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...
Governor Steve Bullock, Attorney General Tim Fox, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of the Interior today announced a proposed settlement with ExxonMobil Pipeline Company to resolve claims stemming from the Yellowstone River July 1, 2011 oil spill. ExxonMobil Pipeline Company has...
The Montana Highway Patrol (MHP) announces it is currently accepting applications for ten new Troopers to begin training in April 2017. MHP is the traffic law enforcement division of the Montana Department of Justice and is responsible for the enforcement of motor vehicle and highway...
The Montana Highway Patrol commissioned nine new troopers today at the 60th Advanced Academy Graduation ceremony. Attorney General Tim Fox addressed the graduates at the event, which took place at the Radisson Colonial Hotel in Helena. In his remarks, Attorney General Fox emphasized the importance of...
Today, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced that the Missoula County Attorney’s Office has fully complied with the provisions of the 2014 agreement aimed at improving the office’s handling of sexual assault cases. The agreement was signed after Attorney General Fox intervened in and settled...
The Motor Vehicle Services Division (MVD) at the Montana Department of Justice announced today customers at its exam stations will now be able to use credit and debit cards to pay for their in-person transactions. The roll-out of the new payment option began a few weeks...