By DARRELL EHRLICK | Editor-in-Chief
"Since learning of the data breach, the Montana court team has worked tirelessly to identify whether any Montanan has been harmed by it," – Cory Swanson, the Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, commenting on a data breach by Thomson Reuters, the company several states contract with for court records software.
Legislators to subpoena Secretary of State on voter roll question
by Keila Szpaller
Members of a legislative oversight committee voted 10-1 this week to subpoena Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen for the type of information her office turned over to the U.S. Department of Justice. Sen. Mike Cuffe, a Eureka Republican, cast the only opposing vote. Cuffe said some of the discussion in recent months had been partisan, […]
Billings area legislative race draws two write-in candidates
by Micah Drew
The path back to Helena appeared smooth for state Sen. Daniel Zolnikov up until about three weeks ago. Zolnikov has been a lawmaker since 2013 and filed to run for re-election to Senate District 22, representing part of Billings, this year. He ran unopposed in the Republican primary in June, and the Democratic candidate was […]
Montana court filing system part of nationwide ‘data breach’
by Micah Drew
The Montana Supreme Court announced on Wednesday that the court’s backup data files were part of a nationwide breach earlier this year. Chief Justice Cory Swanson said in a press release that the Montana Office of Court Administrator was alerted by the company Thomson Reuters of unauthorized access to the files in the company’s C-Track […]
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