HELENA — Montana’s top political cop has rejected an ethics complaint filed by one member of the state Public Service Commission against another member. It’s just the latest step in an ongoing string of controversies that has surrounded the five-member commission for much of the year.

In October, Commissioner Brad Molnar, the PSC’s former president, accused Commissioner Annie Bukacek of improperly using public resources for private business purposes. On Wednesday, Montana Commissioner of Political Practices Chris Gallus responded to Molnar, saying his office would not accept the complaint for further action.

Molnar claimed in his complaint that Bukacek, a doctor from Kalispell, frequently brought documents related to her practice to the PSC offices and worked on them in the PSC’s copy

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