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Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem was advised late yesterday that the Army Corps of Engineers has reversed course on its policy regarding water withdrawals from the Missouri River, sometimes referred to as the “surplus water rule.”

“The Court’s decision today affirmed my earlier Opinion. This entire exercise was a waste of taxpayer dollars and time, all of which could have been avoided had the Governor come across the hall to receive legal advice from the person who was elected by the citizens of North Dakota to provide legal advice to state officials,” said Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has reinstated the license for Powerhouse Gaming, Inc., an electronic pull tab device manufacturer whose license the Attorney General suspended in July, 2020. 

A deceased candidate may be declared to have been elected in the event a sufficient number of votes were cast for the candidate, but because a deceased candidate will be unable to discharge the duties of the office at the specified time, the office will be deemed vacant.

Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem advises all North Dakota residents to hang up immediately if they receive a call supposedly from Medicare. The calls are a scam, the latest variation of the “government agency” phishing scam. 

The Mandan Police Department violated the open records laws when it improperly redacted information such as the breed, species, color and sex of dogs involved in two dog attack incidents from the records it provided.

The Billing county commission properly noticed its meetings.

If neither political subdivision has statutory or home rule authority to donate or sell real property at less than fair market value, a school board may not sell or donate property at less than fair market value to a city as part of a dissolution of a school district through a joint powers agreement.

A county commission has a statutory duty to sit on the joint board of county commissioners to approve the budget of a health district.

The Burleigh county district court has entered a judgment against the defunct Spa D’Athena and its owners, Jill Becker and Brent Voorhees.