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Guest column: North Dakota’s children vs. the 'Big Beautiful Bill'
InForum - North Dakota
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July 1, 2025
As someone who has spent nearly five decades in public education — and 32 years serving on the South Valley Special Education Multi-District Unit Board — I’ve seen firsthand how essential Medicaid is to the health, education and dignity of rural...
North Dakota Ethics Commission makes first finding of violations by public official
North Dakota Monitor
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June 30, 2025
The North Dakota Ethics Commission found Rep. Jason Dockter committed three ethics violations related to his ownership of a Bismarck building, but the agency did not hand down any penalties for the lawmaker. The announcement, released Friday...
Neighboring states have air quality guidelines for sports, so why doesn't North Dakota?
InForum - North Dakota
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June 30, 2025
VALLEY CITY, N.D. — As wildfires continue to burn in western Canada, high school activities administrators have been forced to take on the issue of air quality. Poor air quality blanketed the Fargo area along with other parts of North Dakota...
‘If the land isn’t healthy, we cannot be healthy:’ Indigenous health researcher reflects
Western University
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June 30, 2025
Danya Carroll is a postdoctoral associate in epidemiology and biostatistics at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry. She is working with Nicole Redvers, professor and director of Indigenous Planetary Health, to explore the intersection of Indigenous...
FAA Awards Nearly $3.5 Million to North Dakota Airports
KFYR TV - North Dakota
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June 28, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KFYR) – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced an award of $3,493,701 through the Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program for projects at several airports across North...
Doug Leier: UND student uses high-tech monitors to track bird comeback on restored prairie
The Dickinson Press - North Dakota
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July 1, 2025
WEST FARGO – You don’t have to be a biologist or range scientist to see how the land use of grasslands in North Dakota has changed. Ashlyn Herron, a UND biology graduate student, is using technology to determine if high-quality grassland habitat...
Bureau of Sociological Research helping steer ag policy research
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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June 30, 2025
The expanses of land across farms and ranches are wide, but the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Bureau of Sociological Research has years of experience gathering perspectives from producers — no matter the geography — helping inform agricultural...
The Benefits Of Grasslands
KFGO - North Dakota
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July 1, 2025
NDGF Chesnut Collared Long Spur By Doug Leier You don’t have to be a biologist or range scientist to see how the land use of grasslands of North Dakota has changed. Ashlyn Herron, a University of North Dakota master’s in biology student, is using...
North Dakota: Integrated livestock-cropping systems and soil health to be highlighted at Central Grasslands REC Field Day
Tri State Livestock News - South Dakota
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June 28, 2025
Improving soil health of cropland using livestock and controlling buckbrush are among the topics that will be covered during the annual field day July 14 at North Dakota State University’s Central Grasslands Research Extension Center near...
State HHS accepts comments on program amendments
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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BISMARCK – North Dakota Health and Human Services announced it is accepting public comment on proposed amendments to the state’s Medicaid autism spectrum disorder (ASD) waiver and the Medicaid waiver for medically fragile children. HHS is seeking...
Breast cancer screenings narrowly miss funding cuts one day before Q3
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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The volatility of pending federal budget cuts strikes again. Hospital systems in South Dakota and North Dakota had to announce Monday morning they could no longer take appointments for early detection breast cancer screenings, starting July 1. The...
80 years after his death, North Dakota World War II serviceman's remains identified
The Dickinson Press - North Dakota
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June 28, 2025
FARGO — Relatives of a North Dakota serviceman who died as a prisoner of war in World War II finally have the answer they’ve waited so long to receive. Skeletal remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Irvin C. Ellingson have been identified...
North Dakota Joins Effort Supporting Harvard Funding Cuts
KNOX Radio - North Dakota
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June 27, 2025
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatct) (Robin Opsahl. Iowa Capital Dispatch ) – Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a 16-state coalition that includes North Dakota filing an amicus brief supporting the...
North Dakota higher ed board faces financial uncertainty amid president raises, chancellor consultant
InForum - North Dakota
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June 27, 2025
FARGO — The board overseeing North Dakota higher education has approved salary increases for seven of its college and university presidents, along with a budget for the next biennium, at a time when it faces many financial challenges. The moves...
The 25 Most Common Last Names In North Dakota
Mix 95.1 - North Dakota
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June 27, 2025
We are all distinctive in our own particular ways. Even a little physical characteristic like a freckle makes you unique unless you have an identical twin. Even though you share a twin with another person, you still have a unique feature. Your...
Cottage Food Laws: Recent Trends and Major State Changes
National Agricultural Law Center
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July 1, 2025
Jebadiah Schwager, Research Fellow Emily Stone, Staff Attorney It is no secret that the United States has the safest food supply in the world. However, this standard of safety is only possible on such a massive scale because of strict licensing...
North Dakota joins Iowa-led effort supporting Trump administration’s Harvard funding cuts
KFGO - North Dakota
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June 26, 2025
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading a 16-state coalition supporting the Trump administration’s efforts to cut funding for Harvard University. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch) By: Robin Opsahl DES MOINES, Iowa (North Dakota...
Federal funding cuts to North Dakota agencies total $100M so far, analysis shows
North Dakota Monitor
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June 26, 2025
At least $100 million in federal grants have been canceled for North Dakota state agencies under the Trump administration so far, according to an analysis presented Thursday to state legislative leaders. The analysis may not be a complete picture...
What Will North Dakota’s Winter Be Like? Just Ask a Woolly Bear Caterpillar!
96.5 The Walleye - North Dakota
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North Dakotans know winter can be unpredictable, but did you know that the fuzzy little woolly bear caterpillar might hold the secret to this year’s forecast? According to folklore, woolly bear caterpillars—also called woolly worms—are nature’s...
Bank of North Dakota researching ways to aid farmers hit by storm
KVRR - North Dakota
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June 26, 2025
A grain bin near Hunter, North Dakota, demolished by storms that swept through the state over the weekend. BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Industrial Commission is looking for ways to help farmers who lost storage and...