Four tribes get $101M from settled trust lawsuits
November 20, 2012 in The Daily Republic
The money was awarded in August after the tribes agreed to drop lawsuits and accept the settlements.
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Lonny Winrich, Grand Forks, column: Candidates, not taxpayers, should pay legal expenses
October 5, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
These lawsuits were filed because of the activities of commissioners Kevin Cramer and Brian Kalk as candidates, not because of anything they did in the execution of their duties as commissioners. There’s no reason that North Dakotans should be on the hook for their personal political decisions. Continue Reading
Renville County Road 11 will remain open for harvest to Oct. 8
September 25, 2012 in West Central Tribune
OLIVIA Acting as the road authority, the Renville County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday not to allow a contractor to close a three-mile stretch of County Road 11 until Oct. 8.
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American Indian students at UND warn against delays in their Fighting Sioux nickname lawsuit
April 25, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Eight American Indian students at UND who have sued the university, the state and top state officials over the Fighting Sioux nickname have urged the federal court to “move as expeditiously as possible to prevent further violations of (their) civil rights.” Continue Reading
Two N.D. organizations threaten lawsuit against two Public Service Commissioners
March 26, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Two North Dakota organizations are threatening to sue if Public Service Commissioners Kevin Cramer and Brian Kalk don’t remove themselves from making decisions about the South Heart Coal mining permit application. Continue Reading
Feds file suit against East Grand Forks contractor
March 22, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The complaint says R.J. Zavoral and Sons mislead the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Corps and the U.S. Small Business Administration on a portion of East Grand Forks’ flood-control project. The firm allegedly partnered with a minority-owned firm to acquire the contract, but did most of the work itself, contradicting the conditions of the contract. Continue Reading
Nickname defenders assert tribal sovereignty
March 22, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Spirit Lake group suing NCAA argues against dismissalThe Spirit Lake Sioux Tribe’s attorney relies heavily on the contested 1969 “naming ceremony” that allegedly gave UND the right to use the Sioux name. Continue Reading
High court sides with Idaho property owners over EPA order
March 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Today’s Supreme Court decision is a victory for Mike and Chantell Sackett, whose property near a scenic lake has sat undisturbed since the Environmental Protection Agency ordered a halt in work in 2007. The agency said part of the property was a wetlands that could not disturbed without a permit. Continue Reading
Sugar producers accuse corn rivals of false advertising in landmark lawsuit
March 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
In a lawsuit that goes before a Los Angeles federal judge today, sugar producers accuse their corn industry rivals of false advertising in a campaign that casts the liquid sweetener as “nutritionally the same as table sugar” and claims “your body can’t tell the difference.” Continue Reading
Xcel fails to reach lawsuit settlement with enXco over stalled $400 million N.D. wind farm
March 20, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Xcel Energy and enXco Development Corp. of San Diego had planned to build a 150-megawatt wind farm named Merricourt in southeastern North Dakota last year until the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said the project could harm nearby plovers and whooping cranes, both protected species.
Minneapolis-based Xcel pulled out of the project and enXco and Xcel sued one another. Continue Reading
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