Latest North Dakota Headlines
All the headlines from our North Dakota Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Chronology in North Dakota Workers Comp Director Felony Case
Dec 22 2008 // A timeline of events in the felony case against former North Dakota workers compensation director Sandy Blunt: April 2004 Charles “Sandy” Blunt, a former Ohio workers compensation administrator, is hired as the...
Former North Dakota Workers Compensation Director Convicted
Dec 22 2008 // North Dakota’s former workers compensation director has been convicted on the more serious of two felony charges that he misspent public funds. It carries a possible 10-year prison term. Sandy Blunt’s attorney,...
Trial of North Dakota’s Former Workers’ Comp Director Wrapping Up
Dec 19 2008 // Attorneys are preparing their final arguments in the felony trial of former North Dakota workers’ compensation director Sandy Blunt. Prosecutors finished presenting their case with testimony from the top attorney at...
Trial Begins for Former North Dakota Workers’ Comp Director
Dec 16 2008 // During the last two years, former North Dakota workers’ compensation Director Sandy Blunt has been the focus of criticism from auditors, legislators and advocates for injured workers. Starting this week, a group of...
Jury Selections Underway in North Dakota Workers’ Comp Director’s Trial
Dec 12 2008 // Court officials say jury selection is under way in the trial of former North Dakota workers’ compensation Director Sandy Blunt. Blunt is accused in Burleigh County of misspending Workforce Safety and Insurance funds...
Illinois, North Dakota Join Regulator Sponsored State Based Systems
Dec 8 2008 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently announced that two state departments — the Illinois Division of Insurance within the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and the...
Deadline to Apply for North Dakota Workers’ Comp Board Moved to Dec. 12
Dec 3 2008 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency has extended until Dec. 12 the deadline for people to apply for four open seats on the board of directors. The agency says it received only six applications, and was...
National Study: North Dakota Workers’ Comp Premiums Lowest in Nation
Dec 1 2008 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency says a national study has found it has the lowest premiums in the country. Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) says the study undertaken every two years by the...
North Dakota AG Says Workers’ Comp Surplus Not Correctly Figured
Nov 20 2008 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation agency has not correctly figured its fund’s surplus, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says. He says the agency should include all its assets in the calculations and...
North Dakota Attorney General Silent on Former Director’s Severance Package
Nov 18 2008 // North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has declined to resolve an argument about whether North Dakota’s former workers’ compensation director was entitled to almost $128,000 worth of severance...
North Dakota Commissioner Hamm Declared Winner in Tight Race
Nov 5 2008 // In a tight race that was not officially called until early today, Nov. 5, incumbent Republican Adam Hamm has been elected North Dakota insurance commissioner. He narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Fargo state...
North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Race Down to the Wire
Nov 4 2008 // The race for the commissioner’s spot in North Dakota has been a lively exchange from the beginning. Incumbent Adam Hamm, a Republican, is running for his first four-year term as insurance commissioner. He was...
Former North Dakota Workers’ Comp Director Wants Trial Moved
Oct 30 2008 // A former North Dakota workers’ compensation director is asking a judge to move his criminal trial from Bismarck to Fargo. Sandy Blunt faces two felony charges that accuse him of misspending Workforce Safety and...
Legislative Panel Demands Records from North Dakota Auditor
Oct 24 2008 // A legislative committee is demanding records from North Dakota’s state auditor involving the prosecution of the state’s former workers’ compensation director. The Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review...
North Dakota Commissioner Proposes New Restrictions for Teen Drivers
Oct 22 2008 // North Dakota’s insurance commissioner is proposing new restrictions on teenage drivers, saying it should reduce youth car crashes and deaths and cut drivers’ auto insurance bills. Adam Hamm’s proposal...
North Dakota Workers’ Comp Law Deemed ‘Conservative’ on Claims
Oct 22 2008 // North Dakota’s workers’ compensation law is relatively tightfisted in paying claims from workers whose job injuries can be blamed on previous hurts and natural body aging, a consultant says. The state’s...
North Dakota Auditor Disputes Payment to Former Workers’ Comp Director
Oct 21 2008 // A new report says North Dakota’s former workers’ compensation director may have been ineligible for a $150,000 severance package because he resigned before the agency’s board of directors approved the...
North Dakota Commissioner Candidates Trade Jabs During Debate
Oct 17 2008 // North Dakota’s candidates for insurance commissioner agree that protecting the consumer is their top priority but disagree over who best can get it done. Republican Insurance Commissioner Adam Hamm and Democratic...
Hamm Leads But Undecided Voters Key to North Dakota Insurance Race
Oct 15 2008 // North Dakota’s candidates for insurance commissioner will be competing for undecided voters in the campaign’s final weeks. In a poll commissioned by The Forum newspaper, 43 percent of the people surveyed said...
North Dakota Agent Pleads Not Guilty to 78 Counts of Fraud
Oct 6 2008 // A Fargo insurance agent has pleaded not guilty to stealing more than $5 million from clients. Larry Atkins is charged with 78 felony counts, including engaging in fraudulent practices and selling unregistered securities....
