Minot – A proposal to reallocate a portion of Minot’s sales tax revenue to fund public safety failed Monday night after a split vote in the City Council. The council deadlocked 3–3 on a motion to shift a half-cent of the city’s first penny sales tax, which is currently dedicated to Property Tax Relief (10%), […]
The Dakotan team was on the ground this afternoon at the Minot Auditorium collecting exit data. From about 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., we surveyed 178 voters as they exited the polls, asking them to voluntarily and anonymously share who they voted for in the mayoral race. While this is not a scientific poll, the responses […]
Mayoral candidate Josiah Roise hosted a rally in Minot this Wednesday night at Oak Park that doubled as both a campaign event and ideological revival, featuring former Arizona sheriff and Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) founder Richard Mack. The event included live music (Joisiah plays bass), a prayer service, a Pledge of Allegiance […]
A quiet title lawsuit challenging ownership of mineral rights under Lake Sakakawea remains active after multiple county hearings, according to a recent press release. The suit, filed by former gubernatorial candidates Michael Coachman, Marvin Nelson, and Paul Sorum; questions whether a 2017 law, Senate Bill 2134, improperly relinquished state-held minerals historically managed in trust for […]
When Noah Enright, 27, better known online as The Scenic Gamer, quit his middle school teaching job and set out from Los Angeles on May 1, he had a plan, a Jeep packed with eight gaming consoles, a TV, two portable power stations, and a dream: play video games in all 50 states. Now, two […]
By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday put a temporary freeze on North Dakota’s legislative district map, keeping it in place pending next steps in a tribal voting rights case against the state. The move came just a day before the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals was expected to issue a […]
By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong highlighted the need for permitting reform and flexibility for states to administer federal transportation funding during a U.S. Senate committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Armstrong provided a state’s perspective Wednesday on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, which provides federal funding to states to maintain highways, roads and […]
By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is working to add as many as 300 additional beds to its overburdened prison system over the next year. “We’re literally trying to lift up about, as far as I’m concerned, four mini prisons across the state all in the same year,” […]
North Dakota is the only state in America where three elected officials essentially jointly own a bank and a flour mill, regulate oil drilling, approve billion-dollar bond issues, and hand out grants for everything from housing and drone research, to hydrogen development. This board, the North Dakota Industrial Commission (NDIC), was created more than a […]
By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) Two North Dakota Native tribes and a group of tribal citizens plan to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a court decision that found they don’t have standing to sue the state of North Dakota for alleged voter discrimination. The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in the ruling concluded […]
