WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation. The Republican’s announcement came one day after meeting with senators in an effort to win their support for his confirmation to lead the Justice Department. Here’s the latest: “President Trump remains committed to choosing…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — In North Dakota, the State Canvassing Board certified the 2024 General Election results. There will be two automatic recounts for two Supervisor of Soil Conservation District races, South McLean and Towner County. There are two seats where a demand recount threshold has been met. District 9 and District 18, the race that Corey Mock chose not…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Republican Governor-elect Kelly Armstrong reaches across party lines for one of his latest cabinet appointments. He has named Democratic State Rep. Corey Mock of Grand Forks as Chief Information Officer for the Information and Technology Department. In a statement, Mock said he’s honored to take the position and says technology plays an increasingly crucial…
The Legislative Management Committee meets Nov. 13, 2024, in the House chamber. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Three full-time staff will join North Dakota Legislative Council ahead of the 2025 session, with more hiring on the horizon if lawmakers approve the council’s plan for an additional 50 positions by 2029. The three new hires – a communications specialist,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The Inaugural Ball for Governor-elect Kelly Armstrong is set and the event aims to benefit people across the state. The ball will be held on Saturday, January 18 at 7 p.m. at Bismarck Event Center. A portion of all donations will directly benefit North Dakota FFA Foundation and Great Plains Food Bank. A donation station will…
Cass County election coordinator Maurice Dullea takes an absentee ballot that was accepted by the county Canvassing Board on Nov. 18, 2024, in Fargo. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe on Monday called the general election performance of a key partner — the U.S. Postal Service — “very much improved”…
The Legislative Management Committee meets Nov. 13, 2024, in the House chamber. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — About 80 temporary jobs are available for North Dakota’s upcoming legislative session in January. Sergeants-at-arms, legislative pages and two categories of committee clerks are important for lawmakers to complete the business set out during the session, said Renae Doan,…
Rep. Keith Kempenich and Treasurer Thomas Beadle listen during a Legacy and Budget Stabilization Fund Advisory Board meeting on Nov. 12, 2024. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota has a chance to make more money off its investments after voters narrowly approved a ballot measure last week that limits spending of the state’s largest trust…
State Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, speaks on the House floor during a meeting of the Legislative Management Committee on Nov. 14, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers voted Thursday to reimburse Sen. Janne Myrdal for the nearly $50,000 the senator spent defending herself after a constituent sued her for blocking him on Facebook….
Jessica and James Tiegs of Ellendale, North Dakota, look through a folder of information they have compiled on carbon capture pipelines on Nov. 12, 2024. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)ELLENDALE, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — James and Jessica Tiegs are among the holdout landowners who have refused to sign on to the controversial Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline project to take carbon…
