Legislator: Law Limiting State Auditor a ‘Mistake’
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued an opinion last month that says the new law is likely unconstitutional.
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A lawmaker who pushed a measure that requires a state auditor to get approval from the Legislature to conduct performance audits is now calling the law a “mistake.” Republican Rep. Keith Kempenich tells The Associated Press that he will introduce legislation when lawmakers meet again in 2021 that will strike the requirement to have the auditor…