Montana Attorney General Tim Fox has issued the following statement regarding President Obama’s Syrian resettlement plan: “Our nation has a rich heritage of welcoming refugees and our hearts go out to those fleeing the disruption of their homeland. However, security experts at every level are expressing...
Earlier this month, the Montana Department of Justice’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) announced its Driver License Bureau is implementing new software for its on-line appointment scheduling services, giving more Montanans the opportunity to schedule an appointment versus relying on walk-in only services. The new system, which...
Montana Senator Steve Daines and Attorney General Tim Fox have entered into their third annual wager over the upcoming University of Montana – Montana State University football game. The Grizzlies and Cats square off this coming Saturday in Bozeman. If the Bobcats win the Brawl of...
For-profit education company Education Management Corporation (EDMC) will significantly reform its recruiting and enrollment practices, and forgive more than $159,635 in loans for approximately 197 Montana former students, through an agreement with Attorney General Tim Fox and a group of state attorneys general. EDMC, based in...
A national non-profit has ranked Montana as one of the top three states in the country for its efforts to prevent child sex trafficking. Shared Hope International recently released its annual state report cards, and upgraded Montana to an “A” over last year’s “D.” The organization...
This morning, Attorney General Tim Fox announced the five recipients of the second Montana Department of Justice Chrome for Kids Wish Fund grants at a Helena press conference. The grant funding came from sales of the department’s Motor Vehicle Division's Chrome for Kids motorcycle...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that his office has formed a task force to examine the issue of unsubmitted sexual-assault evidence kits in Montana. In the course of its investigation into an allegation of sexual assault, a law enforcement agency can request that a victim...
Court says Montana and other states ‘likely to succeed’ in ultimate legal challenge Attorney General Tim Fox released the following statement regarding the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding an injunction against President Obama’s executive actions on immigration: “Once again a federal court has agreed with Montana...
Today, Attorney General Tim Fox warned Montanans about aggressive and sometimes threatening phone calls from scammers impersonating agents of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). “Our Office of Consumer Protection is receiving a deluge of calls from citizens reporting they’ve been contacted by scammers purporting...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox released the following statement after the U.S. Senate passed Senate Joint Resolution 22, which invalidates the "Waters of the U.S." regulation adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers: "Today a bipartisan majority of U.S. Senators passed a measure invalidating the unnecessary 'Waters of the...