Wayne Byers Show – Evening – Sept 28

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature will challenge Gov. Doug Burgum over his veto powers.

The bipartisan Legislative Management Committee voted Thursday to pursue the litigation in the state Supreme Court, after meeting behind closed doors to talk about strategy.

The Republican-led Legislature adjourned on April 27, and Burgum used his line-item veto during the following week to change parts of several spending bills.

Legislators contend the governor violated his veto powers by deleting words or phrases that would have changed the intent.

Burgum says in a statement that the intent of the vetoes “was to protect executive branch authority, preserve the separation of powers and prevent spending of scarce state resources without full legislative review.”

He says the lawsuit isn’t a “prudent use of taxpayer dollars.”

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The American Indian leader who spearheaded opposition to the four-state Dakota Access pipeline has been ousted as Standing Rock Sioux chairman.

The unofficial vote count in Wednesday’s tribal election shows that Dave Archambault got 37 percent of the vote and Mike Faith got 63 percent. Archambault conceded defeat in a statement Thursday, saying he’ll “continue to advocate for the issues facing our community.”

The tribe opposed the pipeline over fears it would harm cultural sites and the tribe’s Missouri River water supply. Protests failed to stop it, though the tribe is still fighting it in court.

Archambault’s call earlier this year for large-scale protest camps to disband upset some tribal members.

Faith says he’s not sure how big of an issue that was in the campaign. He says the reservation has numerous other problems.
DEVILS LAKE, N.D. (AP) — The state Board of Higher Education has rejected a request for a special meeting to discuss the contract of the North Dakota University System Chancellor Mark Hagerott.

Board member Mike Ness said during Thursday’s meeting in Devils Lake that he wanted to talk about Hagerott and possible legal action that “could be related to the events of the last couple of weeks.” Ness was not specific.

Hagerott earlier this week asked for an investigation into what he said was pressure from people who wanted interim University of North Dakota president Ed Schafer punished for endorsing a governor candidate. Hagerott’s request came on the heels of his decision to fire vice chancellor Lisa Feldner.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A series of 18 public hearings in nine cities on Enbridge Energy’s proposal to replace its Line 3 oil pipeline has moved to the Twin Cities.At issue is whether the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission should grant a certificate of need for replacing the 1960s-era pipeline, which carries Canadian crude from Alberta across Minnesota to Wisconsin.

Tribal and environmental groups plan to rally against Line 3 at the Capitol at 4 p.m. Thursday, then march to the 6 p.m. hearing at a St. Paul hotel.

The Commerce Department says Enbridge has failed to establish the need for the project.

But Enbridge says Line 3 is a critical piece of its network. Supporters turned out heavily at Tuesday’s first hearing in Thief River Falls.

The PUC plans to decide in April.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Carlos Carrasco struck out 14, Jason Kipnis and Roberto Perez hit two-run homers and the Cleveland Indians notched their 100th win, 5-2 over the understandably sluggish Twins. Minnesota clinched a wild-card berth hours earlier Thursday.

Carrasco (18-6) dominated a Minnesota lineup loaded with reserves and September call-ups. He allowed six hits — all singles — in 8 1-3 innings and improved to 3-0 with a 0.92 ERA against the Twins. The right-hander also moved into a tie for the league lead in wins with teammate Corey Kluber and Kansas City’s Jason Vargas.

Kipnis, who has moved from second base to center field, connected for a two-run homer — his first since Aug. 18 — in the sixth inning off Trevor Hildenberger (3-3) as the Indians jumped to 31-4 since Aug. 24.

This is just the third time Cleveland has won 100 games in a season. The last team to do it was Cleveland’s powerful 1995 squad, which lost to Atlanta in the World Series.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican senators have introduced legislation to permanently exempt Puerto Rico from the Jones Act. The obscure law requires that goods shipped between U.S. ports be carried by U.S.-flagged vessels. President Donald Trump on Thursday waived the law for 10 days to allow foreign ships to carry cargo to the hurricane-devastated island.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The essential supplies that Puerto Ricans are scrambling to find in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria include cash. The power outage across the island has left only scattered ATMs operating. And at those banks that are open, there are long lines. One woman says she got up at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday and went to four ATMs, only to find each one empty. She says she and her elderly mother are now without food, money or gasoline. She adds, “This is a disaster.”

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The star of “Veep” and “Seinfeld” posted word of her illness on social media. On her Twitter account, the actress wrote that one in eight women get breast cancer, adding, “Today, I’m the one.” Louis-Dreyfus also used her tweet to call for universal health care. She wrote that she was lucky to have “fantastic” health insurance through her union but that not all women are so lucky.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Majority Whip Steve Scalise is telling his colleagues: “You have no idea how great this feels to be back at work in the people’s House.” The Louisiana congressman was gravely wounded in a shooting at a baseball practice three months ago, returned to the Capitol on Thursday to cheers and a standing ovation in a packed House chamber.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Twenty-seven years after a Florida woman was shot to death on her doorstep by someone in a clown costume, authorities have made an arrest. They say the clown was Sheila Keen Warren, who was suspected of having an affair with the victim’s husband. She married the husband more than a decade after the slaying.