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1 week ago | 
mydakotan.com | Jasahd Stewart |Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson |Jonathan Starr
By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor)The North Dakota Legislature removed $50 million in state funding for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library endowment, but indicated the proposal may be back next session. The funding was removed from the Department of Commerce budget in a compromise between the House and the Senate. The House earlier had advanced the proposal to help the library with operational costs, but some objected to the funding being proposed so late in the session.
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3 weeks ago | 
mydakotan.com | Rick Becker |Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson |Jasahd Stewart
Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong presents to lawmakers at the Capitol on Jan. 15, 2025. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong presents to lawmakers at the Capitol on Jan. 15, 2025. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor)North Dakota Gov.
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3 weeks ago | 
mydakotan.com | Lydia Hoverson |Kim Fundingsland |Jasahd Stewart
By: Michael Achterling(ND Monitor)The North Dakota Senate this week added funding to a budget bill to help communities that lost federal grants for infrastructure projects. Sen. Jeff Magrum, R-Hazelton, who introduced an amendment to House Bill 1577 on the Senate floor Thursday, said he’s noticed some “hiccups” involving federal fund distribution. The Federal Emergency Management Agency canceled about $20 million in grants designated for North Dakota projects.
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3 weeks ago | 
mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Jasahd Stewart
By: Mary Steurer(ND Monitor)A North Dakota federal judge ruled this week that a group of Catholic employers do not have to follow new federal regulations meant to protect workers’ access to abortion and fertility treatment, and to shield LGBTQ employees from discrimination. The order, released Tuesday by Judge Daniel Traynor, relates to two documents issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last year.
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1 month ago | 
mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson |Jasahd Stewart
By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor)The North Dakota Legislature will continue to meet every other year after the Senate on Monday defeated a bill to meet annually. House Bill 1408 called for shorter legislative sessions every year. It was seen by advocates as a way for North Dakota to be more nimble and to make it easier for more people to run for the Legislature, especially as the effects of the state’s term limits is expected to result in more turnover in the Legislature. Sen.
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1 month ago | 
mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Jasahd Stewart |Nicole Skabo |Lydia Hoverson
Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•A pipeline marker shows where the Keystone Pipeline is buried near Walhalla, North Dakota. The pipeline, now operated by South Bow, leaked on Tuesday at a site in Barnes County, North Dakota. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)A pipeline marker shows where the Keystone Pipeline is buried near Walhalla, North Dakota. The pipeline, now operated by South Bow, leaked on Tuesday at a site in Barnes County, North Dakota.
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1 month ago | 
mydakotan.com | Jasahd Stewart |Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson
Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•Voters line up outside Minot’s MAYSA Arena to cast their ballots Tuesday morning. (Photo: Kim Fundingsland/The Dakotan)Voters line up outside Minot’s MAYSA Arena to cast their ballots Tuesday morning. (Photo: Kim Fundingsland/The Dakotan)By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor)The North Dakota House of Representatives on Wednesday rekindled a resolution that puts a change in the state term limits law to a statewide vote.
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1 month ago | 
mydakotan.com | Jasahd Stewart |Lydia Hoverson |Kim Fundingsland
Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•Economic Development Plan Review Committee 3/21/25Economic Development Plan Review Committee 3/21/25The Minot Economic Development Committee met Friday to discuss key issues impacting the city’s business climate, including staffing, funding priorities, and child care challenges. Having been formed in the past few months, this committee is set up to bring advice before city council.
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Nov 16, 2024 | 
mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Jasahd Stewart |Lydia Hoverson
Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•Elon Musk arrives at the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, United States. (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency)Elon Musk arrives at the 10th Annual Breakthrough Prize Ceremony held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 13, 2024 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Jasahd Stewart |K.L. Collom
Written byK.L. Collom| The Dakotan•Minot, ND – Minot City Council head a special session Thursday afternoon held a special session at around 2 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. A busy week following Tuesday’s joint meeting with the Park Board to discuss their proposed increase of sales tax, Thursday, however, they had a focus on critical infrastructure updates, including flood control measures and the future of the Minot Police Department and other municipal facilities.
