Port: Commerce commissioner apologizes for controversial bonuses

Port: Commerce commissioner apologizes for controversial bonuses

MINOT — Last week, I wrote about the state Department of Commerce doling out more than $122,000 in bonuses to department employees for work during the regular legislative session earlier this year. On Wednesday, while appearing before the Legislature's Task Force on Government Efficiency, Commerce Commissioner Chris Schilken apologized for the payments. "My goal from day one was to rebuild trust in Commerce with the Legislature," Schilken, who w…