A Senate Ethics Committee hearing concerning state Sen. Jason Ellsworth’s relationship with a government contractor launched Friday with a debate over what witnesses the former Montana Senate ...

Tensions are rising in the state’s capitol as the Senate Ethics Committee held its first hearing Friday on Montana Senator ...

Kalispell, will be investigated by the legislative auditor for spending public funds on a private attorney currently ...

Less than two hours before the Senate adjourned for the week-long transmittal break, the Senate voted to ask the Legislative ...

The Montana Department of Justice is opening a criminal investigation into Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, after he attempted to use state money to contract a longtime friend, the department ...

The Montana Senate adjourned for its transmittal break Thursday evening – and one of their final actions was to refer their ...

This referral sets up two ethics investigations against either side of a bitterly divided Senate, as another member is ...

Jason Ellsworth quietly tried shepherding a $170,000 ... s Bryce Eggleston to land a job in state government. The Montana State News Bureau on Monday obtained Eggleston’s resume for a ...

Allegations of criminal activity by former Montana Senate leader Jason Ellsworth are being handed over to the state Department of Justice following a heated Thursday floor debate in the Senate ...

The ethics committee will meet again when lawmakers return from the transmittal break March 14. The committee, made up of two ...

Montana Senate Votes to Send Ellsworth Investigation to Department of Justice Allegations of criminal activity by former Montana Senate leader Jason Ellsworth are being handed over to the state ...