The Legislature will pay nearly $7,000 for legal fees incurred by Senate Republican majority press secretary Ron Irwin as a result of an ethics complaint. The Legislative Council, which oversees much of the Legislature's internal management...

...and the state's e-mail system to attack Ulmer. The accusation came after Senate Republican Majority press spokesman Ron Irwin announced GOP lawmakers would hold a press conference Thursday to criticize Ulmer's plan to resolve the state's fiscal...

...to hear testimony on the case. The panel issued its formal decision Tuesday. The committee recommended no penalty for Ron Irwin because he immediately canceled the news conference upon being informed it could be improper and because his use of state...