Montana Attorney General

Montana’s largest union is backing Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s decision to block a ballot issue that would put a cap on annual increases to a property’s taxable value.

An effort is underway to revive and expand a wide-reaching cap on property taxes that failed to reach voters in 2022. The latest proposal has been stalled by the attorney general.

Sixteen young people who say the state isn’t doing enough to address climate change will get their day in court Monday. Their lawsuit argues that lack of action violates their right to “a clean and healthful environment” under Montana's Constitution.

The Montana Supreme Court in a 6-1 decision Tuesday denied a request by the state Attorney General's office that would have delayed the trial in a climate lawsuit brought by youth plaintiffs.

Montana’s attorney general is again trying to avoid going to trial in a lawsuit that will determine whether the state’s contributions to climate change are violating young Montanans’ right to a clean environment.

Montana’s attorney general joined 50 other attorneys general from around the country in a lawsuit against a communications company accused of facilitating billions of spam robocalls.

Since the last time Montanans went to the polls, new voting laws have been passed, challenged in court, blocked and unblocked. MTPR’s Shaylee Ragar and Freddy Monares make sense of it all and answer questions about where and how to cast a ballot in the June 7 primary.

Montana’s Attorney General is facing a probe into his behavior after the Montana State News Bureau reported he and two other public officials allegedly harassed hospital officials in Helena. MTPR's Freddy Monares spoke with the Montana State News Bureau’s Holly Michels about the story.

Montana’s two attorney general candidates sparred in Sunday’s debate, showcasing the sharp contrast between how the Republican and the Democrat each view…

The Montana Supreme Court discriminated against religious schools when it invalidated a tax credit program that supported school choice, according to a…