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STENEHJEM STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO 8TH CIRCUIT DECISION TODAY
June 13, 2019
In an opinion issued today, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has affirmed the preliminary injunction blocking the proposed acquisition of Mid Dakota Clinic by Sanford Health, which injunction was issued by the US District Court in the antitrust case brought by Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and the Federal Trade Commission on June 11, 2017.
FALLEN OFFICERS REMEMBERED DURING NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
May 14, 2019
On Wednesday May 15, 2019, the state's annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service will be held on the Capitol grounds in Bismarck, beginning at 1:00 pm.
STENEHJEM AND ATTORNEYS GENERAL NATIONWIDE URGE CONGRESS TO PASS SAFE BANKING ACT
May 9, 2019
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem co-sponsored a bipartisan effort involving 38 states and territorial Attorneys General, urging Congress to pass the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act (H.R. 1595) and give legal marijuana-related businesses access to the federal banking system.
STENEHJEM PRAISES COURT’S NAWS RULING
May 3, 2019
The 2002 legal challenge to the Northwest Area Water Supply project has likely come to an end, announced Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.
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INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION DID NOT VIOLATE OPEN RECORDS LAW
May 24, 2019
The Industrial Commission did not violate the open records law by withholding records in an application because those records had previously been designated as confidential.
CITY AUTHORITY TO ENACT ORDINANCES SIMILAR TO STATE CRIMINAL LAW
May 14, 2019
A city may not enact an ordinance similar to or identical to a state criminal law unless given specific statutory authority to regulate that area.
DISCUSSIONS NOT SUBJECT TO MEETING NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
May 13, 2019
The city of Napoleon did not violate the law because the discussions by the mayor and two council members were not subject to open meetings requirements.
RESPONSE REQUIRED EVEN IF NO RECORDS EXIST
May 3, 2019
The City of Mandan did not have any records but failed to inform the requester within a reasonable time that no records existed.