Secretary of State Michael Howe, chair of the North Dakota Boards and Commissions Task Force, speaks during a task force meeting on March 9, 2026. (Photo by Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Of the more than 170 state boards and commissions overseen by the North Dakota Governor’s Office, dozens could be dissolved or merged together in…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota’s Superintendent of Public Instruction is running to keep the job. It will be Levi Bachmeier’s first campaign for the office since he was appointed by Gov. Kelly Armstrong last October. “Our public schools are good today, but they can be great,” Bachmeier said. “That starts with putting kids first, supporting great teachers, and making…
Terry Steiner (left) and Troy Steiner celebrate with Adeline Maria Gray after she won the final match of women’s wrestling 76 kg in the 2019 Senior Wrestling World Championships on Sept. 19, 2019, in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. By finishing in the top six, Gray secured a spot for Team USA in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. (Photos courtesy of USA Wrestling)BISMARCK,…
The Bank of North Dakota is awarding employee performance bonuses as a way to improve retention. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)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…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota continues to be a state on the grow. For the fourth consecutive year, the state has seen population growth. It’s a record at 799,358 people according to Gov. Kelly Armstrong. Those numbers are from July 2025 U.S. Census estimates. State Demographer Nigel Haarstad says the state has likely since surpassed the 800,000 mark for…
North Dakota Supreme Court Justices, from left, Douglas Bahr, Daniel Crothers, Jon Jensen, Lisa Fair McEvers and Jerod Tufte hear arguments Dec. 18, 2023, in a case involving Summit Carbon Solutions and landowners. (Photo by Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A committee has forwarded six candidates to Gov. Kelly Armstrong to be the next…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong announced his pick to fill a vacancy on the State Board of Higher Education. The vacancy was created after Levi Bachmeier resigned from the Board of Higher Education in November to serve as superintendent of public instruction. In a release on Thursday, Armstrong named Michelle Kommer of Fargo to the position, effective…
Sen. Jerry Klein, R-Fessenden, listens to a presentation during a Jan. 16, 2026, State Investment Board meeting. Pictured at left is State Treasurer Thomas Beadle and at right, Rep. Glenn Bosch, R-Bismarck. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The State Investment Board on Friday approved about $1.3 million in performance bonuses to 12 Retirement and…
Scott DiamondFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong has appointed Scott Diamond to take the place of Nick Chase as a judge in the East Central Judicial District chambered in Fargo. Diamond is a former prosecutor and current Judicial Referee. He also served five years as a city prosecutor in Fargo from 2008 to 2013 and as an alternate municipal…
Kelly Armstrong speaks during the Aug. 21, 2025, Industrial Commission meeting. (Photo by Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong will deliver a State of the State address during a special session of the legislature. It’ll take place on January 21 at 10 a.m. and will be livestreamed on the Governor’s Office website. The special session is…
