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SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS PROTECT RECORDS THAT OTHERWISE WOULD BE OPEN
April 4, 2019
The ND Forensic Examiner’s Office and UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences did not violate the open records law by refusing to disclose the Reports of Death while the investigations were still active.
APPROPRIATION BONDS
March 18, 2019
Bonds payable from appropriations made by the Legislative Assembly must be subject to modification or repeal by future legislative assemblies in order to be upheld against a constitutional debt limit challenge.
FIFTY-FOUR ATTORNEYS GENERAL URGE CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST ROBOCALLS
March 8, 2019
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem joined attorneys general nationwide in urging the US Senate to enact the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, legislation to curb illegal robocalls and spoofing.
AERONAUTICS COMMISSION CERTIFICATIONS
March 1, 2019
Payment of the aircraft excise tax is a condition of registration and must be paid before the Aeronautics Commission may issue an aircraft registration certificate.
STATE “LIFESMARTS” CHAMPIONS
February 13, 2019
Burke Central High School Team won the state LifeSmarts championship and will be representing North Dakota in the national competition in Florida in April.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMPETING FOR CHANCE AT NATIONAL FINALS
February 11, 2019
Fifteen teams of students from nine North Dakota High Schools will compete in the LifeSmarts state finals in Bismarck on Wednesday this week announced Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem.
SETTLEMENT WITH FOR-PROFIT NATIONAL EDUCATION COMPANY BENEFITS ITS FORMER STUDENTS
January 16, 2019
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced that 151 North Dakota former students of the for-profit education company Career Education Corp will receive student loan debt relief totaling more than $340,000.
THREE UNLICENSED CONTRACTORS BANNED FROM DOING BUSINESS IN NORTH DAKOTA
January 3, 2019
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued Cease and Desist Orders banning unlicensed contractors Timothy Jacobson of Fairmount, Tyler Giles of Fargo, and Patrick Peltier of Bottineau, from conducting any further business in the state.
NORTH DAKOTA TO RECEIVE $1.2 MILLION FROM WELLS FARGO BANK
January 2, 2019
North Dakota will receive $1.2 million from Wells Fargo Bank under the terms of a national settlement agreement, announced Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem. The state's share of the $575 million settlement fund is for civil costs and attorney fees.