Two weeks after a district court judge held a hearing on whether new Montana Republican Party bylaws are unconstitutional, a group of 67 individual Republicans, plus representatives of three county GOP central committees, filed a brief supporting the lawsuit.  In an amicus curiae brief, the group, collectively known as “Montana Grass Roots Republicans,” argues that […]

HELENA — Former Montana Senate president Jason Ellsworth was found guilty of official misconduct – a misdemeanor – on Tuesday evening in Lewis and Clark District Court in Helena.   He could face a $500 fine or as many as six months in jail.  Sentencing is scheduled at 3 p.m. Sept. 10. As the verdict was read, […]