It’s been a tough winter on my spruce trees, and we’re only in December! The heavy snow and high winds have pulled a lot of needles and smaller twigs from the trees. It doesn’t help that, when I clear the driveway with[...]
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Former North Dakota Gov. Allen Olson dies at 87
Allen Olson served one term as North Dakota’s governor, from 1981 to 1984. He lost his reelection bid after a newspaper report revealed he hadn’t filed his taxes—but he never held a grudge. The editor who ran that story said the two[...]
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Embrace the Winter
Early winter in North Dakota is unlike anything else – a time of transition, not just in the weather, but in mindset. The landscape quiets. The urgency of fall – hunting seasons, harvest, migration – fades and the brown turns white. Christmas[...]
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Property Tax Relief Is Working—and We’re Just Getting Started
What a difference a year — and a bold policy change — makes. Across North Dakota, property tax statements have been arriving in mailboxes ahead of today’s deadline for counties to mail them to homeowners. And while it’s not a Christmas miracle,[...]
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A true story of sacrifice
In March 1920, a 16-year-old girl named Hazel Miner lay on top of her younger brother and sister as a blizzard raged across Oliver County. She kept them alive. She didn’t survive. It’s one of those North Dakota stories that gets passed[...]
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School meals ballot petition approved for circulation in North Dakota
North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe announced Tuesday he has approved the format of a constitutional ballot measure that would require the state to cover the cost of free school meals to K-12 students. Sponsors of the ballot measure have one[...]
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ND school gets emergency food aid money from national pool
A North Dakota public school is sharing national grant money to help address food insecurity within its student population. The National PTA says it’s distributing $45,000 to local parent teacher associations around the U.S. Officials say the recent federal government shutdown prompted[...]
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North Dakota leaders announce latest update on Statewide Interoperable Radio Network
When disaster strikes, you’d think every cop, firefighter, and paramedic in the state could talk to each other. They can’t—at least not easily. Right now, North Dakota’s emergency responders operate on a patchwork of separate radio systems, and getting them to communicate[...]
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New Omaha Chamber report urges state business incentives overhaul, ways to stem ‘brain drain’
OMAHA — Critical that Nebraska has “stepped back” from its award-winning focus on economic development, Omaha area business leaders have launched an offensive plan to regain a competitive edge. The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce today released a 24-page “Omaha Competes” report[...]
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Property taxes eliminated for 50,000 North Dakota households under new legislation
Roughly 50,000 North Dakota households will pay nothing in property taxes for the 2025 tax year, but some county officials are concerned about how limiting property taxes will affect their budgets. This year’s Primary Residence Credit program offers up to $1,600 per[...]
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Poll: A majority of North Dakotans are givers
Times are tight, and North Dakotans know it. Groceries cost more, gas costs more, and holiday budgets shrank this year. But when it comes to giving, most people in the state haven’t pulled back. A new poll finds nearly 8 in 10[...]
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NDDOT releases 2025 Name-A-Plow Contest winning names
BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) has selected the winners for the fifth annual Name-A-Plow contest, in which North Dakota citizens submitted snowplow name ideas. North Dakota citizens submitted more than 800 snowplow name ideas that were considered[...]
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North Dakota law accidentally lists fake critical minerals based on coal lawyers’ names
A landmark North Dakota law approved this year accidentally lumped in two fake names in a list of critical minerals that appear to be inspired by coal company lawyers who worked on the bill. The inclusion of fictional substances is being called[...]
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Some towns and counties are concerned about how North Dakota’s property tax cap will affect future budgets
North Dakota’s new 3% cap on local property tax increases sounds like straightforward relief for homeowners—and that’s how Governor Kelly Armstrong sold it. But for smaller cities like Cavalier and Devils Lake, the math looks different. Three percent of a small budget[...]
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Lower levies, state credit give homeowners relief
Property tax season has arrived in Ward County, and the numbers are starting to come into focus. New statements mailed this week show lower consolidated levies for many homeowners, even before the $1,600 primary residence credit is applied. For Minot residents, taxes[...]
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Poll: Inflation dents North Dakota holiday spending spirit
Inflation isn’t just a headline in North Dakota right now — it’s showing up in grocery aisles, at the pump, and in how people plan for the holidays. A new North Dakota Poll finds 53% of respondents say everyday necessities have become[...]