May 3, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK The State Board of Higher Education’s violations of open meeting laws are “pervasive,” Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said Friday in a written opinion that also found the board didn’t comply with the law during a March 6 dinner meeting and in several email exchanges this year. Continue Reading
April 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK The Senate Appropriations Committee has voted unanimously to support a request by North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem for a $400,000 budget increase to defend any lawsuits that arise from new legislation giving North Dakota the strictest abortion laws in the country. Continue Reading
February 8, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says North Dakota’s share of a multistate settlement with one of the nation’s biggest mortgage processing companies is just under $220,000. Continue Reading
January 30, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem will weigh in on the legal question said to be at the heart of North Dakota State University administrators’ Jan. 14 decision to freeze a $1.2 million federal grant to create a new comprehensive sex education program. Continue Reading
July 6, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
While there is no doubt that the attorney general’s opinion is correct, it is a sad day when bureaucratic considerations trump the intent and spirit of the law. Continue Reading
April 11, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
After Feb. 13 resignation of Pembina County State’s Attorney Stuart Askew, questions remain about who will fill the position before the office comes up again in the 2014 election. Continue Reading
February 14, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The law is constitutional and the North Dakota Legislature will defend it if the State Board of Higher Education challenges it in the state Supreme Court, House Majority Leader Al Carlson of Fargo said today. Continue Reading
February 14, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says he’S hoping the North Dakota Supreme Court will take up the dispute over the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux nickname by mid-March. Continue Reading
February 13, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
The published agenda for today’s meeting of the State Board of Higher Education suggests that the board’s planned discussion with Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem concerning UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname could be a closed session, but Board president Grant Shaft says that’s not likely. Continue Reading
February 3, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
North Dakota residents have been receiving calls from people claiming falsely to be taking surveys of Blue Cross Blue Shield members, according to state Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem Friday. Continue Reading
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