Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led a coalition of 13 attorneys general in demanding the Biden administration stop attempts to sidestep Congress by giving the Internal Revenue Service the sweeping authority to prepare and file tax returns for all taxpayers. In a letter sent Tuesday, Jan. 30, to Department of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Knudsen opposed the IRS-run Direct File Pilot

The Roosevelt County commissioners approved the request to sponsor a housing grant for Great Northern Development Corp., through House Bill 819. Brianna Vine, housing specialist for GNDC, explained that because of HB 819, legislators invested a total of $1 million in communities to address the housing shortage throughout the state. The plan is for the state to award 30 $30,000 grants. If

Erika Fyfe has filed for the 2024 election to challenge incumbent Jeri Toavs for the Roosevelt County positions of clerk for district court and superintendent of schools. Fyfe’s experience includes previously working as a deputy clerk of district court and serving as the legal assistant for the county attorney’s office. “In those offices, I was able to gain knowledge and experience

U.S. Rep. Matt Rosendale (MT-02) introduced the Driver Data Control Act, which will give car owners the right to control their vehicle’s motor vehicle event data recorder or “black box” data. Unbeknownst to most people, automobiles manufactured since 2011 are equipped with black boxes. This is a result of a federal mandate. These devices record most of the functions of the motor vehicle,

Last week, at a meeting of the Montana Public Service Commission, commissioners voted unanimously to exercise its investigatory authority to obtain information from the Treasure State’s two largest regulated power supply utilities, NorthWestern Energy and Montana-Dakota Utilities, regarding each utility’s performance during the January 2024 severe weather event. The commission determined

The Montana Department of Revenue is holding approximately $128 million that has yet to be claimed by citizens. Montanans can search for abandoned money or other types of property. The fastest and easiest way to search is online at MissingMoney.com, a national database listing abandoned money in Montana and other states. “We want to get this money back to the rightful owners”, said

The Montana Public Service Commission has announced expected reductions in Montana residential customers’ electric and natural gas utility bills resulting from property tax adjustments affecting Treasure State electric and natural gas suppliers. PSC President James Brown said of the adjustments, “These adjustments come as a result of property tax rate changes which lower costs for energy