A private contractor at the center of a Montana Senate ethics probe is pushing back against allegations of waste and abuse directed at the chamber’s former president, Republican Jason Ellsworth.

With the first meeting of the Senate Ethics Committee on deck for Wednesday afternoon, Senate President Regier retained outside legal counsel that may be used to assist committee in “prosecutorial ...

Sen. Jason Ellsworth's former business partner said his reputation has been severely damaged by the audit report, which the ...

Former Senate President Jason Ellsworth said that the an auditor's report showing he abused and misused state resources was ...

The Montana Senate will conduct an ethics investigation into a $170,100 government contract brokered late last year by former ...

The Montana Senate on Monday voted unanimously to open an ethics investigation into the actions of Sen. Jason Ellsworth — ...

The Montana Senate voted Monday to refer questions over Sen. Jason Ellsworth’s handling of a state contract to the Senate ...

The state’s legislative auditor says a sitting legislator abused his power and wasted government resources when he gave a ...

Legislative auditors submitted a report Friday, stating that a review of Sen. Jason Ellsworth’s handling of a state contract ...

An ethics investigation is being launched against a Republican Senator after early findings of an audit determined he entered ...

The Republican senator awarded a state-funded contract to his business associate in December, skipping the public bid process ...

The Montana Senate on Monday voted unanimously to open an ethics investigation into the actions of Sen. Jason Ellsworth — with him in support — when he signed a $170,100 contract with a business ...