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STORM VICTIMS BEWARE OF UNLICENSED CONTRACTORS AND SERVICE COMPANIES
July 12, 2016
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem reminds North Dakota residents to be cautious when hiring contractors and service companies to repair damage from the recent storms.
NORTH DAKOTA JOINS OTHER STATES IN CHALLENGE OF FEDERAL TRANSGENDER BATHROOM MANDATE
July 8, 2016
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem joined Attorneys General from nine other states in filing a complaint in federal district court challenging the recent mandate from the US Department of Education and Department of Justice that misinterprets federal law regarding how schools assign students to bathrooms and locker rooms.
STATE FIRE MARSHAL URGES CAUTION WHEN USING FIREWORKS
June 27, 2016
The sale of fireworks in North Dakota starts today and continues through July 5, said State Fire Marshal Jeffrey Huber.
FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT STRIKES DOWN BLM’S FRACKING RULES
June 22, 2016
In a decision filed late yesterday, a federal judge struck down the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) March 2015 fracking rule. The state of North Dakota, through Attorney General Stenehjem’s office, was a party to the lawsuit.
NORTH DAKOTA VICTORIOUS IN 8TH CIRCUIT CASE CHALLENGING MINNESOTA’S ENERGY LAWS
June 15, 2016
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals today affirmed a federal judge’s ruling that struck down as unconstitutional the restrictions imposed by Minnesota’s Next Generation Energy Act (NGEA).
STENEHJEM SHUTS DOWN ANOTHER CREDIT CARD INTEREST RATE REDUCTION SCAM OPERATION
June 9, 2016
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has banned Clarency “Harry” Wahl, of Orlando, Florida, doing business as Life Management Services of Orange County and LPS of Fla.
ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES CONTRACTOR FOR VIOLATING CONSUMER FRAUD LAW
June 8, 2016
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem today filed a lawsuit against contractor Steven Kapfer of Bismarck, doing business as Rebuilding Dreams, for violations of North Dakota’s consumer fraud law.
PUBLIC INVITED TO NORTH DAKOTA PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL SERVICE
May 11, 2016
The state’s fallen law enforcement officers will be remembered on Friday, May 13, 2016. The North Dakota Peace Officer Memorial service will be held in Bismarck on the capitol grounds beginning at 1:30 pm. It is open to the public.
NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE BACK DAY
April 29, 2016
Tomorrow is national prescription drug “Take Back Day.” Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem reminds North Dakota residents who want to know how to safely dispose of unused prescription and over the counter medications that they can turn to the state’s year-round Take Back program.