North Dakota House Minority Leader Zac Ista called on a state lawmaker convicted of a conflict-of-interest misdemeanor to resign. A 12-person jury found Rep. Jason Dockter, R-Bismarck, guilty of voting on legislation he had a financial interest in following a 10-hour trial Friday in South Central Judicial District Court. In a statement from the Democratic-NPL […] The post Dem-NPL leader calls on Bismarck lawmaker to resign after guilty verdict appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
An attorney representing a state lawmaker for an ethics-related misdemeanor argued before a jury Friday that a conviction could set a dangerous precedent and bring North Dakota’s citizen legislature to a standstill. Rep. Jason Dockter, R-Bismarck, is accused of voting on legislation he had a financial interest in. In opening remarks during the all-day criminal […] The post Attorney argues Rep. Dockter was just doing his job with lease, budget votes appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
Emails released Wednesday show former Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem frequently used a private email for state business, but none of the messages related to ongoing criminal cases. The Attorney General’s Office released another batch of Stenehjem’s emails in response to an open records request from the North Dakota Monitor and other media outlets. Members of […] The post Lease deal, criminal case not mentioned in latest batch of Stenehjem emails appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
The roughly 100 emails briefly mentioned Jason Dockter, who faces a criminal charge for lease deals with Stenehjem’s office and the North Dakota Department of Health.
Newly released emails show former North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem frequently used a private email for state business, but none of the messages related to ongoing criminal cases.
A judge presiding over the upcoming trial of a state lawmaker for an ethics-related charge on Tuesday denied a request by the defense to limit evidence related to votes cast by the legislator in 2021. Rep. Jason Dockter, R-Bismarck, was charged in December with a misdemeanor crime alleging he violated state law by voting on […] The post Judge rules on evidence issue in upcoming lawmaker trial appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
The roughly 100 emails briefly mentioned Jason Dockter, who faces a criminal charge for lease deals with Stenehjem’s office and the North Dakota Department of Health.
Attorneys in the pending misdemeanor trial of Republican Bismarck state Rep. Jason Dockter that's tied to a state lease for a building he co-owns met Monday to discuss final matters,