Federal judge says PSC’s Brad Molnar can attend NorthWestern merger hearing in person

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: May 11, 2026

Words: 686

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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A federal judge said Monday the Montana Public Service Commission can’t prohibit Commissioner Brad Molnar from participating in the controversial NorthWestern Energy merger hearing in person.

Last week on a 3-2 vote, the PSC voted to adopt a report that found Molnar had committed professional misconduct along with a recommendation he be sanctioned, including being prohibited from working in the building.

An internal “response team” found Molnar had committed “serious misconduct,” damaged the agency, …

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