FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — The Bank of North Dakota is on track to launch the state’s first stablecoin next September, pending a review by state officials later this month. The state-owned bank announced in October it is developing a…
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunged more than 6% early Monday after oil prices soared to over $100 a barrel due to disruptions from the war in the Middle East. The Nikkei was down 6.2% at 52,166.92…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) – North Dakota Democrats endorsed Trygve Hammer Saturday to represent the party after a fiery convention speech critical of Republican incumbent Rep. Julie Fedorchak. Hammer overwhelmingly defeated Democratic-NPL candidates Vern Thompson and Helene Neville to…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota special education teachers and paraprofessionals are reporting burnout, citing increased workload, safety concerns and low pay, according to a survey presented to lawmakers this week. More than 150 North Dakota special education…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he’s replacing his embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and will nominate in her place Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin. Trump made the announcement on social media on Thursday, two days after Noem…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party expects to see many new faces at its state convention this weekend but it also will need to find new leadership among its legislators. Adam Goldwyn, chair of the…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans have voted down an effort to halt President Donald Trump’s war against Iran. It demonstrated early GOP support for a conflict that has rapidly spread across the Middle East with no clear U.S. exit strategy.…
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Minnesota's governor and attorney general on Wednesday defended their efforts to combat fraud and told a U.S. House committee that their efforts have been hampered by President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in the state. Republicans on the House…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — U.S. District Court Judge Jeffrey Bryan is weighing sanctions against the top Department of Justice official in Minnesota, U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen, for the federal government’s failure to promptly return the belongings of illegally…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — State officials have approved new staff performance bonuses to improve retention at the Bank of North Dakota, with the first installment totaling about $772,000. The North Dakota Industrial Commission, which oversees the state-owned bank,…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/FOX) -- The Pentagon has identified four Army Reserve soldiers killed in a drone strike on a command center in Kuwait, bringing the total U.S. deaths in the Iran operations to six. One of those soldiers is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- North Dakota House Minority Leader Zac Ista announces that he will not seek re-election in the fall. Ista was first appointed to the seat in 2020 to fill out Rep. Matt Eidson's term. He was elected…
