A bill introduced Tuesday in the state Legislature could pull North Dakota University System sexual discrimination cases from the public record.
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Tag: North Dakota
ND lawmakers should resolve to pass transparency provisions
Here's a New Year's resolution for North Dakota lawmakers: Pass transparency provisions for political campaigns as well as state and local governments.
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North Dakota State’s fundraising arm violated open records law, AG says
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the fundraising arm of North Dakota State University violated the state’s open records law.
Stenehjem said in a written opinion issued Monday that the North Dakota State University Development Foundation and Alumni Association violated state law when it refused to release the applications for people seeking to become its next president and CEO.
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Editorial: Your opportunity to reform North Dakota’s sunshine laws
In 1887, the Legislative Assembly of the Dakota Territory commanded that city councils "shall sit with open doors and shall keep a journal of their own proceedings."
Open meetings and open records have been a part of North Dakota law ever since. Now, it's time for an update of those laws—and North Dakota is asking for residents' help. Continue…
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Editorial: Four ways North Dakota could improve its open records laws
North Dakota has very strong transparency laws that make, with few exceptions, just about every government record and meeting completely open to the public. In many ways, North Dakota’s open records and open meetings laws could be a model for other states.
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Attorneys say ND, MN transparency laws need digital revamp
Freedom-of-information advocates say the open records laws in Minnesota and North Dakota are strong but need updating to address ambiguities concerning digital records, such as audio, video, emails and texts, which government officials are using more and more.
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ND attorney general opposes fine for open government violations
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said Monday he’s interested in finding ways to boost compliance with North Dakota’s open government laws, but a proposed $500 penalty against repeat violators isn’t the way to go.
Stenehjem testified before the House Judiciary Committee against House Bill 1435, which would impose a $500 penalty on a member of a state governing body who has violated the state’s open records and open meetings laws more than once.
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ND University chancellor calls open records requests ‘politically motivated’
Since 2010, the North Dakota University System has violated state open records and open meetings laws 17 times, according to records from the North Dakota Attorney General's office. Now Interim Chancellor Larry Skogen is crying foul on some of those requests, saying they're politically motivated.
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