A former North Dakota workers’ compensation director has asked a federal judge to review his felony conviction for misspending state funds, claiming county prosecutors used false testimony to get it. In a petition filed in U.S. District Court in Bismarck, …
North Dakota’s Senate unanimously approved a $639 million disaster relief measure that includes money for low-interest home loans, road construction and repairs to public works. The measure’s centerpiece is a $60 million fund, to be administered by the state-owned Bank …
Angered by a federal health care law that most of them despise, North Dakota House Republicans defeated legislation to give state officials authority over a health insurance marketing agency that the law requires states to establish. They said endorsing state …
North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has unveiled a $569 million plan to provide disaster aid to flood-stricken areas and to help western North Dakota towns struggling to cope with oil development. Speaking to a joint session of the North Dakota …
An unusual North Dakota workers’ compensation law provides reduced benefits when a job injury worsens a medical problem the employee already has, and a consultant told state lawmakers on Friday they should repeal it. The move would mean about $4.8 …
The attorney for a former North Dakota official who was convicted of misusing public funds says he will ask that the case be reopened because of a prosecutor’s questionable conduct. Mike Hoffman, an attorney for former North Dakota workers’ compensation …
North Dakota Rep. Earl Pomeroy, who has been mentioned as a potential president of a Washington organization that represents life insurance companies, said he would not accept the position. “If they offered me the job, I would decline. I am …
Eight months after North Dakota voters gave Gov. John Hoeven the final word on state workers’ compensation rates, employers’ insurance bills are likely to rise as a consequence of the recent bleak market for investments. Hoeven said he has adopted …
North Dakota’s spring flooding problems have focused new attention on a proposed $44 million state disaster fund that a Fargo lawmaker wants to establish. “Setting the money aside is more critical than it’s ever been right now,” said Rep. Rick …
North Dakota smokers may have to get used to puffing more frequently to help prevent accidental fires. The state Senate voted 41-0 this week to approve legislation that says North Dakota tobacco merchants may sell only “reduced ignition” cigarettes after …
