When a powerful North Dakota oilman announced that he was going to get divorced from his wife, he also told the shareholders that it was not going to impact his position in the company. He owns 126 million shares in his own company, and 122 of those were said to be...
Month: March 2014
Changes to divorce law do not make North Dakota ballot
Signatures were collected in North Dakota for a number of different things that were supposed to be voted on during the upcoming elections, which will happen in June. There were four different measures being considered, and all were expected to make the cut. Three,...
Billionaire oilman to keep shares in divorce
Investors have been nervous that a billionaire oilman who holds the controlling shares of his company would lose them in his current divorce. The company has extracted billions of barrels of oil -- they are now approaching a mark of one millions barrels per day --...
Ban on abortion triggers talk of adoption
A bill that just passed in Alabama is drawing comparisons to one that went through in North Dakota, at the state level, and then immediately was challenged by the federal government. This bill makes it illegal for any doctor who can hear a heartbeat to perform an...