Molnar should participate in NorthWestern merger decision, group argues

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: July 16, 2026

Words: 784

Last Updated: 6 days ago

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If Brad Molnar is suspended as a Montana Public Service Commissioner, a decision in a $15.4 billion utility merger could be legally invalid, argued a group participating in the case.

The merger proposal is “one of the most consequential regulatory proceedings before the commission in a generation,” said the parties, made up of 350 Montana and the Montana Farmers Union.

The parties made their argument in a filing in Lewis and Clark District Court, where …

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