State-owned minerals are projected to generate $8.4 billion in future oil and gas royalties over the life of North Dakota oil production, benefiting K-12 education, according to an annual analysis. The projected royalties’ benefit to the Common Schools Trust Fund, as well[...]
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North Dakota investment board delays action on $1.3 million in employee bonuses
North Dakota’s State Investment Board hit pause Friday on a proposal to award more than $1.3 million in bonuses to staff who helped the state’s top funds beat their benchmarks by a wide margin. The payouts would be the first since lawmakers[...]
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Port: More problems from Auditor Josh Gallion’s office
Accountability depends on trust — especially when it comes to those tasked with keeping others honest. That’s the tension unfolding around State Auditor Josh Gallion, whose office is accused of altering a county’s audit response by adding words the officials didn’t write.[...]
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NEWS RELEASE: Environmental Quality allocates funds to ten projects to mitigage nonpoint source pollution in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. – The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality has allocated $2.8 million in grant funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Nonpoint Source Program to support ten projects aimed at mitigating nonpoint source pollution. The projects will focus on[...]
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Something’s Not Right
There is now a petition being passed around with the stated goal of protecting election integrity in future North Dakota elections. There are several questions the citizens of our state may wish to consider. County auditors are the boots on the ground[...]
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Will 2024 Governorship Race Deliver Red, Blue, or Black & White?
Is it too early to speculate about next year’s North Dakota gubernatorial race? If Governor Burgum doesn’t run again, what can we expect and who will try to succeed him? We should feel safe to assume that if the Democrats field a[...]
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North Dakota Industrial Commission moves to sue Minnesota over carbon-free bill
Earlier this month, the Minnesota legislature passed a bill requiring carbon-free electricity by 2040. It’s legislation that had North Dakota’s attention from the start. Last week, the ND Industrial Commission took action; they’ll be filing a lawsuit against Minnesota. Their contention —[...]
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Do you have unclaimed property waiting for you?
There’s a 10% chance you’ve got property that belongs to you, but has been misplaced and is waiting for you to claim. And by property, we mostly mean money. February 1st was officially ‘unclaimed property’ day in North Dakota; it’s part of[...]
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Q & A With ND Game & Fish Director Jeb Williams
As Jeb Williams, North Dakota Game and Fish Department director, works into his second calendar year leading the agency, he takes a look in the rearview mirror and also offers insight on challenges and important topics for North Dakota’s outdoors. How important was the spring precipitation of 2022? Jeb: So, it was really positive for[...]
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Burgum appoints Kuldip Mohanty to serve as North Dakota’s next chief information officer
BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. Doug Burgum today announced the appointment of Kuldip Mohanty to lead the North Dakota Information Technology (NDIT) department as the state’s next chief information officer, effective Feb. 23. Mohanty has nearly 30 years of private sector experience in[...]
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North Dakota leaders to remind Minnesota not to regular inter-state commerce
North Dakota’s Industrial Commission is made up of Governor Burgum, Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring, and Attorney General Drew Wrigley. They met on Wednesday, and among the items they considered was proposed Minnesota legislation requiring electricity consumed in Minnesota to come from non-carbon[...]
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North Dakota partners with O’Leary Ventures on direct investment program
Bismarck, ND — The North Dakota Department of Commerce announced today that the North Dakota Development Fund (NDDF) selected the nationally acclaimed generalist venture capital investment platform, O’Leary Ventures (OLV) as a partner to manage a $45 million direct investment program aimed[...]
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North Dakota Tourism Unveils 2023 Plan Along With 100-Year Anniversary Highway Map
Bismarck, ND — Gov. Doug Burgum along with North Dakota Department of Commerce Tourism and Marketing Director Sara Otte Coleman and North Dakota Department of Transportation Division Director for Planning and Asset Management Director Scott Zainhofsky unveiled the new tourism and marketing[...]
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State of ND Releases Annual Comprehensive Financial Report Showing Strong Position
BISMARCK, N.D. – The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) today released the 2022 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the period from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. “The 2022 North Dakota ACFR shows the state in a strong financial position[...]