update on Wade’s condition: “Wade continues to make progress in his recovery. We returned to Salt Lake City on June 17 so he could undergo a cranioplasty procedure. The surgery went well...
Montana State University-Billings (MSUB) received two Telly awards for the student designed and scripted Montana REAL ID public information campaign videos filmed by Spotlight Productions in partnership with the Montana Motor Vehicle Division (MVD). "I'm delighted our Motor Vehicle Division has once again been honored for...
This morning, the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) graduated 53 new officers who will serve various agencies across the state. The Academy is operated by the Montana Department of Justice; it provides basic and advanced training for state, county, city and tribal law enforcement officers...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today $2.5 million will be distributed to cancer centers across the country as a result of a multistate enforcement action against sham cancer charities. The money was recovered through settlements of a landmark lawsuit against four affiliated sham charities: The...
This summer, many parts of Montana may face severe thunderstorms, hail, and flooding. Attorney General Tim Fox and his Office of Consumer Protection remind consumers to exercise caution while hiring contractors to repair damage to their homes. “Fly by night” contractors, or “storm chasers,” swarm...
Trip will include border tours and briefings from DEA, Customs and Border Protection **Fox to hold media availability from border via conference call on June 18** On June 17-18, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and Highway Patrol Colonel Tom Butler will visit and tour portions of the...
Following the recent passage of Sen. Jason Small's (R-Busby) legislation to create a state missing indigenous persons task force, Attorney General Tim Fox today announced its members appointed per state law. With Senate Bill 312, or the Looping in Native Communities (LINC) Act, the legislature created a...
Shooting victim Casey Blanchard will return home to Montana on Saturday, June 1. He is currently receiving treatment at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City, where his doctors have determined he is ready to transition to the next phase of care. Blanchard and...
Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following statement after joining his counterparts across the country in urging the U.S. Department of Education to automatically forgive the student loans of veterans who became totally and permanently disabled in connection with their military service. “While the federal government...