BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer - North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota Ethics Commission is considering proposing a new law during the 2025 legislative session to protect whistleblowers. North Dakota already has whistleblower laws, but none explicitly cover the Ethics Commission. A…
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (KFGO) – Former North Dakota Deputy Attorney General Troy Seibel died of excessive alcohol abuse in Indiana. KFGO News, through an open records request, obtained a report from South Bend Police on the Sept. 3 death of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Groups in Russia created and helped spread viral disinformation targeting Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz, a senior U.S. intelligence official said Tuesday. The content, which includes baseless accusations about the Minnesota governor's time as a teacher, contains…
BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer - North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota Native Vote will receive $139,000 after being named one of two nonprofit winners of the 2024 North Dakota Bush Prize. The awards, announced Tuesday morning by Strengthen ND and the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer - North Dakota Monitor) The state should not fund school choice programs at the expense of public schools, said Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler. “This cannot be an either-or conversation,” Baesler, who is running for…
BISMARCK, N.D. (Mary Steurer - North Dakota Monitor) Three Republican lawmakers from District 12 plan to bring legislation during the 2025 legislation session to require the state to publish all investments of Legacy Fund money online. The Legacy Fund was…
BISMARCK, N.D. (Jeff Beach - North Dakota Monitor) — Rick Becker, the driver of the statewide measure to essentially abolish property taxes, said he sees the fundraising efforts of the “vote yes” and “vote no” camps as a classic David-and-Goliath…
BISMARCK, N.D. (Amy Dalrymple - North Dakota Monitor) — Republican U.S. House candidate Julie Fedorchak continues to face questions from her opponent about her family’s connection to a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline project, as well as criticism about accepting campaign…
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (KVRR) – Governor Doug Burgum has been in South Korea this week, leading a trade and investment mission aiming to increase cooperation between the country and North Dakota on energy and economic…
BISMARCK, N.D. (Michael Achterling - North Dakota Monitor) Democratic challenger Katrina Christiansen criticized Republican U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer Wednesday for “recycling dangerous lies” about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. The exchange came during an hourlong debate on BEK…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – With only three weeks to go before election day, the League of Women Voters is working to make sure that everyone who can vote has the resources they need before they…
(Mary Steurer - North Dakota Monitor) — Supporters and opponents of a measure to abolish assessment-based property taxes in North Dakota are at loggerheads over how the proposal would affect the state’s retired population. The ballot measure, which will go…
