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Washington, DC (PRWEB) January 26, 2022 -- The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the premier organization representing

The central concern voiced by Dina Butcher and Ellen Chaffee, president and vice president of North Dakotans for Public Integrity, is that campaign donations would not be considered a "significant financial interest" that could affect an official's judgment under the Ethics Commission's proposed rules.

North Dakota's a tiny state. It's hard to find people with expertise in the energy industry who don't also have financial ties to the energy industry.

What's the point of this whole "will of the people" and "consent of the governed" thing is the people being governed don't get to participate in the campaigns of those who would govern them?

North Dakota's a tiny state. It's hard to find people with expertise in the energy industry who don't also have financial ties to the energy industry.

What's the point of this whole "will of the people" and "consent of the governed" thing is the people being governed don't get to participate in the campaigns of those who would govern them?

We're lucky that the current commissioners have acted with principle, diligence, and restraint, but we shouldn't have to rely on their forbearance in the face of caterwauling from the "grandmas" who want the commission to be their tool in sensationalist gotcha campaigns.

We're lucky that the current commissioners have acted with principle, diligence, and restraint, but we shouldn't have to rely on their forbearance in the face of caterwauling from the "grandmas" who want the commission to be their tool in sensationalist gotcha campaigns.

We're lucky that the current commissioners have acted with principle, diligence, and restraint, but we shouldn't have to rely on their forbearance in the face of caterwauling from the "grandmas" who want the commission to be their tool in sensationalist gotcha campaigns.

We're lucky that the current commissioners have acted with principle, diligence, and restraint, but we shouldn't have to rely on their forbearance in the face of caterwauling from the "grandmas" who want the commission to be their tool in sensationalist gotcha campaigns.