An ethics complaint filed with Montana’s Commissioner of Political Practices (COPP) against Annie Bukacek, Flathead County’s representative on the Public Service Commission, was not accepted for further action.

The complaint filed against Bukacek by fellow commissioner Brad Molnar, of Laurel, alleged she had used PSC resources to conduct business related to her private medical practice, which is based in Kalispell. Specifically, it alleged she used the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) copy room and brought papers containing protected medical information about her patients to the PSC. The complaint echoed concerns leveled at Bukacek by opponents in her initial run for the PSC, which were focused on her ability to effectively serve as a commissioner while maintaining her private medical pr

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