A lineworker works to repair damage near Crosby to a powerline caused by a spring storm in northwestern North Dakota. Photo provided by the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — As an energy exporter blessed with abundant supply, North Dakota consistently ranks among the cheapest states in the country when it comes to…
Attorney General Drew Wrigley testifies to a legislative committee on March 24, 2025. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s attorney general says a recent Ethics Commission advisory opinion related to campaign finance law is void, arguing the agency exceeded its authority. Attorney General Drew Wrigley, in a legal opinion issued late Friday, said…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Kevin Cramer is touting a bill he says will help veterans receive easier access to health care in rural communities. Critical Access for Veterans Care Act is co-sponsored by Sen. Tim Sheehy of Montana. The bill would help veterans living in rural America to seek health care services at local Critical Access Hospitals or Rural Health…
Southern Valley Fire & RescueHORACE, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Southern Valley Fire & Rescue (SVFR) in Horace has filed a civil lawsuit against the City of Fargo over land and tax revenue. In a complaint filed in East Central District Court in Cass County, Southern Valley Fire & Rescue says, as the City of Fargo continued to grow south of 52nd…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services is reducing some of its child care subsidies for working families as the program faces an unexpected $35.5 million funding deficit. The state set aside $124.7 million for the program for the 2025-2027 budget cycle. Due to increased enrollment, however, the department now anticipates needing…
Oil pump jacks operate in Williams County, North Dakota, in September 2024. BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — State-owned minerals are projected to generate $8.4 billion in future oil and gas royalties over the life of North Dakota oil production, benefiting K-12 education, according to an annual analysis. The projected royalties’ benefit to the Common Schools Trust Fund, as well…
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) — North Dakota Ethics Commission member Murray Sagsveen has withdrawn his application for another term after a selection committee deadlocked…
Matt Perdue, North Dakota Farmers UnionBISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Matt Perdue has been elected to lead North Dakota Farmers Union as its next president. Delegates to the 99th annual convention in Bismarck selected him as just the tenth individual to take the reins of the state’s largest general farm organization and the youngest at 33 years of age. Also seeking the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — Xcel Energy gas customers are all but certain to see their rates increase next month. Minnesota utility regulators will meet Thursday to decide by how much and for how long. In October, Xcel asked the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for permission to raise gas rates for the average residential customer by about $85 per year while…
Natural gas and other energy infrastructure is pictured in Williams County, North Dakota, in September 2024. A state program aims to invest Legacy Fund dollars into North Dakota infrastructure. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The first investment of North Dakota Legacy Fund dollars into an in-state infrastructure project could be made in…
