Letters to the Editor

Senate President's Statement on Montana Supreme Court Ruling

HAMILTON, Mont.— Montana Senate Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, released the following statement in response to the Montana Supreme Court's ruling in the Forward Montana SB 319 (2021) case:

"I'm glad to see the Supreme Court realize that they messed up by intruding into the Legislature's internal rules and are withdrawing their original decision. We in the Legislature eagerly await the Court's new opinion to ensure that it does not also unconstitutionally violate the separation of powers between our branches of government.

At the same t...