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Minot Lags Behind the State Averages for Mayoral Turnout

Growing City, Shrinking Votes: Minot's Mayoral Turnout Paradox

So after last weeks article breaking down statewide Mayoral election turnouts, we saw a steady recent trend for Minot's turnout numbers. Despite being the fourth largest city in the state, it is twelfth in turnout among the 13 largest cities in North Dakota. This led to a followup thought of why this might be, and […]
by K.L. Collom
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April 25, 2025
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Daily Brief: HB1318 Pesticide Bill Passes, House Blocks ESA Bill, DAPL Ruling, and Trump Orders

North Dakota House kills final Education Savings Account bill of session See how here North Dakota’s push for Education Savings Accounts ended Thursday as the House rejected a sweeping $110 million school choice bill—just one day after Gov. Kelly Armstrong vetoed a similar, narrower measure. Despite Armstrong urging lawmakers to support broader options, concerns over […]
by The Dakotan
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April 25, 2025

Trump DOJ asks US Supreme Court to reverse ruling allowing transgender troops

By: Ashley Murray (ND Monitor) WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to block a lower court’s decision allowing transgender individuals to continue enlisting and serving in the armed forces. Administration officials are seeking a stay of a broad district court ruling in late March that applied to all troops rather […]
by The Dakotan
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April 24, 2025
Gov. Kelly Armstrong signs a bill that seeks to prevent insurance prior authorization from blocking patients’ access to care in an April, 23, 2025, ceremony at the Capitol. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)

Bill signed this week seeks to prevent health coverage delays for North Dakota patients

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) New legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Kelly Armstrong aims to protect patients from care-delaying snags in the health insurance prior authorization process. Prior authorization refers to when someone must obtain approval from their insurance company before they can undergo a procedure, obtain medication or receive some other health service. The […]
by The Dakotan
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April 24, 2025
Rep. Ben Koppelman, left, R-West Fargo, asks a question to Rep. Mike Nathe, R-Bismarck, on the House floor on April 24, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota House kills final Education Savings Account bill of session

By: Michael Achterling and Amy Dalrymple (ND Monitor) The North Dakota House overwhelmingly rejected an Education Savings Account bill Thursday night, a day after the governor vetoed a similar bill. House members voted 78-14 against Senate Bill 2400, which sought to establish private school vouchers plus Education Savings Accounts for public school and homeschooled students. In vetoing House Bill […]
by The Dakotan
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April 24, 2025
A sprayer rolls across a field of soybeans in Burleigh County, North Dakota, on July 11, 2024. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota’s pesticide protection law a first for the US

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) North Dakota is poised to be the first state in the nation to implement a law that provides legal protections for pesticide manufacturers — an issue that has been debated in legislatures across the country in the face of large payouts to cancer victims.  Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Wednesday signed House […]
by The Dakotan
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April 24, 2025
Rep. Jim Kasper, R-Fargo, speaks on the House floor on April 1, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

Fargo lawmaker hospitalized, not expected to return for session

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) Rep. Jim Kasper, R-Fargo, is not expected to return to the Legislature during the closing weeks of the 2025 session after being hospitalized Wednesday. Kasper represents District 46, elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 2000. He won reelection in 2024 with 27% of the vote. Rep. Dan […]
by The Dakotan
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April 24, 2025

Trump signs education orders, including overhaul of college accreditations

By: Shauneen Miranda WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a series of education-focused orders Wednesday related to accreditation in higher education, school discipline policies, historically Black colleges and universities, artificial intelligence in education and workforce development. The executive orders are the latest in a slew of efforts from Trump to dramatically reshape the federal role […]
by The Dakotan
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April 24, 2025

Judge blasts Army Corps for pipeline protests, orders $28M in damages to North Dakota

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) A federal judge has ordered the United States government to pay North Dakota nearly $28 million dollars, finding that the executive branch “abandoned the rule of law” in its response to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests of 2016 and 2017. In the lawsuit, filed in 2019, North Dakota requested $38 […]
by The Dakotan
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April 24, 2025
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Armstrong Hands Out 2 Big Vetoes, Liquor License Cap Options, TR Library Funding, and FDA Dye Ban

Armstrong vetoes North Dakota private school voucher bill, but signals support for competing bill Read about it here Gov. Kelly Armstrong vetoed a private school voucher bill Wednesday, saying it failed to provide meaningful school choice for most North Dakotans—especially in rural areas. While rejecting House Bill 1540, Armstrong signaled support for a broader education […]
by The Dakotan
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April 24, 2025
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