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Rural North Dakota issues a priority for new group of lawmakers

March 3, 2025

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BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Sen. Janne Myrdal likes to point out that everything North Dakota exports, from energy to food, starts from a gravel road. That’s why she and other rural lawmakers banded together this session to share information on how they can better serve their communities. The rural caucus, about 50 lawmakers from both chambers, amounting up…

Sen. Cramer To Return To Washington, D.C. Monday With A Light Schedule After Concussion and Brain Bleed

March 2, 2025

TJ Nelson,

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s junior U.S. Senator, Kevin Cramer, plans to return to work on Monday after suffering a concussion, seizure and slight brain bleed last weekend. In an update on social media, Cramer says he will keep his schedule light and intends to remain in Washington for most of the week. The Republican congressman says he is…

Protest Held in Broadway Square; Targeted at Sen. Cramer

Based off their interpretation of comments the Senator made during an interview, the protesters feel their voices are not being heard.

March 2, 2025

Gabriel Ostler,

Some of the protesters that gathered in the wake of Sen. Kevin Cramer’s comments.FARGO, N.D. – Protesters filled Broadway Square in Fargo on Saturday to protest many actions of the Trump administration but primarily to send a message to one North Dakota congressman. Sen. Kevin Cramer gave an interview on February 20 and many people interpreted some of his comments…

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Working with FAA expands North Dakota commercial drone prospects

February 28, 2025

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Collin Newberry, operations manager, at the Northern Plains UAS Test Site, prepares a commercial drone for launching during test procedures on the Vantis system. (Photo by Kacy Meinecke, courtesy of Northern Plains UAS Test Site)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — A freshly approved $11 million legislative appropriation to integrate North Dakota’s unmanned aerial system into Federal Aviation Administration airspace…

Media petition North Dakota Supreme Court for expanded access to Greenpeace trial

February 28, 2025

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Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline demonstrate outside of the North Dakota Capitol in August 2016. A trial brought by pipeline developer Energy Transfer against Greenpeace is underway in Mandan. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A coalition of media organizations, including the North Dakota Monitor, petitioned the state Supreme Court Thursday seeking expanded access…

4 North Dakota college presidents awarded raises as UND research status rises

February 28, 2025

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University of North Dakota President Andy Armacost, left, and North Dakota State University President David Cook. (Photos provided by North Dakota University System)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota University System gave four college presidents raises Thursday, in part because of the University of North Dakota’s rise to top-tier status for research institutions. The State Board of Higher…

Energy Transfer, Greenpeace outline arguments as $300M trial starts in North Dakota

February 27, 2025

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Greenpeace attorneys and staff pose for a group photo outside the Morton County courthouse Feb. 26, 2025, after the first day of trial in a case brought by Energy Transfer. The judge in the case has denied media requests to photograph the trial. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — An attorney representing the developer of the Dakota…

Petition resubmitted for North Dakota ballot measure focused on transparency, ethics

February 27, 2025

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oters cast ballots at the Hillside Aquatic Complex in Bismarck on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. The secretary of state is reviewing a petition for a constitutional ballot measure that could go to voters next year if it’s approved. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A petition for a ballot measure related to transparency of lawmaker records,…

Attorney General Bondi Warns Minnesota, Maine and California To Follow Transgender Orders

February 26, 2025

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (FOX)– Attorney General Pam Bondi is warning California, Maine and Minnesota to comply with the federal antidiscrimination laws that require them to keep boys out of women’s sports or face legal action, Fox News has learned. Bondi sent letters to attorneys general in California, Maine and Minnesota Tuesday, first obtained by Fox News. “This Department of Justice will hold accountable states…

Gov. Tim Walz Not Interested In U.S. Senate Run in 2026 But Could Run For A Third Term

February 26, 2025

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Gov. Tim Walz (D) MinnesotaST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz won’t seek Minnesota’s open U.S. Senate seat next year and is instead considering a run for a third term as governor, the Democrat’s spokesman announced Wednesday. “He loves his job as governor,” Walz’s spokesman Teddy Tschann said in a written statement. The news comes nearly two weeks after U.S. Sen….