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North Dakota likes to bill itself as a place that's friendly for business, and that's respectful of individual rights. But in these two cases, we see the Land Board taking an excessively acquisitive view of private property and cultivating a needlessly acrimonious posture with one of our state's most important industries. These matters shouldn't just fade from the headlines.
The judge's three-page ruling does not address whether the deductions taken by the company were improper, nor does it clarify whether the old royalty payments are still owed to the state by the lessee or some other entity.
The judge's three-page ruling does not address whether the deductions taken by the company were improper, nor does it clarify whether the old royalty payments are still owed to the state by the lessee or some other entity.
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BISMARCK - North Dakota Land Commissioner Jodi Smith has resigned. She was hired in 2017 and was reappointed to another four-year term in June. Gov. B...