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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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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Theodore Roosevelt library fundraiser links group to GOP donor tied to ethics controversy
The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library is still raising money—and how it does that is now part of the story. A recent fundraiser at the Dallas home of billionaire donor Harlan Crow has drawn scrutiny, tying the North Dakota project to a national[...]
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Armstrong eyes Jan. 21 as tentative date for special legislative session
Gov. Kelly Armstrong today informed legislative leaders that he has identified Jan. 21 as the tentative date for a special session of the 69th Legislative Assembly to act on anticipated federal funding for North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program. North Dakota submitted[...]
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Armstrong issues executive order establishing North Dakota Interagency Council on Homelessness
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong today issued an executive order establishing the North Dakota Interagency Council on Homelessness to coordinate relationships among state agencies and homelessness service providers and develop strategies and best practices for preventing and ending homelessness in North[...]
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Cellphone ban means less drama, more focus for some North Dakota students
As students entered their classrooms at Simle Middle School in Bismarck Wednesday morning, they instinctively went to the back of the room where a wall hanger with numbered pockets was attached to a cupboard door, waiting for their cellphones. They slipped their[...]
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Gov. Armstrong pushes flexibility, transportation permitting reform during Senate committee hearing
Gov. Kelly Armstrong highlighted the need for permitting reform and flexibility for states to administer federal transportation funding during a U.S. Senate committee hearing in Washington, D.C. Armstrong provided a state’s perspective Wednesday on the Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act, which provides federal[...]
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Armstrong authorizes ND National Guard aerial support in search for Texas flood victims
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong has authorized the North Dakota National Guard to provide aerial support in the search for victims of catastrophic flash flooding in central Texas that has claimed the lives of 120 people, with more than 170 still[...]
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Port: Armstrong to voters: Do your job
Gov. Kelly Armstrong just handed a controversial decision back to the people of Burleigh County—and rightly so. Despite acknowledging Auditor Mark Splonskowski’s glaring incompetence, Armstrong declined to remove him from office, instead deferring to the voters who put him there. The message?[...]
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Governor Armstrong declares disaster for tornado damage
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Kelly Armstrong today declared a statewide disaster and activated the State Emergency Operations Plan after multiple tornadoes, strong winds and hail caused widespread damage Friday across North Dakota, claiming the lives of three people. “Our hearts and sympathies[...]
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Port: New NDGOP leaders lack the courage of their convictions
The North Dakota Republican Party has formally rebuked its own governor—but won’t say who supported it. Two resolutions censuring Gov. Kelly Armstrong passed without a recorded vote, despite requests for transparency. Critics inside the party are now asking: if you believe in[...]
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Pollinator Week is June 16-22
BISMARCK – Gov. Kelly Armstrong has proclaimed June 16-22, 2025, as Pollinator Week in North Dakota. North Dakota is home to many pollinators, including more than 800,000 honey bee colonies. “Pollinator species such as bees, birds and insects are essential partners of[...]
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North Dakota governor’s veto ‘clear and unambiguous,’ attorney general says
North Dakota’s attorney general said Wednesday Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s veto was “sound,” dismissing a differing conclusion by legislative staff that his intent was unclear and the Legislature should hold a special session to fix the error. The opinion by Attorney General Drew[...]
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‘Prudent remedy’ for veto error is special session, Legislative Council advises
A $35 million housing veto that wasn’t meant to be has landed North Dakota’s branches of government in unfamiliar territory. Governor Armstrong calls it a markup error. Legislative Council says it’s legally binding. Attorney General Wrigley insists it’s none of their business.[...]
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Port: NDGOP to consider resolutions censuring Armstrong, Legislature over property taxes and book ban
The loudest voices in a political party don’t always speak for its voters—but in North Dakota, that gap may be widening into a chasm. With new leadership elections looming, the state’s Republican Party is poised to move further toward its most populist[...]
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North Dakota Legislative Council to prepare briefs on potential special session scenarios
North Dakota lawmakers aren’t packing away their notebooks just yet. Senate Majority Leader David Hogue has asked for a full briefing on five possible scenarios that could trigger a special session—ranging from redistricting fallout and veto disputes to oil market shocks and[...]