BISMARCK -- Four western North Dakota lawmakers are calling on Gov. John Hoeven to convene a special session of the Legislature to address development in oil cities and counties.
The news release stating the "needs in the west are at an emergency level" came from
House Assistant Minority Leader Kenton Onstad, D-Parshall, Sen. John Warner, D-Ryder, Rep. Tom Conklin, D-Douglas, and Rep. Shirley Meyer, D-Dickinson.
Energy development is "dramatically impacting the condition of our roads and bridges," the legislators say in their letter to Hoeven. The west needs money now, not next year, they said.
For more on this story, read Wednesday's Dickinson Press.
