Several contentious measures await Gov. Burgum's review JAMES MacPHERSON, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Gov. Doug Burgum will be faced with some politically tricky legislation once North Dakota lawmakers finish their work on several unsettled measures and budget bills as the Legislature enters its final weeks. Conference committees rule at the state Capitol this week, as legislators work to reconcile differing versions of bills endorsed in both chambers. Some of the more contentious issues still in play include bills that appeal to North Dakota’s ultra-conservative base, such as a measure to allow the Ten Commandments to be posted in schools and legislation that would prevent the Republican governor from mandating face coverings. And then there’s the proposed record spending, something Burgum had promised to reign in since taking office but hasn’t.