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Montana Senate committee reconfirms Sarah Swanson as labor commissioner after broad praise from business, education and tribal leaders
Summary
The Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee voted by voice to reconfirm Sarah Swanson as Montana Commissioner of Labor and Industry after hours of mostly supportive testimony highlighting system modernizations, rapid‑response layoff work and apprenticeship growth.
Sarah Swanson won reconfirmation as Montana’s commissioner of the Department of Labor and Industry after the Senate Business, Labor and Economic Affairs Committee closed a hearing and took executive action by voice vote, with the chair declaring “ayes have it.”
Supporters from across the state told the committee Swanson has modernized agency systems and expanded workforce programs during her roughly 20 months in office. Lieutenant Governor Kristin Juras called Swanson “a successful business woman and manager” who led an overhaul of the unemployment insurance system and streamlined licensing and board operations. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen described Swanson as a reliable, service‑oriented leader…
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