Montana Public Service Commission

Montana’s utility regulators are gathering public input on the plans of the state’s largest energy supplier to meet customer demands.

Republican lawmakers have drawn new lines for the state’s utility oversight board. Democrats say the lines will give undue advantage to the GOP.

Former Missoula Republican state lawmaker Brad Tschida will lead Montana’s utility regulatory commission as its executive director starting later this month.

Ann Bukacek's election to the Public Service Commission keeps the board all-Republican.

For around $110,000 a year, Montana Public Service commissioners take on a four-year commitment to balance company interests with the needs of the customers the utilities serve.

A state lawmaker has conceded the race for a seat on the state’s utility oversight board after requesting a recount. Annie Bukacek, a Flathead area doctor, is the presumptive winner of the Republican primary race by a razor thin margin.

Montana’s Secretary of State has announced a recount will take place in the Republican primary for a seat on the state’s utility oversight board.

Unofficial election results for the District 5 Public Service Commission seat show Republican candidates Annie Bukacek and Derek Skees both won 31% of 35,500 votes cast. Bukacek has a lead of 74 votes.

Supreme Court campaigns are non-partisan, but this year’s races are taking place amid an unusually charged political atmosphere. Meet the candidates running for Montana's open Supreme Court seats.

The district represents counties near the Continental Divide in northwest Montana. It’s one of two district seats on the ballot this year.