Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that Montana has been awarded a supplemental federal grant to continue its work on testing and tracking unsubmitted sex-assault evidence kits across the state. At the request of Attorney General Fox’s Sexual Assault Evidence Task Force, the Montana Board of Crime Control...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox released a landmark report Tuesday that provides a comprehensive outline of what the State of Montana currently does to address substance abuse through State programs. The report, part of his office’s Aid Montana: Addressing the Impact of Drugs initiative, will...
Through a settlement agreement filed Friday with the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission, the town of Colstrip would receive a minimum of $10 million dollars to mitigate economic impact from the closure of two electricity generating units owned by the Washington utility, Puget Sound Energy. The settlement is part...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox today joined with other attorneys general in sending a letter to credit reporting firm Equifax requesting that it disable links for enrollment in fee-based credit monitoring service in the wake of the massive data breach impacting 143 million people. The attorneys...
The Montana Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection is alerting Montanans about a recent data breach reported by credit reporting company Equifax. On Thursday, the company announced that the personal information of 143 million Americans may have been accessed by hackers. Customer details that...
The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned nine new troopers today at the 62nd Advanced Academy Graduation ceremony. Supreme Court Justice Beth Baker addressed the graduates at the event, which took place at the Radisson Colonial Hotel in Helena. In her remarks, Justice Baker reminded the new troopers...
Today, the Montana Department of Justice announced the availability of $25,000 in Chrome for Kids Wish Fund grants. These funds are made available through a special Chrome for Kids motorcycle license plate that is used to fund efforts by Montana-based nonprofit corporations which grant wishes...
HELENA - Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that his office, along with the Attorneys General of 31 other states and the District of Columbia, has reached a settlement with the Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and its subsidiary, Allied Property & Casualty Insurance Company (collectively...
The Montana Department of Justice announced today that its Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) has launched a new chat-based automated system for its website visitors with the goal of improving and simplifying customer service. “The Montana Department of Justice is one of the first government agencies in...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today he has appointed a new State Crime Lab Director. Scott Larson, current supervisor of the Crime Lab’s Toxicology Section, replaces outgoing Dr. Phil Kinsey as State Crime Lab Director effective August 12. Larson, 42, received his bachelor of science degree...