HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is reminding Montanans to be aware of common scams, which tend to increase during the holiday season, as they begin Christmas shopping. “Scammers are out this Christmas looking to take advantage of unsuspecting Montanans, so be on high alert and...
HELENA - A coalition of 22 states, led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, today formally called on the Biden administration to withdraw its vaccine mandate for healthcare workers and all related guidance. Even though vaccines have proven largely impotent in preventing COVID transmission, studies...
HELENA – Despite record-breaking amounts of illicit fentanyl being taken off Montana streets, the drug continues to take a toll on individuals, families, and communities in the state. Attorney General Austin Knudsen is building on his fight against fentanyl as he partners with Voices for Awareness,...
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen led an 18-state coalition that filed a brief in support of parental rights in a lawsuit against an Iowa school district’s policy stripping parents of their longstanding and fundamental right to direct the upbringing and care of their...
HELENA - Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today called on YouTube to stop censoring legal firearm-related content on its platform, restore videos it removed which were all related to legal products and activities, and to “start acting like the platform it claims to be, instead of the...
HELENA – A Billings man was sentenced today to life in prison for kidnapping minors, transporting a person for illegal sexual activity, and drug trafficking and firearms crimes following an investigation by the Montana Department of Justice’s Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). “As a result of...
HELENA — The Montana Motor Vehicle Division’s (MVD) recently launched a new online appointment scheduling system to improve the MVD experience for Montanans. Since launching on October 11, the new scheduling system has led to a 30 percent decrease in calls to the MVD call...
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 17 other state attorneys general pushed back against the Security and Exchange Commission’s attempt to stifle the public’s ability to provide input on overreaching and unlawful regulations regarding environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing and disclosures regrading emissions...
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen and 18 other state attorneys general launched an investigation into six major banks over potentially deceptive trade practices tied to Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) related actions. Civil investigative demands were sent today asking for documents related to...
HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen hosted law enforcement and government officials, criminal prosecutors, and leaders from advocacy groups and private industry in Helena today for the Montana Department of Justice’s third human trafficking symposium. The meeting builds on Attorney General Knudsen’s previous two...