Law Offices of Bruce M. Spencer, PLLC

05/07/2026

https://youtu.be/HqdLnAqtTgo?si=WREJ8iEQKRFhil2E

A friend David Sanders is running for the Public Service Commission, District 5, Kalispell, Great Falls, Helena. This is worth a listen.

Steve LaPraim, candidate for SD 42, sits down with former Public Service Commissioner and current PSC District 5 candidate David Sanders for a conversation a...

10/01/2025

I'm not a fan of partisan politics, but Rep. Fitzpatrik is correct on partisan courts.

While the topic never generated as much press as the property tax issue, a hotly contested matter during the 2025 Legislature was the Freedom Caucus’ effort to politicize Montana’s Court System. The Freedom Caucus which also operates under the name of “The Constitutional North Star of the Trea...

04/28/2025

📣CALLING ALL MT BUSINESSES!

ACTION ALERT: We need your voices NOW! Tell the Montana Senate to Oppose HB 740 before it hits the floor this afternoon.

💸HB 740, even as amended, will increase prescription drug costs for Montana families and taxpayers

➡️Interim Study Proposal offers better for everyone path forward

Despite the recent adoption of amendments, HB 740 remains a high-cost legislative proposal that will disrupt Montana’s prescription drug market and increase out-of-pocket costs for patients, employers, and local governments.

Learn more and find out how to email your Senators here👉: https://bit.ly/3G2RrCd

01/31/2023

Looks like renewable energy held its own during the cold snap.

Wind and solar energy appear to have met, and in cases, exceeded expectations during Winter Storm Elliott, said grid operators and utilities.

09/07/2022

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08/19/2022

Unfortunately attempts to regulate drug costs are just a shell game until Congress really wants to address Pharma abuses. Your health insurance premiums most likely will increase because of congressional inaction.

A Reuters analysis found the median annual price of 13 new drugs for chronic conditions launched in the US this year is $257,000. This comes on the heels of the passage of recent legislation that is partially directed at lowering drug prices, but...

06/21/2022

My renewable energy client believes they can be part of a stable electric grid, I think they are right.

"Western markets will likely save Montana utility customers significant money; since joining the Western Energy Imbalance Market, for example, NorthWestern Energy has benefited by over $1 million per month."

06/07/2022

Dean Camron of Idaho has it right. The article is locked but here is the relevant portion restated by the NAIC.

At the annual Insurance Europe conference in Prague, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) President Dean Cameron, director of the Idaho Insurance Department, was a panelist discussing "regulation on top of regulation," which looked at the current regulatory environment and its impact on the protection gap. NAIC President Cameron said, "We have confusing archaic, duplicative words and regulations that almost compete at times. If we want our products, and our industry, to be more appropriately regulated, it's time to clean [the] house every once in a while." He went on to share that in Idaho, "We cut about 40% of rules and regulations. We did not change one drop of how we regulate the industry." He added, "If we're looking at the use of technology and ways to attract younger people into the industry, we have to look at how we say things and make it so it's easier to follow and understand."

Dean Cameron was speaking at the Insurance Europe conference

04/21/2022

Study shows PBM rebates do not cause drug manufacturers to raise prices. Big Pharma is lying big surprise.

The idea that the best way to constrain sellers with market clout is by empowering a market where buyers have similar market power may be well-accepted by economists but it’s not intuitive. While the public wants lower prescription drug prices, limiting the power of PBMs wouldn’t necessarily do ...