LANSING, Michigan, July 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel continues to join attorneys general from across the nation in a variety of multistate actions, including the following: BRIEF SUPPORTING REGULATION OF PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS On July 1, Nessel joined a bipartisan coalition of 30 attorneys general from across the country, led by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, in an amicus brief to the Eight  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 9 -- North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued the following open records and meetings opinion: To: Mr. Lukas W Croaker, Horace City Attorney, P.O. Box 458, West Fargo, ND 58078-0458 Dear Mr. Croaker: Thank you for requesting my opinion regarding whether a newspaper satisfies the requirement of an official newspaper under North Dakota law if that newspaper publishes its paper exclusively online and whether online publications of legal notices satisfy le  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 9 -- North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued the following news release on July 8, 2021: Late yesterday afternoon, North Dakota sued the Federal government, including the Department of Interior and the Bureau of Land Management, because BLM has unlawfully canceled the regularly scheduled auctions of oil & gas leases of public mineral rights in North Dakota that BLM is required by federal law to hold. "I have taken this action to protect North Dakota's e  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 8 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release: Instead of ensuring that North Dakota businesses, workers and communities fully recover from a once-in-a-generation pandemic, Governor Burgum and the NDGOP are playing politics with the National Guard. This decision to send our service men and women to the border continues a disturbing trend, started by Attorney General Stenehjem, of assisting Texas officials with their misguided, unplanne  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 9 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following statement on July 8, 2021: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum today issued a statement in support of Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem's legal challenge to a federal ban on new oil and natural gas leasing on public lands. Stenehjem filed the lawsuit Wednesday against the federal government, including the Department of the Interior and its Bureau of Land Management. "Rather than working with states on forward-loo  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, July 8 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on July 7, 2021: The Essential Worker Cross-Border Vaccination Initiative has reached a new milestone, with more than 2,500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine given to Manitoba truck drivers in North Dakota, Premier Brian Pallister and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced today. "Thanks to the generosity of our southern neighbors in North Dakota, we've been able to boost Manitoba's vaccination efforts a  more

KALAMAZOO, Michigan, July 9 (TNSOps) -- Western Michigan University issued the following news: Western Michigan University's outstanding efforts in aiding the recovery of wounded U.S. combat service members and veterans has been recognized with a donation from a national nonprofit organization. Operation Hat Trick (OHT) named Western as a finalist for its 2021 Excellence in Service Award and will make a donation to The Fallen and Wounded Soldiers Fund on the University's behalf. Western was o  more

WILLISTON, North Dakota, July 9 (TNSPer) -- Williston State College issued the following news release: Shawn Neary has been hired as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Williston State College. Neary brings a wealth of coaching experience to the Teton Athletic Department, including spending last year on staff at Montana State University-Billings. He has been a head coach at the junior college level for 24 years overall and has accumulated an impressive 472 Wins. "We are elated to have Coach Nea  more