The Montana Public Service Commission voted Wednesday not to rescind a letter sent to Gov. Greg Gianforte by the commission vice president last month asking him to suspend commission President Brad Molnar while an investigation into Molnar’s professional conduct is ongoing.

The 3-2 vote not to rescind Commissioner Jennifer Fielder’s letter to Gianforte happened after about three hours of a contentious meeting that showed firsthand the widening divides between some members of the five-person elected body — currently composed of only Republicans — that regulates Montana utilities.

In the end, the vote means that the governor can continue to consider a suspension for Molnar, though the PSC’s own attorney even acknowledged that the law Fielder is attempting to utilize to suspend Molnar has

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