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North Dakota housing funds to proceed after AG clarifies line-item veto
Central ND News - North Dakota
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June 19, 2025
Gov. Kelly Armstrong announced that $35 million in housing funds will be distributed as initially approved by the North Dakota Legislature. This decision follows an opinion from Attorney General Drew Wrigley, who found that the governor's...
North Dakota governor supports Altru Behavioral Health Center's expansion project
Central ND News - North Dakota
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June 19, 2025
Gov. Kelly Armstrong participated in a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of the Altru Behavioral Health Center in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The project will increase the number of inpatient beds from 24 to 48. Armstrong emphasized the...
An Echo Press Editorial: Stolen data, impostors, and fake services harm businesses
Echo Press - Minnesota
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July 3, 2025
When people think of scam, they often envision an elderly person with diminishing capabilities getting swindled out of money by believing get-rich-quick schemes or falling for the “grandparent scam” when they get a phone call from someone...
North Dakota man tried to collect confiscated gun after sending email threatening federal official: ‘I don’t want this situation to end up like Minnesota’
New York Post
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June 19, 2025
A North Dakota man sent a threatening email to a federal official alluding to the assassination of Minnesota state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband — and still tried to collect his confiscated firearm afterwards, authorities said...
Republican Governors Quiet Amid Plans to Slash Medicaid Spending in Their States
Truthout
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July 3, 2025
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash...
Storm impact on North Dakota agriculture ‘tremendous,’ ag commissioner says
North Dakota Monitor
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June 23, 2025
A severe weekend storm that claimed three lives also caused devastating damage to North Dakota’s agriculture industry. Total damage is still being assessed from the widespread storm, which included a tornado near Enderlin that killed residents...
Port: North Dakota's delegation needs to be loyal to the Constitution first, Trump second
InForum - North Dakota
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June 23, 2025
MINOT — After President Donald Trump announced that American bombers had struck Iranian nuclear facilities, North Dakota's congressional delegation was immediately supportive and used the same talking points to support that decision. “Iran must...
Residents of Morton County received $9,956 per capita in transfers in 2022, ranking it 42nd in North Dakota
Central ND News - North Dakota
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June 23, 2025
In 2022, Morton County ranked 12th lowest per capita recipient of government transfers in North Dakota, with residents receiving $9,956 per capita from programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance, according to...
Remarkable North Dakota Storm Photos From Friday Night
96.5 The Walleye - North Dakota
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Some officials and meteorologists are calling this last Friday evening a "once-in-a-lifetime storm." Parts of North Dakota experienced 115 miles per hour straight-line winds, which is the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane. The entire Capital...
GOP governors stay silent amid plans to slash Medicaid spending in their states
NPR
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July 3, 2025
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey is among 19 Republican governors of states that stand to lose federal Medicaid funds if Congress passes the tax bill with proposed cuts to the program. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption...
North Dakota Country Fest Drops Its First 2026 Headliner
96.5 The Walleye - North Dakota
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June 18, 2025
North Dakota Country Fest dishes on its FIRST 2026 headliners. The news was sent out via email and text only today. I'm about to share it with you online for the first time. I know what you are thinking. We haven't even gotten to ND Country Fest...
File storm, tornado damage claims as soon as possible, North Dakota insurance commissioner says
InForum - North Dakota
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June 23, 2025
FARGO — North Dakotans hit by violent storms this weekend should check their property for damage and file insurance claims as soon as possible, state Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread said in a statement. Two supercells produced devastating...
North Dakota man charged with threatening officials in emails that cited MN lawmaker shootings
KARE 11 - Minnesota
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June 18, 2025
A North Dakota man has been charged with making violent threats to a federal prosecutor via email. ST THOMAS, N.D. — A North Dakota man has been charged after he allegedly emailed violent threats to a federal prosecutor and referenced the recent...
North Dakota trans health care suit covers broader issue than ban upheld by US Supreme Court, attorney says
The Dickinson Press - North Dakota
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June 18, 2025
FARGO — A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld a Tennessee ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender children doesn’t automatically kill a lawsuit that fights a similar law in North Dakota, an attorney said. The lawsuit to overturn...
GOP Governors Mum as Congress Moves To Slash Medicaid Spending for Their States
KFF Health News - California
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July 3, 2025
Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News The last time a Republican-controlled Congress and President Donald Trump moved to slash Medicaid spending, in 2017, a key political force stood in their way: GOP governors. Now, as Congress steamrolls toward passing...
North Dakota Judge Says American Bar Association is Liberal
KNOX Radio - North Dakota
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U.S. District Court Judge Dan Traynor. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) – A North Dakota federal judge said he shares the Trump administration’s opinion that the American Bar Association is too left-wing. Since President...
North Dakota man accused of sending threat referencing Minnesota shooting
New York Daily News
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June 18, 2025
A North Dakota man has been arrested for threatening federal officials in an email that referenced the weekend assassination of Minnesota State Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband. Charles Dalzell is accused of sending the menacing message on...
North Dakota lawsuit over gender-affirming care ban to continue despite Supreme Court ruling
KFYR TV - North Dakota
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June 18, 2025
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - Attorneys fighting against a similar issue in North Dakota say the Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday won’t impact their case going forward. Gender Justice is looking to overturn the legislature’s 2023 ban on...
Border wall work resumes in Arizona with North Dakota-based company at the helm
InForum - North Dakota
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June 23, 2025
DICKINSON — Dickinson-based construction company, Fisher Sand & Gravel Co., has been awarded a $309 million federal contract to construct 27 miles of border wall in southern Arizona, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection statement...
North Dakota man referenced Minnesota shootings in threatening email, court doc says
Aberdeen News - South Dakota
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A North Dakota man has been accused of threatening a federal official in an email that refers to the shooting of two lawmakers in Minnesota. In the email, Charles Dalzell, of St. Thomas, said he was ignored by multiple government officials when he...