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Commissioners voted 3-2 to vacate the position of president – ousting current president Brad Molnar.

The Montana Public Service Commission has voted down a proposal from its president to reopen hearings on NorthWestern Energy’s ongoing rate case.

The Montana Public Service Commission vice president wants to make it easier for the PSC to ask the governor to remove an elected commissioner.

The Montana Public Service Commission has been embroiled in controversy for weeks, over an investigation into President Brad Molnar.

A district court judge has blocked Gov. Greg Gianforte from suspending Public Service Commission President Brad Molnar after ruling a complaint to temporarily remove him is invalid.

The PSC’s vice president has asked Gov. Greg Gianforte to temporarily suspend the PSC president from his duties while the investigation continues."

Public Service Commissioner Jennifer Fielder has called on Gov. Greg Gianforte to immediately suspend PSC President Brad Molnar, alleging Molnar is stymying an internal investigation into his conduct.

Molnar said the only specific incidents of which he has been informed are petty and not worth the taxpayer dollars that would be spent on the matter.

Montana’s largest utility defended their request to raise electric and gas rates Monday, as the state’s utility regulators consider whether to sign off on the proposal.

Newcomer and independent Elena Evans is walloping incumbent Republican Jennifer Fielder in fundraising for the Montana Public Service Commission.