WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * Frontier Institute's "Taxpayer Protection Now" Campaign Brings Much-Needed Conversation to Montana As lawmakers across the country search for solutions to address rising property tax burdens, Montana's Frontier Institute has launched a campaign that addresses the real driver of higher taxes: government spending. The Frontier Institute's new Taxpayer Protection Now campaign calls for taxpayer protections tha  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Secures Up to $165 Million Settlement Over Cash App Fraud Failures * RALEIGH - Cash App told its users their money was safe and protected like it would be at a bank. It wasn't. When fraud happened, the company often didn't investigate, didn't refund, and for years didn't even have a phone number to call. Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 8 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL KWAME RAOUL ANNOUNCES $45 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH BLOCK INC. OVER DECEPTIVE PRACTICES ON CASH APP * Attorney General Kwame Raoul today announced a bipartisan $45 million multistate settlement with Block Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of   more

WASHINGTON, July 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Columbia Falls Aluminum Corporation, LLC Agrees to $57 million cleanup of former smelter site in Montana * COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. \-U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that Columbia Falls Aluminum Company, LLC (CFAC) has agreed to clean up contamination at the Anaconda Aluminum Company Columbia Falls Reduction Plant Superfund site near Columbia Falls, Montana (also called   more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Consumers Were Left High and Dry: Attorney General Bonta Secures $45 Million Settlement with Block over Dishonest Practices on Cash App * Settlement also prevents the company from evading the payment of up to $120 million in consumer redress pursuant to a separate CFPB settlement OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced joining a bipartisan coalition of 46   more

WASHINGTON, July 8 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Lauds $3 Million DOT Grant to Repair the Glacier Creek Bridge * Daines Sent Letter of Support for Grant in 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Steve Daines today applauded a recent announcement from the U.S. Department of Transportation on the "Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development" (BUILD) Grant that was awarded to Missoula County to repair the Glacier Creek Bridge in Condon  more

HELENA, Montana, July 8 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Gianforte Signs Ratepayer Protection Pledge to Protect Montana Consumers * Governor Greg Gianforte recently signed President Donald J. Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge, a commitment to ensure that costs associated with new data centers are placed on the companies and not on American taxpayers.  "President Trump has called on the leading U.S. hyperscalers and AI companies to build, br  more

HELENA, Montana, July 7 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Gianforte Cuts Ribbon on Critical Mineral Mill in Radersburg * RADERSBURG, Mont. - Governor Greg Gianforte today joined executives from United States Antimony Corporation (USAC) to cut the ribbon on the company's critical mineral mill in Radersburg.  "Producing critical minerals here at home not only helps provide good-paying jobs for Montanans but also helps strengthen our supply c  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement with Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payment app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the se  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 9 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Announces Bipartisan Settlement With Tech Company Block Inc., for Allegedly Misleading Consumers and Failing to Protect Them From Fraud Multistate Settlement Secures $45 Million From Block for Allegedly Exposing Vulnerable Consumers to Fraud on Cash App, Block's Digital Payment Service - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of C  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, July 9 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on July 8, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces S.D. To Receive $410,964.38 In Settlement with Block Inc. for Deceptive Cash App Practices South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that South Dakota will receive $410,946.38 as the state's share in a $45 million 46-state settlement with Block, Inc. The settlement resolves allegations that Block, Inc. misled consum  more