December 20, 2024 Request: Whether the Emmons County Historical Society violated open records laws by failing to create meeting minutes and provide copies of meeting minutes and financial statements within a reasonable time. Response: The Emmons County Historical Society did violate open records laws by failing to...
September 17, 2024 Request: 1. Whether Apple Creek School Board properly noticed a special meeting. 2. Whether Apple Creek School Board’s failed to properly describe the general subject matter and legal authority before entering an executive session. Conclusion: 1. Apple Creek School Board did not properly notice...
August 28, 2024 CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210 Bismarck, ND - Attorney General Drew Wrigley has announced that his office won dismissal of legal challenges brought against the state by multiple organizations opposed to laws permitting the State to regulate the development of pore space reservoirs for CO2...
August 8, 2024 CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210 Bismarck, ND - Attorney General Drew Wrigley issued the following statement in the wake of former State Senator Ray Holmberg's guilty plea in federal court. “This is an important milestone in North Dakota’s battle against child sex trafficking. Former State Senator...
June 18, 2024 CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210 Bismarck, ND - Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley today issued a Cease & Desist Order against Minot Smoke Shop Inc., its owner Mohammed Wazwaz, and manager Taha Almuhisen, operating the smoke shop “Smokes4Less” located at 301 40th Ave SW in...
July 23, 2024 CONTACT: Ryan Koppy, 701.328.1574 Bismarck, ND - North Dakota Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley announced today the North Dakota Lottery contributed $9.92 million to the state’s general fund, to support a drug fighting task force and compulsive gambling treatment efforts during the Fiscal Year...
March 14, 2024 Request: Whether the City of Tioga violated N.D.C.C. §§ 44-04-20 and 44-04-19.2 by failing to properly notice and subsequently holding an unauthorized executive session for attorney consultation. Conclusion: The Tioga City Commission's July 18, 2022, meeting notice did not comply with requirements for an...
June 18, 2024 CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210 Bismarck, ND - Attorney General Drew H. Wrigley will hold a press conference to highlight the 2023 North Dakota crime statistics and trends. The Attorney General will be joined by Chief Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness and Jeffrey Vyska, Statistics...
June 10, 2024 CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210 Bismarck, ND - North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Attorneys General from West Virginia, Alaska, Georgia, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wyoming filed...
May 31, 2024 CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210 Bismarck, ND - The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of the National Rifle Association in its case against a New York state official for allegedly coercing regulated financial entities to terminate their relationships with the NRA to...