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House Majority Leader Mike Lefor said it may be time for the Legislature to work with the Ethics Commission to clarify North Dakota’s ethics regulations after the Friday conviction of a state lawmaker of a conflict-of-interest misdemeanor. “My thought is that I think it’s important for us to revisit Century Code, legislative rules and have […] The post Legislative leaders to discuss ethics rules after guilty verdict appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.

Rep. Jason Dockter told jurors Friday he believes he didn’t vote on the Attorney General’s Office budget in 2023 because he was at home with COVID-19. Legislative records, however, conflict with the testimony Dockter gave under oath on the witness stand. The House journal, which records actions of the Legislature, and archived video from April […] The post Rep. Dockter should explain discrepancy in his testimony appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.

In a statement from the Democratic-NPL Party on Friday night, the Grand Forks Democrat said it would be in the public’s best interest for him to step down.

House Majority Leader Mike Lefor said it may be time for the Legislature to work with the Ethics Commission to clarify North Dakota’s ethics regulations after the Friday conviction of a state lawmaker of a conflict-of-interest misdemeanor. “My thought is that I think it’s important for us to revisit Century Code, legislative rules and have […] The post Legislative leaders to discuss ethics rules after guilty verdict appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.

BY: MARY STEURER MANDAN, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) - A trial of a state lawmaker boiled down to the represen...