AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoKratom crackdown: Gov. Kelly Armstrong has called lawmakers back for a special session to ban kratom in state law after an executive order and emergency rule move to restrict sales and classify 7-OH as a Schedule I drug, citing overdose deaths and a public health emergency. Hemp policy push: North Dakota AG Drew Wrigley joined a coalition of attorneys general urging Congress to preserve 2025 federal hemp reforms and keep intoxicating hemp products out of stores. Cattle theft sentencing: A Colfax man, Daniel Wayne Dockter, was ordered to surrender after a Richland County case where he stole more than 130 head of cattle; he received a 10-year sentence with restitution set at $341,000. Health costs in Grand Forks: County commissioners voted to keep 2027 health insurance spending flat as they brace for rising costs and a property tax cap. Transportation conference: NDDOT extended the deadline for proposals for the 2027 North Dakota Transportation Conference, set for March 9-10 in Bismarck. Local business watch: Minot officials’ development records list Chick-fil-A as “under review” for the former Hardee’s South Broadway address.
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