A new national report and a new court filing, both coming within the past two weeks, paint a dire picture for Montana’s housing crisis. The federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s ...

It’s fairly common knowledge that Montana’s legislative branch of government is a citizen legislature that only meets in session for 90 business days every two years. While true, those facts often ...

The recent legislative session was only the second in 20 years with a Republican governor. Last session, in 2021, we passed many good conservative policies for the state, but most of them were ...

HELENA — As the Senate chamber emptied on Tuesday afternoon, a sergeant-at-arms cleared off the desk of Sen. Jason Ellsworth. The Montana Senate voted 44-6 to punish the Hamilton Republican, for his ...

Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, apologized for the appearance of impropriety, but maintains he did no wrongdoing in signing a contract with a friend in a way that avoided state procurement protocol.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Republican legislators disenfranchised at the June Montana GOP officers’ convention are asking 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 Tuesday ...

Republican legislators disenfranchised at the June Montana GOP officers’ convention are asking a judge to restore their voting privileges and force a new election for party leadership. State senators ...

Montana State Senate Pro Tempore Jason Ellsworth pleaded guilty on Monday to a misdemeanor obstruction charge for a traffic stop in May during which he got out of his car and invoked legislative ...

Montana Republicans have made a few mistakes of late, what in baseball would be called “unforced errors” meaning they were all avoidable. Last week the Montana Senate censured former Senate President ...

The Montana Republican Party called for Hamilton Republican Sen. Jason Ellsworth to resign Sunday, a day before the Senate is set to vote on whether or not to expel the senator. Ellsworth, former ...