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Legislative audit committee asked to resolve unanswered questions about Burlington Drive lease after Ethics Commission report

5593751 · August 14, 2025
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Summary

The North Dakota Ethics Commission told the Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee it could not fully reconcile how state funds were used for the Burlington Drive building project and referred three outstanding financial questions to the committee for resolution.

The Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee heard on Aug. 14 that the North Dakota Ethics Commission could not fully answer three financial questions about the Burlington Drive lease and renovation project and has asked the committee to review them.

The commission, represented by Executive Director Rebecca Binstock and special assistant attorney general Patricia Munson, presented its May 27, 2025 report and said it had exhausted investigatory avenues available to it in the ethics review and that the committee and other state bodies were better positioned to complete the financial accounting.

Why it matters: the commission found inconsistent documentation, a large “overage” in project cost estimates and invoices…

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