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North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven, left, speaks during a press conference next to Sen. Kevin Cramer and U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak at the North Dakota Petroleum Council in Bismarck on July 7, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota congressional delegation touts GOP megabill as win for oil, coal

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) North Dakota’s congressional delegation emphasized the elimination of tax credits for solar and wind projects as part of the federal reconciliation package will be a huge win for coal, gas and oil producers. The bill was signed into law by President Donald Trump during a White House ceremony on July 4. During […]
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July 8, 2025
Travis Finck, executive director of the North Dakota Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents, speaks during a Tribal and State Relations Committee on October 9, 2024 at Prairie Knights Casino. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota)

North Dakota public defenders see budget increase with new biennium

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) New budgets for state agencies and commissions in North Dakota went into effect July 1 and one commission will see a 20% increase over the next two years — the Commission on Legal Counsel for Indigents. The commission has a budget of nearly $27.2 million through the 2025-27 biennium, a […]
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July 7, 2025
Members of the Legislative Management Committee conduct a meeting at the Capitol on June 26, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota lawmakers to hold hearing on security concerns after Minnesota attacks

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) North Dakota lawmakers plan to hold a security hearing with the North Dakota Highway Patrol and Capitol Security to discuss the safety concerns of legislators after Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman, and her husband Mark, were killed June 14 in their Brooklyn Park home. Law enforcement arrested and charged Vance Boelter in connection […]
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July 7, 2025
The town of Munich, North Dakota, has a self-service grocery store. Grants are available to help small-town groceries. (contributed)

Grants available to help small-town grocers, tourism in North Dakota

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) Small communities in North Dakota can soon apply for grant money to support their grocery stores. Lawmakers set aside $1 million for the grant during the 2025 legislative session out of concern for rural North Dakota towns that struggle to attract or sustain businesses that sell high-quality food.  Successful applicants […]
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July 7, 2025
Rep. Jason Dockter, R-Bismarck, speaks on the House floor on May 1, 2025. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota Ethics Commission makes first finding of violations by public official

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) The North Dakota Ethics Commission found Rep. Jason Dockter committed three ethics violations related to his ownership of a Bismarck building, but the agency did not hand down any penalties for the lawmaker. The announcement, released Friday evening, marks the first time the commission has declared that a public official engaged […]
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June 30, 2025
United States Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks to reporters in Santa Fe, N.M., on June 23, 2025. (Photo by Julia Goldberg/ Source NM)

As USDA announces plans to repeal ‘roadless’ rule, ND has 250,000 acres that could be affected

By: Patrick Lohmann and Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) United States Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced this week that her agency intends to repeal a 24-year-old rule that prohibits road construction and timber harvesting on 91,000 square miles of federal Forest Service land. Rollins, speaking Monday at the Western Governors’ Association meeting in New Mexico, said […]
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June 28, 2025
Emily Thompson, legal division director for Legislative Council, speaks during a committee meeting on June 26, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

Lawmakers weigh possible legal action, special session to address veto error

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) Attorneys for the North Dakota Legislature on Thursday rebuked an attorney general’s opinion of a veto error and outlined possible next steps, which could include a special legislative session or legal challenges. Lawmakers asked Legislative Council to research options after an error with a line-item veto Gov. Kelly Armstrong issued May 19 […]
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June 26, 2025
A shelter belt is destroyed and littered with debris east of Enderlin, N.D., after tornadoes and strong winds hit the area on June 20, 2025. (Dan Koeck/For the North Dakota Monitor)

Bank of North Dakota researching ways to aid farmers hit by storm

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) The North Dakota Industrial Commission is looking for ways to help farmers who lost storage and other infrastructure in last weekend’s severe storm prepare for harvest season. “Harvest is coming, and some of these farms may only have one or two bins left,” Agricultural Commissioner Doug Goehring, who sits on […]
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June 26, 2025

Drones descend on storm-damaged eastern North Dakota to search for personal items

By: Michael Achterling (North Dakota Monitor) Drones are helping residents of storm-damaged areas in eastern North Dakota find personal items scattered during tornadoes and straight-line winds. Enderlin native Sadie Rudolph posted on social media Monday calling on drone operators to help search for items taken away by the series of storms that rolled across North Dakota on […]
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June 25, 2025

Enderlin tornado that claimed 3 lives is North Dakota’s deadliest since 1978

By: Mary Steurer (North Dakota Monitor) The weekend tornado that killed three people in rural Enderlin was the most deadly North Dakota has seen in nearly five decades. While North Dakota sees an average of about 23 tornadoes a year, fatalities are rare, National Weather Service data indicates. The last tornado to claim three or more lives in the […]
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June 24, 2025
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