The only presence Sen. Jason Ellsworth will have in the Senate Chamber at the Montana State Capitol going forward will be the nameplate clinging to his vacated desk, and even that will expire in a ...

Senator Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, watches a vote during the Senate Floor Session on Wednesday, February 12, 2025. (Nathaniel Bailey for the Daily Montanan) As the Senate chamber emptied on ...

The Sundance Institute has revealed the fellows for the 2025 directors, screenwriters and Native labs. The Native lab begins ...

Ellsworth Receives Lifetime Ban From Montana Senate Floor for Ethics Violation Former Senate leader Jason Ellsworth was banned from the Montana Senate floor for life as part of a censure Tuesday ...

Jason Ellsworth. The Montana Senate voted 44-6 to punish the Hamilton Republican, for his failure to disclose a conflict of interest in procuring a contract for a close friend, and for a ...

HELENA, Mont. — The months-long saga over a contract controversy from former Montana Senate president Jason Ellsworth (R-Hamilton) has ended with him receiving an extremely consequential ...

Last week the Montana Senate censured former Senate President Jason Ellsworth for ethical violations and cancelled his ability to go on the Senate floor for life. It was the best that they could do.

It’s been a few weeks since the members of the Montana Senate’s largest voting bloc brokered a deal with Republican leadership that gave Minority Leader Pat Flowers, D-Belgrade, the ability to reject ...

Once thought to be a legislative priority, a Republican effort to regulate Montana courts is going out with a whimper in the ...

Just last week, one of us, former Senate President Jason Ellsworth, was censured and banned from the Senate floor for awarding a state contract to someone with close personal ties. And now ...

Four people were stung by an aggressive bee swarm near Southern Avenue and Ellsworth Road, police said. One person was ...