Austin Knudsen

Montana's Attorney General Austin Knudsen (R-MT) says the Department of Homeland Security is "flinging the door wide open" on our southern border, and lashed out at the Biden Administration's reported plans to ship illegal aliens to northern border states like Montana.

According to the Military Times, Malmstrom Air Force Base in Great Falls is already under consideration, and is "further along" in the process.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen told KGVO News on Wednesday that Montana and 20 other states are filing suit in federal court to stop President Biden from cancelling the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

With the Biden Administration already shutting down the Keystone XL pipeline, threatening a new round of gun control measures, and in anticipation of a host of new regulations attacking oil, gas, coal, and ag- someone is going to have to stand up and challenge this federal overreach on Montana'…

"The loss of Keystone XL’s economic activity and tax revenues are especially devastating as five of the six impacted counties are designated high-poverty areas."

Plus, with the state lifting restrictions, but Gallatin County keeping their restrictions in place, we wanted to get reaction from Bozeman business owners still being harmed by the restrictions. We spoke with Rockin R' owner Mike Hope.

You can now call him Congressman Matt Rosendale (R-MT). Former state legislator from Glendive and former State Auditor Matt Rosendale was sworn into Congress Sunday night. He now serves as Montana's lone representative in the US House of Representatives.

Steve Lavin is not only a state representative from the Flathead Valley, he's also a Major in the Montana Highway Patrol who has served for nearly 30 years. He's now been tapped by Knudsen to head up the Montana Highway Patrol (MHP).

How is the transition taking shape? What happens on day one as Attorney General? We'll talk about that and more as Attorney General-elect Austin Knudsen joins us on Friday's Montana Talks statewide radio show with Aaron Flint.

We also asked him about a story posted by The Montana Daily Gazette claiming that Gov. Steve Bullock (D-MT) sent millions of dollars in taxpayer funds to his wife's company.