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

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)

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Federal government appealing $28M award to North Dakota for pipeline protest costs

By The Dakotan on July 8, 2025

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a federal judge’s decision to award North Dakota $28 million in damages for the executive branch’s response to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests. The case now heads to the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals for review. Thousands traveled to south-central North Dakota to protest the […]

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

By The Dakotan on July 8, 2025

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 […]

North Dakota public defenders see budget increase with new biennium

By The Dakotan on July 7, 2025

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 […]

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

By The Dakotan on July 7, 2025

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 […]

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

By The Dakotan on July 7, 2025

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 […]

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

By The Dakotan on June 30, 2025

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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By The Dakotan on June 28, 2025

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 […]

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

By The Dakotan on June 26, 2025

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 […]

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

By The Dakotan on June 26, 2025

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 […]

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

By The Dakotan on June 25, 2025

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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