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Measles outbreaks in Illinois and North Dakota have ended
WTOP - District Columbia
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July 16, 2025
Health officials in Illinois and North Dakota say their states’ measles outbreaks are over, pointing to a continuing slowdown of… Health officials in Illinois and North Dakota say their states’ measles outbreaks are over, pointing to a continuing...
Trump's megabill to increase household energy costs in North Dakota, analysis finds
Argus Leader - South Dakota
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North Dakota residents could pay more for energy as a result of the megabill that President Donald Trump dubbed the "big, beautiful bill." The legislation, which Trump signed into law July 4, will raise electricity rates by 11% to 17% for...
Pesticide manufacturer Bayer spent more than $200K lobbying in Iowa
Little Village Magazine - Iowa
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August 1, 2025
Iowans protest a bill that would provide greater legal protection for pesticides with glyphosate at the Iowa State Capitol, Feb. 10, 2025. — Tyler Erickson/Little Village Bayer, the biotech company and manufacturer of Roundup, has substantially...
With so many entries and no metal detectors, Minnesota State Capitol is an outlier
KARE 11 - Minnesota
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August 1, 2025
The majority of U.S. states have metal detectors or weapons screenings at their capitol buildings. Minnesota may consider making the move soon. ST PAUL, Minn. — After the targeted lawmaker shootings in June and the discovery of a man in Senate...
North Dakota climate plan being finalized in different world than it started in
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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July 11, 2025
BISMARCK — A couple of years ago, the prospect of fossil fuel-loving North Dakota needing to draw down its emissions seemed to dominate conversations at both industry and government meetings. In 2021, former Gov. Doug Burgum called for the state...
Historian to highlight baseball players who played in North Dakota
The Jamestown Sun - North Dakota
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July 15, 2025
Baseball historian and author Phil S. Dixon will present “Legacies on the Mound: Baseball Players in North Dakota History” at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse in Jamestown. The free public presentation and book...
Grand Forks School District to tackle creating new policies for cellphone ban
InForum - North Dakota
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August 1, 2025
GRAND FORKS — After the North Dakota Legislature passed Gov. Kelly Armstrong's statewide “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban , the Grand Forks School District is planning implementation policies for the coming school year. The “bell-to-bell” ban —...
How many H-1B petitions were made by North Dakota employers during 2024?
Peace Garden News - North Dakota
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July 15, 2025
University of North Dakota Educational Services 25 96% 4% North Dakota State University Educational Services 23 100% 0% New Town Public School District 1 Educational Services 18 94.4% 5.6% Infonero, Inc. Professional, Scientific, and Technical...
North Dakota teen exchanges caps with Pope Leo
InForum - North Dakota
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July 11, 2025
DICKINSON, N.D. — Someday, Asher Ellerkamp will have a great story to tell his grandchildren about how, on June 25, 2025, he pulled off a prayerful plot to exchange hats with Pope Leo during a Rome pilgrimage. Officially called a “zucchetto,” the...
North Dakota Highway Patrol trooper stationed in Jamestown named 2024 NDHP Trooper of the Year
The Jamestown Sun - North Dakota
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July 10, 2025
North Dakota Highway Patrol Trooper Brandon Wade was recently named the 2024 Trooper of the Year by the North Dakota Motor Carriers Association (NDMCA). Wade serves the NDHP as a Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) trooper in motor...
AG Jackson announces major settlement with Gilead Sciences over kickbacks
WLOS - North Carolina
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WLOS) — Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that Gilead Sciences will pay $202 million to resolve claims it paid in kickbacks to doctors in exchange for promoting its human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) medication, which resulted...
Doug Leier: The work of a North Dakota game warden includes much more than enforcement
The Jamestown Sun - North Dakota
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July 15, 2025
WEST FARGO — For many, a career as a game warden might sound like a dream job, a life spent outdoors checking fishing licenses, keeping hunters safe and catching poachers. For most, the job goes far beyond the glamor of a uniform or the thrill of...
North Dakota Highway Patrol names 2024 Trooper of the year
Valley News Live - North Dakota
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July 10, 2025
FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The North Dakota Highway Patrol has named Trooper Brandon Wade as the 2024 Trooper of the year. Wade serves as the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program Trooper in Motor Carrier Operations, and is stationed in...
North Dakota promotes interim cybersecurity chief
StateScoop
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July 9, 2025
North Dakota’s technology bureau announced Tuesday that the state has elevated its interim chief information officer, Chris Gergen, to serve as the state’s full-time CISO. Gergen joined North Dakota Information Technology in 2019 as a cyber...
Minot childcare among development fund recipients
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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BISMARCK – Reser LLC, operating as The Learning Tree in Minot, has received a $100,000 loan from the North Dakota Development Fund to expand and remodel its existing childcare facility, according to the North Dakota Department of Commerce. The...
North Dakota can look to other rural states for solutions to doctor shortage
North Dakota Monitor
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July 9, 2025
North Dakota is on track to have a shortage of 500 doctors by 2040. We rank 37th in the nation in doctor-to-patient ratio, and the situation is especially dire in rural areas. Of our 53 counties, 46 are federally designated as Health Professional...
Lawmakers reintroduce bill to strengthen National Rural Export Center in Fargo
KFGO - North Dakota
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August 1, 2025
rorem / Depositphotos.com WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) today reintroduced the Promoting Rural Exports Act, legislation to formally authorize and support the...
NDSU hosts STEM camp for K-12 students
InForum - North Dakota
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July 22, 2025
FARGO — The start of the school year may still be a month away, but some students are already igniting their passion for science and technology. North Dakota State University is hosting a STEM Kids Camp through Thursday, July 24, allowing...
North Dakota Elevates Interim Security Lead to CISO Status
Government Technology
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July 8, 2025
Officials in North Dakota on Tuesday named the state’s interim CISO as its next permanent security leader. Portrait of NDIT CISO Chris Gergen.Poppy Mills/NDDOT Chris Gergen, North Dakota’s new CISO, brings nearly two decades of cybersecurity...
Trump’s Attack On Research Funding Hurt Your State University, Too
Forbes
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West Virginia University has lost $555,114 worth of federal grant funding since President Trump took office. getty While President Donald Trump’s crusade against American higher education has focused on the Ivy League and other elite private...