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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 […]
by The Dakotan
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 […]
by The Dakotan
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 […]
by The Dakotan
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 […]
by The Dakotan
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 […]
by The Dakotan
June 10, 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 […]
by The Dakotan
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 […]
by The Dakotan
June 9, 2025
Minot City Hall (Photo: Kyler Collom, The Dakotan)

Minot Early Voting Not Included with Mayor Election

Minot residents heading to the polls this summer for the city’s special mayoral election will face a tighter window to cast their ballots. Unlike any recent local contests, there will be no early voting offered ahead of the August 5 election, raising concerns about the impact on the city’s already low voter turnout. The decision, […]
by K.L. Collom
June 6, 2025
North Dakota Highway Patrol Lt. Jenna Clawson Huibregtse, right, special programs coordinator for safety and education for the department, speaks next to Phil Packineau, left, public safety administrator for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation, on new alerts being added to the state’s emergency system during the Government-to-Government Conference on June 5, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota adding alerts for missing Native, endangered people

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) Members of North Dakota law enforcement updated the public on new alerts that will go into effect Aug. 1 to help locate members of Native communities and other adults who are reported missing. During the seventh annual Government-to-Government conference in Bismarck on Thursday, a member of the state Highway Patrol […]
by The Dakotan
June 6, 2025

Governor names Minot attorney to judgeship

By: ND Monitor North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Thursday appointed a Minot attorney to a judgeship in the North Central Judicial District covering Burke, Mountrail and Ward counties. The appointment of Steven Lautt is effective Aug. 4. The judgeship is chambered in Minot.  Lautt, a Minot native, has been with the Minot law firm […]
by The Dakotan
June 5, 2025
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