Fresh Off an Open Meeting Violation, Minot’s Mayor Is Trying to Be Sneaky About Major Changes to City Manager’s Contract
You readers are probably aware of the phenomena called a "Friday news dump." For the uninitiated, it's the tactic of...
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Attorney General: City Violated Open Meetings Law by Holding Council Meeting Out of Town
Often entities of North Dakota's government, particularly local governments and committees and agencies, hold meetings far from their usual place...
North Dakota’s Public Officials Should Be Required to Record Meetings Even When They’re Closed to the Public
Most of you reading this probably don't live in Fargo, so you might not much care that the local park...
Attorney General: Fargo Park Board Broke the Law With Meeting at Which Former Director Joel Vettel Resigned
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has concluded that the Fargo Park Board broke open meeting law with too-vague agenda...
It Should Be Illegal for a City to Hold an “Open Meeting” in Another City
Last year the City of Minot held a "retreat" in the City of Washburn, a town roughly an hour south...
Public Meetings Held Out of State Should Be Illegal
Back in 2012 I requested from Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem's office an opinion on open meetings law as it applied...
In Defense of the Smoky Back Room
The Bismarck Tribune today, in an editorial, blisters Governor Doug Burgum for holding a closed-door meeting with oil and gas industry...
Lawmakers Should Make Regular Public Input a Requirement at Public Meetings
North Dakota’s open records and open meetings laws are very, very good. But one loophole in them is that, while...
North Dakota’s Local Governments Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Ban Public Input at Open Meetings
North Dakota's open records and open meetings laws are very, very good. But one loophole in them is that, while...
Can A North Dakota Public Meeting Be Truly Open To The Public If It's Held In Minneapolis?
I've got something to confess. After writing multiple posts in opposition to the idea of closing off the first round...
