HELENA – The Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) program announced Tuesday that Chief Deputy Attorney General Jon Bennion has been selected as one of 59 Scholars chosen for the program’s fourth annual class. PLS serves as a catalyst for a diverse network of leaders brought together...
HELENA – Attorney General Tim Fox praised a decision issued Monday by The Supreme Court of the United States, allowing continuation of legal challenges to the Obama Administration’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. In 2015, a coalition of 13 states, including Montana, filed a...
Attorney General Tim Fox and other officials unveiled a drug incinerator in Butte this morning as part of the Attorney General’s Aid Montana: Addressing the Impact of Drugs initiative. The incinerator, as well as two others in Great Falls and Billings, will be used to...
HELENA – On Wednesday, the Montana Department of Justice released the 2017 Child Fatality Review Team Report, a review of deaths of children previously reported to the Child and Family Services Division (CFSD) of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS). It...
The Montana Department of Justice is seeking applications for membership to the Tow Truck Complaint Resolution Committee from a representative of the tow truck industry from eastern Montana. The Tow Truck Complaint Resolution Committee is made up of six representatives: two members from the tow truck...
The Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Public Instruction are working together to give Montana students the opportunity to participate in state and national poster contests which focus on the theme of “Bring Our Missing Children Home.” “This program will allow Montana fifth-graders...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today a $13.5 million settlement with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI). This settlement is in regard to BIPI’s alleged off-label marketing and deceptive and misleading representations made in its promotion of four of its prescription drugs: Micardis®, Aggrenox®, Atrovent®, and...
HELENA – At a ceremony this morning, the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) graduated 51 new officers who will serve 31 different agencies across the state. The Montana Law Enforcement Academy is operated by the Montana Department of Justice, providing basic and advanced training for...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox released the following statement Thursday on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in French v. Jones, preserving Montana’s right to restrict candidates from seeking partisan endorsements in nonpartisan judicial elections: “I’m pleased with the Court’s unanimous decision allowing...
The Montana Department of Justice’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD), in partnership with Montana Correctional Enterprises (MCE), has developed colored tabs to indicate the year of expiration on a motor vehicle’s registration. Colonel Tom Butler of the Montana Highway Patrol said, “The new colored tabs will significantly...