A group of North Dakota filmmakers have flagged a serious problem with a Commerce Department filmmaking grant. They've been asking for answers from Burgum since August. So far, he's been AWOL.
Friends of the Rail Bridge is asserting a state agency didn't follow the law in issuing permits, and the state is arguing the nonprofit did not follow the correct process in challenging the permits.
North Dakota was working under a tight deadline and faced daunting costs in an effort to save the historic Missouri River rail bridge at Bismarck-Mandan.