State Investment Board Exploring Limits on Members’ Interactions With the Press
MINOT, N.D. — Should members of state boards, including statewide elected officials, be restricted from announcing new ideas to the public?
Should a board member be admonished for inquiring about the job performance, both past, and present, of a consultant?
Apparently, some on North Dakota’s State Investment Board feel the answer to those questions is “yes.” A contentious discussion occurred at the end of a recent SIB meeting, which resulted in a motion to study the board’s governance policy with an eye toward restricting the ability of board members to speak to the press and the public.
Several factors precipitated the move.
