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Gov. Kim Reynolds vetoed a bill Wednesday aimed at CO2 pipelines and eminent domain. She’s pictured at her 2025 Condition of the State Address Jan. 14, 2025. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Iowa governor vetoes bill restricting private pipelines’ use of eminent domain

By: Cami Koons Gov. Kim Reynolds Wednesday vetoed a controversial bill pertaining to eminent domain and carbon sequestration pipelines in Iowa. House Republican leaders initiated an effort to reconvene the Legislature to override the veto, but Senate GOP leaders indicated that was unlikely. House File 639 would have increased insurance requirements for hazardous liquid pipelines, limited […]
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June 12, 2025
Judy Estenson, from left, Shane Goettle and Matthew Simon are candidates for chair of the North Dakota Republican Party. (Estenson photo provided by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Other photos provided by the candidates.)

With North Dakota Republican Party at a ‘crossroads,’ 3 candidates seek to be chair

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) A North Dakota Republican Party fixture and two relative newcomers are seeking to lead the state party during a time of division between establishment and populist factions. Shane Goettle, a lobbyist who served in U.S. Sen. John Hoeven’s administration, is among the candidates to succeed Sandi Sanford as chair of […]
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June 12, 2025
Attorney General Drew Wrigley and Chief Deputy Attorney General Claire Ness talk to reporters June 11, 2025, about an opinion related to Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s veto. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota governor’s veto ‘clear and unambiguous,’ attorney general says

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) North Dakota’s attorney general said Wednesday Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s veto was “sound,” dismissing a differing conclusion by legislative staff that his intent was unclear and the Legislature should hold a special session to fix the error. The opinion by Attorney General Drew Wrigley means $35 million for housing programs Armstrong’s […]
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June 12, 2025

Trump’s tariffs to stay in place while legal fight goes on, appeals court orders

By: Ashley Murray WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs can go forward while the administration fights to overturn a lower court’s trade decision that ruled the global import taxes unlawful, according to a U.S. appeals court order late Tuesday. The two cases filed by a handful of private businesses and a dozen Democratic state […]
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June 11, 2025
The Quentin Burdick federal courthouse in Fargo, North Dakota. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

Catholic employers can’t be forced to provide gender-affirming care, federal judge in ND rules

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) A North Dakota federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cannot force a group of Catholic employers to administer or pay for gender-affirming medical care. The case concerns two rules published by the federal agencies. The Department of […]
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June 11, 2025
Chris Ryan, right, president and chief operating officer of renewable fuels company Gevo, speaks June 10, 2025, in West Fargo, N.D., at the Midwest Ag Summit. At left is Greg Lardy, vice president for agriculture at North Dakota State University. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

Low-carbon jet fuel company foresees huge investment in western North Dakota

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) WEST FARGO, N.D. — The demand for jet fuel is going up. The demand for gasoline is going down.  That’s the simple explanation from Chris Ryan, the president and chief operating officer of Gevo, on why the company plans to add a sustainable aviation fuel plant to the corn-based ethanol […]
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June 11, 2025

Drug maker sues over new North Dakota pharmaceutical law

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) North Dakota is being sued over a new law that requires drug manufacturers to sell more of their medications at a discount. House Bill 1473, signed by Gov. Kelly Armstrong in April, primarily affects drug companies participating in a federal program called 340B. A drug manufacturer has filed suit over […]
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June 10, 2025

ND Ethics Commission has no authority to punish officials violating ethics laws, state leaders argue

By: Mary Steurer and Jacob Orledge (ND Monitor and ProPublica) This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with the North Dakota Monitor. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week. Ever since North Dakota voters created an ethics watchdog agency seven years ago, dubious lawmakers have pushed back against giving it […]
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June 9, 2025
Garrison Dam on the Missouri River forms Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota. (Amy Echols/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)

Army Corps upgrading Garrison Dam spillway after historic 2011 flooding

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is working on shoring up Garrison Dam’s spillway, which is used to release water from Lake Sakakawea when water levels are high.  Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., announced in a news release Friday that the Corps was spending $24 million for dredging and the placement […]
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June 9, 2025
Gov. Kelly Armstrong speaks during a meeting of the Senate Appropriations Committee on March 27, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

‘Prudent remedy’ for veto error is special session, Legislative Council advises

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) Legal staff for North Dakota’s legislative branch concluded the “prudent remedy” to correct an error with Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s line-item veto would be for the governor to call a special session, according to a memo issued Friday. But Attorney General Drew Wrigley, who is working on a separate opinion, maintains […]
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June 9, 2025
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