Rep. Takes Swing at Carrier in Op-Ed Piece

Montana state Rep. Jim Keane doesn’t appear to like his state's chartered workers’ compensation carrier. Keane, D-Butte, wrote an opinion piece published Thursday in the Montana Standard accusing the Montana State Fund of “picking the pockets of business owners by overcharging” for workers’ compensation coverage and building up a surplus of more than $500 million. “Do not fooled — this is a tax on every small business in Montana who purchases their policy from MSF,” he wrote. “MSF will claim that the money is in &ls...