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Unofficial election results show Ann Bukacek received 56% of votes over Democrat John Repke, who received 43%. As of 6 p.m. Wednesday about 85% of votes have been counted.
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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.
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The South Dakota and Nebraska subsidiary will become NorthWestern Energy Prairies Corporation, and the Montana subsidiary will keep the name NorthWestern Corporation. Both will fall under a new holding company, NorthWestern Energy Group.
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A letter sent to lawmakers, media outlets and others last week from two members of the Montana Public Service Commission cites a “probable lack of energy leading to ‘rolling blackouts’ in eastern Montana this summer" as one reason for state leaders to back the Colstrip coal-fired power plant.
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Annie Bukacek has a thin lead over former state Rep. Derek Skees for the Public Service Commission District 5 seat.
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There is a Republican primary in District 1, which includes most of north-central and northeast Montana, and Republican and Democratic primaries in District 5, which covers part of the northwest part of the state.
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The district represents counties near the Continental Divide in northwest Montana. It’s one of two district seats on the ballot this year.
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A panel of federal judges has struck down the current map outlining the districts for Montana’s utility oversight commission and implemented a new one. The order comes days before the filing deadline for candidates running for the commission.
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An upcoming election of utility regulators is still up in the air after a panel of federal judges met Friday to consider the constitutionality of Public Service Commission districts.
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The state of Montana is warning residents of a scammer targeting electric utility and co-op customers and attempting to defraud them of hundreds of dollars.