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Attorney General In North Dakota Since 2000 Is Running For Re-Election

Wayne Stenehjem Made The Announcement On Social Media And On His Birthday

February 5, 2018

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, ND — North Dakota’s Attorney General since 2000 is running for re-election. In a social media post, Wayne Stenehjem announced he will seek re-election this year. The announcement comes on his 64th birthday. Stenehjem said, “During my time as Attorney General, I have worked diligently to protect our children from predators, eliminate domestic violence, fight the illegal drug trade.”…

248,000 North Dakota Residents May Be Affected By Equifax Breach

The information includes Social Security numbers, birthdates, addresses and possibly driver's license and credit card information.

September 12, 2017

Site Staff,

BISMARCK – North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says more than 248,000 of the state’s residents may have had their personal information exposed in a nationwide data breach of credit reporting company Equifax. Stenehjem’s office said Tuesday that Equifax provided the number of North Dakotans who are potentially exposed to the data breach. The information includes Social Security numbers, birthdates,…

ND Attorney General Says Devils Lake City Commission Violated Open Meeting Laws

A city assessment found low morale and reports of a hostile work environment at the police department

May 15, 2017

Alison Voorhees,

DEVILS LAKE, ND — Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says the Devils Lake City Commission violated the state’s open meeting laws. Stenehjem says the commission met secretly in early April to discuss a report on the city’s police chief and his top captain. Last month, Chief Keith Schroeder and Captain Jon Barnett were placed on paid administrative leave. A city…

UND’s Logo Search Did Not Violate Open Records Law

Opinion of the North Dakota Attorney General

March 12, 2017

TJ Nelson,

The state attorney general says UND did not violate open records law when it refused to provide preliminary designs for a new school logo. Last February, university officials hired SME to design the new Fighting Hawks logo. The school denied a request to release preliminary designs that were not selected. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says UND did not violate the…