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North Dakota Senate denies reimbursing attorney fees

BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota’s Senate has defeated a bill that would have reimbursed several officials who hired attorneys after they were caught up in criminal investigations resulting from 2019 state audits. The reimbursements would have only applied if a criminal probe did not result in a conviction. The legislation would have reimbursed former Commerce Commissioner Michelle Kommer and former…