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2 weeks ago | 
mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson |Greg Demme
By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor)A North Dakota federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cannot force a group of Catholic employers to administer or pay for gender-affirming medical care. The case concerns two rules published by the federal agencies.
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2 weeks ago | 
mydakotan.com | K.L. Collom |Kim Fundingsland |Greg Demme
Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•Chris Ryan, right, president and chief operating officer of renewable fuels company Gevo, speaks June 10, 2025, in West Fargo, N.D., at the Midwest Ag Summit. At left is Greg Lardy, vice president for agriculture at North Dakota State University. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)Chris Ryan, right, president and chief operating officer of renewable fuels company Gevo, speaks June 10, 2025, in West Fargo, N.D., at the Midwest Ag Summit.
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3 weeks ago | 
mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Greg Demme |Lydia Hoverson |K.L. Collom
Written byK.L. Collom| The Dakotan•Recent Polling Data Acquired 5/30-6/4Recent Polling Data Acquired 5/30-6/4Minot- Between the afternoon of Friday, May 30, and Wednesday, June 4, I surveyed 125 likely voters in Minot, most of whom were polled outside the Auditorium during election hours on Tuesday, June 3.
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1 month ago | 
mydakotan.com | Greg Demme |Lydia Hoverson |Abigail Kinder |Kim Fundingsland
By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor)Soybean grower Jim Thompson said there is no way to replace a customer the size of China, but North Dakota farmers have more options than they did in the 2018 Trump administration trade war. The first Trump administration paid out $23 billion in relief to farmers who suffered a loss of trade because of high tariffs. Most of the North Dakota soybean crop has traditionally been shipped to China, the focal point of ongoing trade negotiations.
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1 month ago | 
mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Greg Demme |Lydia Hoverson
Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, the prime sponsor of a bill to raise North Dakota’s interstate speed limit to 80 mph, sits at his desk May 2, 2025. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, the prime sponsor of a bill to raise North Dakota’s interstate speed limit to 80 mph, sits at his desk May 2, 2025. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor)North Dakota Gov.
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1 month ago | 
mydakotan.com | Greg Demme |Lydia Hoverson |Kim Fundingsland
Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•Rep. Jeremy Olson, R-Dis. 26, Arnegard, standing, speaks in favor of a bill allowing counties to receive GPD funds. (Photo: Lydia Hoverson/The Dakotan)Rep. Jeremy Olson, R-Dis. 26, Arnegard, standing, speaks in favor of a bill allowing counties to receive GPD funds.
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2 months ago | 
mydakotan.com | Jonathan Starr |Greg Demme |Kim Fundingsland
By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor)New legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Kelly Armstrong aims to protect patients from care-delaying snags in the health insurance prior authorization process. Prior authorization refers to when someone must obtain approval from their insurance company before they can undergo a procedure, obtain medication or receive some other health service. The process allows insurance companies to review whether the service or medication is necessary for the patient.
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2 months ago | 
mydakotan.com | Greg Demme |Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson |K.L. Collom
By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor)Rep. Jim Kasper, R-Fargo, is not expected to return to the Legislature during the closing weeks of the 2025 session after being hospitalized Wednesday. Kasper represents District 46, elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 2000. He won reelection in 2024 with 27% of the vote. Rep. Dan Ruby, R-Minot, visited Kasper in a Bismarck hospital. Kasper’s condition required surgery on Wednesday, Ruby said.
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2 months ago | 
mydakotan.com | Mary Steurer |Kim Fundingsland |Greg Demme |Jonathan Starr
By: Mary Steurer and Michael Achterling(ND Monitor)A North Dakota legislative committee this week recommended adding $1 million in the budget bill for the Office of Management and Budget for a “life education committee” to teach people about abortion alternatives. The amendment was brought by Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg. Myrdal said the program would help inform pregnant women considering abortion of other options.
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2 months ago | 
mydakotan.com | Greg Demme |Kim Fundingsland
Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•Protesters opposing a bill that would raise the standard for proving liability for lawsuits involving pesticides peer through the windows of the Capitol on April 14, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)Protesters opposing a bill that would raise the standard for proving liability for lawsuits involving pesticides peer through the windows of the Capitol on April 14, 2025.
