US Senate confirms Baesler to Education post, Chase as US attorney for North Dakota

North Dakota’s education and legal leadership are both heading for new stages in Washington. Superintendent Kirsten Baesler has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the nation’s next assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, while former judge Nicholas Chase will become the state’s new U.S. attorney. Their confirmations mark major transitions for two long-serving public figures — one moving from Bismarck’s classrooms to federal policy, the other from Fargo’s bench to the nation’s justice system — as North Dakota prepares for new leadership at home. Michael Achterling with North Dakota Monitor has the full story.

Michael Achterling

North Dakota Monitor

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