COUNTY
ZONING AUTHORITY
February
5, 2010
Oil, gas, or saltwater wells are subject to the State Industrial
Commission’s jurisdiction, which authority preempts
regulation by the county.
Read
the Opinion: 2010-L-01
WARD
COUNTY VIOLATES OPEN MEETINGS LAW
February
5, 2010
The Security Committee of the Ward county commission violated
the open meetings law because it did not provide public notice
of its meetings or follow the procedural requirements to hold
a closed meeting.
Read
the Opinion: 2010-O-01
JAMESTOWN
HS STUDENTS HEADED TO MIAMI
February
4, 2010
Jamestown’s #1 team “brought home the gold”
in the hotly contested final round of the state LifeSmarts
Championships held yesterday in Bismarck. Kindred’s
#1 team placed second and the Jamestown #2 team came in third.
For
more information: LifeSmarts
Champions
LIFESMARTS
COMPETITION TOMORROW
February
2, 2010
Fifty-seven
high school students from across the state will compete in
the thirteenth annual “LifeSmarts” state final
competition tomorrow at the Heritage Center on the Capitol
grounds, beginning at 8:30 am. The competition is open to
the public.
For more information: Lifesmarts
STENEHJEM
CREATES ELECTION LAWS TASK FORCE- US Supreme Court Decision
Affects ND Laws
January 22, 2010
A decision by the US Supreme Court yesterday could have a
major effect on North Dakota’s election laws.
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has created an Election Laws
task force to analyze the court’s ruling and craft proposed
legislation to preserve as much of North Dakota’s current
campaign contribution limitations laws as possible.
For
more information: Election
Laws Task Force
