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North Dakota Ethics Commission Receives Early Pushback in Legislative Hearing
Ethics Commission staff listen as Geoff Simon, executive director of the Western Dakota Energy Association, speaks against North Dakota's two-year lobbying prohibition on elected officials who leave o...
Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor Jan 09, 2025

North Dakota Lawmakers Consider Bill to Prevent Abrupt Ambulance Service Closures
Adam Parker, chair of the advocacy committee for the North Dakota EMS Association, delivers remarks on a distressed ambulance services bill during a meeting of the Senate Human Services Committee . (M...
Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor Jan 09, 2025

2024 was a record year for aerial applicators
(KNOX) - North Dakota is celebrating a historic achievement in the 2024 growing season, as aerial applicators treated a record-breaking 5.5 million acres of cropland. This surpasses the previous recor...
Jim Johnson Jan 08, 2025

New leaders for ND Water Resources, Labor
(North Dakota Monitor staff) - North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Wednesday announced the appointment of Reice Haase as director of the state Department of Water Resources. Haase, who recently worke...
North Dakota Monitor Jan 08, 2025

Burgum confirmation hearing expected Tuesday
(Jennifer Shutt - North Dakota Monitor) - Doug Burgum's hearing is scheduled for Tuesday at 10 a.m., making it one of the first hearings for any of Trump's nominees. Trump announced in November that h...
Jennifer Shutt/North Dakota Monitor Jan 08, 2025

Christmann remains chair of North Dakota Public Service Commission
(Jeff Beach - North Dakota Monitor) - The North Dakota Public Service Commission broke from tradition Wednesday with Commissioner Randy Christmann remaining as chair. The PSC has traditionally rotated...
Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor Jan 08, 2025

County Committee to study merger of Jail and Sheriff's Department
(KNOX) - A County Committee will study the potential merger of the Grand Forks County Jail and the Grand Forks County Sheriffs Department. Commissioner Mark Rustad says the merger would save the count...
Jim Johnson Jan 08, 2025

Altru celebrates a new state-of-the-art hospital Thursday
(KNOX) - Altru Hospital cuts the ribbon Thursday on its new state-of-the-art hospital. A Community Celebration is scheduled for 2 to 7 p.m. and is open to the public. The new hospital is located next ...
Jim Johnson Jan 08, 2025

Grand Forks Public Health, MyAlly Health, Spectra Health host Pap-A-Thon for Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
(Grand Forks Public Health image) (KNOX) -Grand Forks Public Health Women's Way, MyAlly Health and Spectra Health are hosting a Pap-A-Thon during January, Cervical Cancer Awareness Month...
Bill Dubensky Jan 08, 2025

Armstrong Appoints New Director for Department of Water Resources
(KNOX) - - Gov. Kelly Armstrong appointed Reice Haase, former senior policy advisor in the Governor's Office and former deputy executive director of the North Dakota Industrial Commissio...
Bill Dubensky Jan 08, 2025