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North Dakota Ethics Commission considers fines for ‘weaponizing’ complaint process

November 19, 2025

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Commissioner Murray Sagsveen, right, of the North Dakota Ethics Commission, speaks during a commission meeting at the Capitol next to Cynthia Lindquist, chair of the commission, on Nov. 19, 2025. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Ethics Commission is considering establishing a penalty for complaints filed in bad faith. Commissioner Murray Sagsveen…

‘We had no idea where we were going’: Deportees pass through MSP

November 19, 2025

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More than a dozen ICE Detainees are taken onto a plane in shackles Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025 at MinneapolisÐSaint Paul International Airport. (Photo by Nicole Neri/Minnesota Reformer)MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — When Marco Azogue climbed the stairs onto a plane parked on the tarmac of Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, shackled at the wrists and ankles, he assumed the plane was…

North Dakota governor establishes new council to identify ways to prevent homelessness

November 19, 2025

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North Dakota State Capitol / BismarckBISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A new interagency council seeks to bring state leaders, service providers and other stakeholders together to work to end homelessness in North Dakota. Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced the 12-member council to be chaired by a member of the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency that will work to develop strategies…

Ethics Commissioner does not have the support to keep serving, governor argues

November 19, 2025

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Gov. Kelly Armstrong and Sen. Kathy Hogan have a discussion during a meeting of the Ethics Commission Selection Committee on Nov. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jacob Orledge/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota Ethics Commission member Murray Sagsveen no longer has the support to continue serving beyond his expired term, Gov. Kelly Armstrong argued Wednesday. The governor…

U.S. House votes overwhelmingly to pass bill to force release of Epstein files

November 18, 2025

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FILE – This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. Newly released court documents show that Epstein repeatedly declined to answer questions about sex abuse as part of a lawsuit. A partial transcript of the September 2016 deposition was included in hundreds of pages of documents placed in a public…

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Gov. Kelly Armstrong issues executive order creating new council on homelessness

November 14, 2025

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BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong issued an executive order on Friday establishing a new council to address homelessness in the state. The North Dakota Interagency Council on Homelessness will compose of 12 members, with North Dakota Housing Finance Agency Executive Director Brandon Dettlaff named chair and Commissioner of Recovery & Reentry Jonathan Holth serving as vice-chair….

House passes funding bill to end longest government shutdown

November 12, 2025

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a bill to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for their families. House lawmakers made…

Prosecutors turn over 130,000 pages of evidence in the killing of a Minnesota lawmaker

November 12, 2025

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Vance BoelterMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys in the case of a man charged with killing a top Minnesota Democratic lawmaker and her husband said Wednesday that prosecutors have turned over a massive amount of evidence to the defense, and that his lawyers need more time to review it. Federal prosecutor Harry Jacobs told the court that investigators have provided substantially all…

Hemp ban in federal funding bill could end Minnesota’s THC edibles and drinks industry

November 12, 2025

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — A provision in the federal government’s shutdown-ending spending package would be a massive setback to Minnesota’s hemp-derived THC industry if it were to pass. Although the federal government isn’t likely to start kicking down doors seizing low-dose THC edibles and drinks, a new federal law against hemp-derived THC products would create new logistical hurdles for…

MN Governor candidate Lisa Demuth visits Moorhead with newly announced running mate

November 11, 2025

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Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth alongside her running mate Ryan Wilson. Demuth and Wilson were in Moorhead campaigning for Governor of Minnesota. 11/11/25.MOORHEAD — Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth hits the campaign trail and makes a stop in Moorhead. The Republican appeared along with her running mate, Ryan Wilson, to talk with reporters and answer questions at the airport. Wilson…