PSC asks governor to suspend Molnar for a year

By: Darrell Ehrlick

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 1,371

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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Montana Public Service Commission Chairman Jeff Welborn is requesting that Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte remove embattled Commissioner Brad Molnar for a year for violating anti-harassment and anti-retaliation standards.

But Molnar and his attorney say the move is an attempt to silence the commission’s most vocal critic of the state’s monopoly utility.

“This is yet another attempt by the NorthWestern sock puppets willing to submit to the rate structure and rate hikes that the company …

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