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Bill Proposes Repeal of North Dakota Immigration Office Amid Workforce Crisis
Katie Ralston Howe, director of workforce development for the North Dakota Department of Commerce. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (Michael Standaert - North Dakota News Cooper...
Michael Standaert/North Dakota News Cooperative Feb 11, 2025

Free School Meals Bill Advances in North Dakota Legislative Committee
(Dan Koeck/For the North Dakota Monitor) (Jeff Beach - North Dakota Monitor) - A legislative committee supported using $140 million from North Dakota's general fund to pay for school meals inst...
Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor Feb 11, 2025

Grand Forks Public Schools will recommission Grand Forks Central pool
(KNOX) - With UND's Hyslop Pool going offline in March, Grand Forks Public Schools wants kids to have a place to swim. The School Board moved Monday to recommission the Grand Forks Central Pool. The d...
Jim Johnson Feb 10, 2025

Republican leaders denounce social media post by Rep. Nick Rios
(Michael Achterling - North Dakota Monitor) - District and state Republican Party leaders on Monday condemned a recent antisemitic social media post from Williston Rep. Nico Rios. The District 23 NDGO...
Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor Feb 10, 2025

East Grand Forks City Council members head to St. Paul
(KNOX) - East Grand Forks City Council will not conduct a work session the evening of February 11. Mayor Mark Olstad, Council President Brian Larson, Alderman Dale Helms, city administrator Reid Hutte...
Jim Johnson Feb 10, 2025

Altru nurse earns DAISY Award for compassion and kindness
(Altru) - - Jan Dechka Azure, RN, a nurse at Altru Health System in the Family Birthing Center (FBC), is being honored with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Fou...
Altru Feb 10, 2025
Statutory Initiative Submitted to the North Dakota Secretary of State
(North Dakota Secretary of State's Office image) (KNOX) - Secretary of State Michael Howe announced today that a proposed petition to initiate a statutory measure was submitted to the Of...
Bill Dubensky Feb 10, 2025

Former State Senator Ray Holmberg to be Sentenced Next Month
(File image) (KNOX) - Legal documents state that former State Senator Ray Holmberg of Grand Forks is to be sentenced next month for traveling to Europe to have sex with minors Court papers say ...
Bill Dubensky Feb 10, 2025

Home Destroyed by Fire in Emerado
(File image) (KNOX) - According to the Emerado Fire Department a home was destroyed over the weekend. The fire happened Saturday night just after 10 o'clock. All occupants were able to escape t...
Bill Dubensky Feb 10, 2025

Proposed Ballot Initiative Targets Lawmaker Public Records, Salaries, Conflicts
The Legislative Management Committee. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor staff) - Legislator communications, conflicts of interest and lawmaker pay and benefits are...
North Dakota Monitor staff Feb 10, 2025