Private contractor says he’s the one who split controversial contract, not former Senate president
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.
Independent Record1d
Ellsworth contract updates: Ex-business associate says contract was his proposal
Sen. Jason Ellsworth's former business partner said his reputation has been severely damaged by the audit report, which the ...
Daily Montanan1d
Ellsworth attorney demands correction to audit report; claims report defamed former Senate President
Former Senate President Jason Ellsworth said that the an auditor's report showing he abused and misused state resources was ...
Montana Senate convening Ethics Committee to investigate its former president
The Montana Senate will conduct an ethics investigation into a $170,100 government contract brokered late last year by former ...
MTPR3d
Sen. Ellsworth abused his power with no-bid contract, legislative auditor says
The state’s legislative auditor says a sitting legislator abused his power and wasted government resources when he gave a ...
MTPR3d
State Senate to begin ethics probe into Ellsworth contract
The Montana Senate unanimously voted to convene its ethics committee to review a public contract brokered by a state senator ...
Daily Inter Lake4d
Audit says Ellsworth’s actions ‘constitute an abuse of his government position’
A former Montana Senate leader’s $170,100 government contract with a business acquaintance was a wasteful and abusive use of ...
Great Falls Tribune2d
Montana Senate launches ethics investigation into Ellsworth’s actions
The Montana Senate on Monday voted unanimously to open an ethics investigation into the actions of Sen. Jason Ellsworth — ...