November 2006: State audit reveals morale and other problems at WSI.

Dec. 7, 2006: WSI executive director Sandy Blunt says he'll hire a consultant to study morale.

Jan. 30, 2007: North Dakota Senate rejects plan to return WSI to governor's control.

April 18: Blunt and special investigations director Romi Leingang charged by Burleigh County state's attorney. Blunt faces a charge of misspending agency funds. Both he and Leingang are charged with conspiring to disclose confidential driver's license photo records.

April 18: WSI board places Blunt on paid administrative leave.

June 27: Report reveals morale problems and distrust of management at WSI.

Aug. 23: South Central District Judge Robert Wefald dismisses charges against Blunt.

Oct. 10: Secretary of State Al Jaeger approves a petition for an initiative to return WSI to governor's office.

Oct. 19: Burleigh County state's attorney's office drops remaining charges against Blunt and Leingang.

Oct. 22: Blunt returns to WSI.

Oct. 23: WSI counsel Jodi Bjornson accuses Burleigh County state's attorney's office of defaming her. She was a witness in the Blunt-Leingang case.

Oct. 24: Mark Armstrong, communications executive with WSI, defends a journal seized by investigators. He releases journal to public.

Oct. 25: Bjornson files for whistleblower protection.

Nov. 9: Gov. John Hoeven asks for an independent firm to review WSI.

Nov. 16: James Long, another WSI whistleblower, placed on paid administrative leave. He's ordered to stay away from WSI.

Nov. 20: Hoeven says he wants WSI returned to governor's control.

Nov. 28: It's agreed the state will hire an independent firm to review WSI.

Dec. 4: Criteria agreed upon for hiring outside consultant.

Dec. 5: Audit reveals WSI surplus above legal limit. Investigator and whistleblower Todd Flanagan fired.

Jan. 7, 2008: WSI board chairman Robert Indvik resigns after questions raised over use of cell phone.

Jan. 8: A total of nearly $320,000 will be spent on two month-long reviews of the state workers' compensation agency. The WSI board approved the recommendation of two consulting firms to review the agency's contentious claims review process as well as human resources and management issues.

Jan. 15: Romi Leingang resigns to take a new job.

Jan. 30: Governor names Mike Gallagher and John Dyste to fill vacancies on WSI board.

Feb. 20: WSI board approves 3.4 percent pay raise for John Halvorson. The raise is for his old job at WSI. He gets the raise when he returns to the job. The board later adjusted the raise to 3.5 percent.

Feb. 29: Attorney general rules WSI violated open records law.

March 5: WSI says surplus remains too high.

March 6-7: WSI receives reports from two consultants. There is both praise and criticism of the agency. It's recommended that WSI hire a new interim director, a restructuring plan is offered and some WSI employees criticized. Former Fargo Mayor Bruce Furness suggested as an interim director. The board decides to follow many of the recommendations.

Monday: WSI board meets to establish process for hiring an interim director. Several names floated, including former House majority leader John Dorso. Applications will be taken until Thursday and someone possibly hired on Friday.

Wednesday: WSI Audit Review Committee fires internal auditor Kay Grinsteinner. Also, WSI fires Billi Peltz, its human resource manager, and Long, the agency's chief of support services, gets notice of his firing.