Wayne Stenehjem

Panel delays funding requests due to law that sets limits

By James Macpherson Jun. 16, 2021 02:07 PM EDT
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A commission that reviews emergency spending requests said Wednesday that it would not approve the allocation of millions of federal...

North Dakota's most costly leased building largely unused

By James Macpherson May. 13, 2021 04:27 PM EDT
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $3 million in rent over the next two years for unused office space for a state agency...

Court: North Dakota governor can't fill dead candidate seat

By James Macpherson Nov. 24, 2020 01:08 PM EST
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum doesn't have the authority to appoint someone to a state House seat won by a Republican candidate who died...

North Dakota AG: Republicans could replace dead candidate

Oct. 13, 2020 07:04 PM EDT
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's attorney general said Tuesday that if a Republican state House candidate who died earlier this month wins one of two seats...

North Dakota tribe to fight ruling giving minerals to state

By Dave Kolpack Jun. 03, 2020 05:40 PM EDT
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Leaders of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation in North Dakota and others are challenging a Department of Interior opinion rolling back...

Attorney general warns of work-at-home scam amid COVID-19

May. 22, 2020 09:20 AM EDT
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota attorney general is warning about scammers who are taking advantage of the unemployment crisis created by the...

North Dakota searches for oil production salve amid outbreak

By James Macpherson Apr. 21, 2020 04:42 PM EDT

Burgum: Some not taking COVID-19 seriously; cases rise

James Macpherson Apr. 02, 2020 07:00 PM EDT
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum for the second consecutive day Thursday expressed frustration over reports that some residents aren’t...