Bowen West | April 1, 2026 Image by: Hunter D’Antuono | Flathead Beacon A new lawsuit over American Prairie’s bison herd is becoming a fight over the future of Montana’s public lands. The American Prairie nonprofit has sued the Montana state Land Board and the Department of Natural Resources and Conservation over a decision to … Read more
Michael Teeple | NonStop Local As Valentine’s Day approaches, the risk of falling victim to romance scams increases, with many in Gallatin Valley losing thousands of dollars. Romance scams have become a common method for scammers to defraud unsuspecting individuals seeking companionship. According to the State Auditor’s Office, scammers create fake online profiles, often on dating apps, to steal … Read more
Thom Bridge | Bozeman Daily Chronicle Fewer Montanans have chosen to enroll in marketplace health plans this year, an outcome foreshadowed by health policy experts who warned that letting subsidies lapse would lead people to gamble on foregoing insurance coverage rather than pay sky high premiums. Last year’s federal government shutdown — the longest ever-recorded … Read more
Jordan Hansen | Daily Montanan Blue Cross Blue Shield fought this week in Lewis and Clark County District Court to stop the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance from moving ahead with an investigation into a massive data breach, affecting more than 460,000 Montanans. Montana’s largest insurance carrier told Judge Christopher Abbott the process has … Read more
BlazeTV Staff | BlazeTV In the wake of Minnesota’s massive fraud scheme busts, some states have started questioning what’s going on within their own borders. In Montana, Commissioner of Insurance and State Auditor James Brown’s curiosity spurred him to do some digging, and what he found made his jaw drop. On this episode of “The Glenn … Read more
Darrell Ehrlick | Daily Montanan January 22, 2026 The largest health insurance company in Montana is fighting against the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance as state officials push to find out more information about the largest data breach in state history, and whether Montana Blue Cross-Blue Shield delayed notifying customers that their personal identifying information, … Read more
Staff | Glenn Beck January 20, 2026 Montana’s Auditor and Commissioner of Insurance, James Brown, has just blown the lid off a shocking healthcare fraud poised o rob taxpayers of a staggering $54.7 million dollars. Fraudsters from outside Montana, using out-of-state facilities, sent recruiters to Native American reservations to target those with addiction, promising free … Read more
Carly Graf | Helena Independent Record October 22, 2025 The private medical information of more than 462,000 Montanans may have been exposed in a data breach involving a third-party vendor used by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana, according to a report submitted to the state auditor’s office. Documents obtained by the Montana State News … Read more
Jonathon Ambarian, John Riley | KTVH October 22, 2025 HELENA — The office of Montana State Auditor James Brown, the state’s commissioner of securities and insurance, has launched an investigation into Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana (BCBSMT) following a major data breach. According to the Auditor’s Office, the breach puts the personal and medical … Read more
Lauren Giella | Newsweek October 24, 2025 A class action lawsuit has been filed against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana (BCBSMT) over the insurer’s alleged “failure to protect sensitive personal information” of customers during a data breach. This comes as Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance James Brown on Wednesday launched … Read more