Two candidates violated campaign law in 2006

Helena Independent Record – July 31, 2008 Two Democrats who ran unsuccessfully for the Legislature in 2006 — and who are candidates again this year — violated minor laws in their printed campaign material attacking opponents in 2006, a state official has ruled. But Commissioner of Political Practice Dennis Unsworth rejected more serious claims that [...]

PSC won’t change letter critical of Molnar donation

Helena Independent Record – July 30, 2008 The Montana Public Service Commission is sticking with a decision to get a legal opinion about money that member Brad Molnar took from NorthWestern Energy. Molnar and fellow Republican Doug Mood were stymied Tuesday in an attempt to tone down a legal request being sent to Attorney General [...]

Complaint on Laslovich moves forward

Helena Independent Record – July 30, 2008 The state’s top political enforcer said Tuesday he’ll look into a complaint alleging state Sen. Jesse Laslovich, D-Anaconda, is not a legal resident of his own district. But Commissioner of Political Practices Dennis Unsworth said accepting the revised complaint doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll resolve the question of Laslovich’s [...]