Montana Attorney General Tim Fox released the following statement Thursday on President Trump’s declaration of a national public health emergency due to the opioid epidemic: “Perhaps never before in our nation’s history have we experienced such acute public health and public safety impacts from substance abuse....
On Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Montana Department of Justice, local law enforcement agencies, tribal law enforcement agencies, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its fourteenth opportunity in seven years to prevent pill abuse and theft...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen are kicking off Red Ribbon Week on October 23 by encouraging students across the state to demonstrate their commitment to living healthy, drug-free lifestyles. This year’s Red Ribbon Week theme is: “Your...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today a $120 million settlement with General Motors Company (“GM”) over allegations GM concealed safety issues related to ignition-switch-related defects in GM vehicles. The settlement, reached between the attorneys general of 49 states and the District of Columbia and General Motors...
The Montana Department of Justice’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) received an extension from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Wednesday, for the implementation of the federal identification law, REAL ID. The extension expires October 10, 2018. During this time, Montana drivers’ licenses are accepted by...
MVD Express, an authorized agent for the Montana Department of Justice’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD), will begin processing dealer-only title transactions starting Oct. 17, 2017. Currently, the Vehicle Services Bureau (VSB) processes all titling transactions from the public as well as all Montana automobile dealership...
The Montana Department of Justice’s Gambling Control Division reminds Montana nonprofit organizations that changes made by the 2017 Legislature to ease several restrictions on gambling-related nonprofit fundraising went into effect October 1, 2017. The Gambling Control Division is now accepting registration forms from nonprofits wishing...
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...