State prosecutors say Sen. Jason Ellsworth abused his power when he awarded a no-bid state contract to a longtime friend and colleague.

In 2025, an attempt by Sen. Ellsworth to pay out a no-bid, six-figure contract for a friend exploded into a political scandal. Find a timeline of key events here.

A state judge in Helena has agreed to temporarily suspend former Montana Senate President Sen. Jason Ellsworth from office, ...

On Dec. 19, District Court Judge Kathy Seely (Helena) suspended Sen. Jason Ellsworth (R–SD 43) following a public misconduct ...

A Lewis and Clark County District Court judge has suspended Hamilton Sen. Jason Ellsworth from public office as the court ...

Senator Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, watches a vote during the Senate Floor Session on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. (Nathaniel Bailey for the Daily Montanan) The Montana Republican Party officially ...

Sens. Matt Regier, Jason Ellsworth and Greg Hertz sit at a Republican Senate caucus meeting before giving their speeches seeking to be Senate President for 2025. (Photo by Blair Miller, Daily Montanan ...

Former Montana Senate President Ellsworth Charged With Official Misconduct Over No-Bid Contract Former Republican state Senate President Jason Ellsworth will be charged with misdemeanor official ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A letter sent Tuesday from Sen. Jason Ellsworth’s attorney to the legislative auditor demands a ...

Of the many education reforms passed by the 2023 Legislature, one has been generating a lot of news lately, particularly in the Bozeman area. For example, local news station KBZK reported that as of ...

HELENA, Mont. — Tensions are rising in the state’s capitol as the Senate Ethics Committee held its first hearing Friday on Montana Senator Jason Ellsworth (R) Hamilton. The ethics committee started ...