Grisly Crime Scene Photos, Home Addresses, and Maybe Even Your Social Security Number Are Now Online Thanks to the North Dakota Courts
MINOT, N.D. — For some time now the State of North Dakota has maintained an online database through which any...
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Are Cameras in North Dakota’s Legislative Committee Rooms a Good Idea?
MINOT, N.D. — Let me start this post by answering my own question from the headline: Yes, they're a good...
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...
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...
Legislature Should Consider Using Existing Platforms for Video of Committee Meetings
Several years ago the North Dakota Legislature implemented a video system for floor sessions in the House and Senate chambers....
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...
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...
North Dakota Politics Needs More Transparency, Not an Ethics Committee
This Fargo Forum editorial over the weekend struck the right tone on the need for more transparency when it comes to...
North Dakota Courts Should Approve Mandate for Online Access to Records
I support a new rule proposed for the North Dakota court system which would require that public records be available...
Sean Foss: AG Stenehjem’s Recent Performance Illustrates Need for Independent Counsel on Open Records/Meetings Opinions
On October 27, 2017, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued an Open Records and Meetings opinion regarding a recent visit to...
