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 due to the recent bleak market for investments. Hoeven adopted an advisory board’s recommendation that …
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 …
Former employees of North Dakota’s Workforce Safety and Insurance agency have struggled to pursue claims that they were illegally fired for spotlighting questionable activities at the agency. A judge has thrown out most of the case filed by James Long, …
Former North Dakota Highway Patrol superintendent Bryan Klipfel has been named the state’s new workers compensation director. Gov. John Hoeven announced Friday that he’s chosen Klipfel for the job. Klipfel starts March 16. It’s the governor’s first hire since North …
Former employees of North Dakota’s Workforce Safety and Insurance agency have struggled to pursue claims that they were illegally fired for spotlighting questionable activities at the agency. A judge has thrown out most of the case filed by James Long, …
North Dakota’s Senate has narrowly endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment that would block attempts to move minor money disputes out of the state’s small-claims courts. The proposal says small-claims cases have no right to a jury trial. North Dakota law …
