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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.

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. 

The City of Mandan did not have any records but failed to inform the requester within a reasonable time that no records existed.

The 2002 legal challenge to the Northwest Area Water Supply project has likely come to an end, announced Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.  

Fargo contractor and business owner Timothy Rosene, is barred from doing business in North Dakota for at least the next five years, announced Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.

Records relating to an ongoing lawsuit involving a public entity must be obtained through the discovery process, not the open records laws.

The Crystal Lake Township Board of Supervisors violated the law when they held a special meeting but did not post a meeting notice and agenda or follow the additional notice requirements for a special meeting.

The city of Mandan did not violate the law by failing to provide requested records because it never received a request. The request sent to the personal email account of a city commissioner was never received because the email account had been hacked and all emails lost.

Committees of a public entity are subject to the open meetings laws and must comply with all the requirements. The City of Arnegard violated the law by holding committee meetings without providing public notice. 

The city of Dickinson violated the open records laws because it did not provide records within a reasonable time.