Jergeson cleared of campaign law violations

Former State Sen. Greg Jergeson, D-Chinook, has been cleared of wrongdoing in connection with a complaint filed against him with the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices.

"I think the public needs to know the accusations were baseless, and my name has been cleared," Jergeson said in an interview with the Havre Daily News.

Commissioner Jonathan Motl concluded in his Jan. 27 decision that Jergeson did not coordinate his campaign activities with the Montana League of Rural Voters, an arm of the Northern Plains Resource Council, an environmental organization, during his failed 2014 b...