February 4, 2025Media Contact: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley applauds the North Dakota District Court for its decision invalidating the Biden Administration’s NEPA Rule. In that challenged Rule, the Biden Administration sought to fundamentally change the NEPA review process for all...
January 7, 2025CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK - Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Fargo Police Chief David Zibolski will hold a press conference to discuss the November 13, 2024, officer involved police shooting incident in Fargo, ND.The press conference will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at...
January 6, 2025CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK - For nearly 50 years, the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) has been promulgating and enforcing its own rules regarding the storage, treatment, and disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR). When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
December 4, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Bismarck – Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced that an investigation completed by the Gaming Division determined that East Main Investments, LLC (EMI) the owner of the Silver Dollar Bar, a site authorized for conducting gaming, acted together with a...
October 31, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK - Attorney General Drew Wrigley today joined a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two significant settlements and cooperation agreements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread,...
October 9, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley, with the full support of Gov. Doug Burgum, today joined a 20-state coalition, led by Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and South Carolina Attorney General...
August 28, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Bismarck, 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, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Bismarck, 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, 2024CONTACT: Suzie Weigel, 701.328.2210Bismarck, 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, 2024CONTACT: Ryan Koppy, 701.328.1574Bismarck, 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...