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North Dakota Legislature to put three ballot measures to voters in 2026

By The Dakotan on May 19, 2025

By: Michael Achtetling (ND Monitor) North Dakota lawmakers passed three ballot measures during the legislative session that will go to voters in 2026. If passed by a majority of voters, the state could see a new 60% voter threshold for passage of future constitutional changes; a single-subject rule that limits the scope of future ballot […]

Soybean market changing for North Dakota farmers but China and tariffs still loom large

By The Dakotan on May 19, 2025

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) Soybean grower Jim Thompson said there is no way to replace a customer the size of China, but North Dakota farmers have more options than they did in the 2018 Trump administration trade war. The first Trump administration paid out $23 billion in relief to farmers who suffered a loss of trade […]

Biden Cancer Announcement, New State HHS Head, Budget Bill Fallout, and More

By The Dakotan on May 19, 2025

Dunseith Debacle-New Update Traynor to step away from Dakota Medical Foundation to lead state health agency Read it here Gov. Kelly Armstrong has appointed Pat Traynor, president of the Dakota Medical Foundation, as interim head of North Dakota’s largest state agency — the Department of Health and Human Services. Traynor, who begins June 2, will […]

U.S. House Republicans aim to ban state-level AI laws for 10 years

By The Dakotan on May 18, 2025

By: Paige Gross A footnote in a budget bill U.S. House Republicans are trying to pass before Memorial Day is the first major signal for how Congress may address artificial intelligence legislation, as they seek to create a moratorium on any AI laws at the state level for 10 years. The measure, advanced Wednesday as […]

U.S. House right wing tanks Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ in Budget Committee

By The Dakotan on May 17, 2025

By: Ashley Murray and Jennifer Shutt WASHINGTON — Republicans suffered a major setback to their “big, beautiful bill” on Friday, when amid conservative objections the U.S. House Budget Committee failed to approve the measure, a crucial step in the process. In a 16-21 vote, Reps. Andrew Clyde of Georgia, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Ralph Norman […]

Traynor to step away from Dakota Medical Foundation to lead state health agency

By The Dakotan on May 17, 2025

By: ND Monitor The leader of the Dakota Medical Foundation will take a one-year leave from that position to head up the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services. Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Friday announced that Pat Traynor will serve as the interim leader for Health and Human Services beginning June 2. Health and […]

Is Congress trampling on state laws protecting property rights against pipelines?

By The Dakotan on May 16, 2025

By: Jacob Fischler Lawmakers and advocates on the right and left are raising questions about a provision in legislation a powerful U.S. House committee approved Wednesday, with critics arguing it would allow federal regulators to approve natural gas and carbon dioxide pipelines over prohibitions in state law. Two sections in the House Energy and Commerce […]

Road Construction, NAWS Update, Greenpeace Seeks Reduction, Supreme Court Talks Birthright Citizenship

By The Dakotan on May 16, 2025

16th Street SW Construction Begins May 27th Read it here Drivers in southwest Minot should brace for detours starting Tuesday, May 27, as the 16th Street SW Reconstruction Project gets underway. The project will close parts of 16th Street and the Burdick Expressway intersection for pavement removal and storm sewer upgrades. Temporary access will be […]

Greenpeace seeks to reduce jury’s award of $667M in Dakota Access Pipeline trial

By The Dakotan on May 15, 2025

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) Greenpeace wants a North Dakota judge to reduce the nearly $667 million in damages it was ordered to pay the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline in March, arguing that the award is excessive and unreasonable. A Morton County jury handed down the sum following a more than three-week trial earlier this […]

Fedorchak emphasizes need for new Medicaid requirements

By The Dakotan on May 15, 2025

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) North Dakota U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak described Medicaid as an “at-risk program” unless reforms are adopted to curb rising costs. But North Dakota advocates for Medicaid recipients said Thursday they worry about people slipping through the cracks and new administrative burdens being added to the state. Fedorchak, a Republican member […]

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