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North Dakota legislators on Thursday rejected a push to ban the use of nondisclosure agreements between government entities and developers of data centers and other industrial projects. Bill sponsor ...

North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong called on the Legislature Wednesday to prohibit kratom “in all its forms,” a boost for efforts to ban the substance as lawmakers deliberate what action to take. The ...

North Dakota’s Legislature passed a bill Friday to allow but regulate natural kratom and ban synthetic products. Lawmakers stopped short of completely banning all kratom, but state officials said it ...

North Dakota Democratic lawmakers tried to introduce bills on childcare funding and a moratorium on data center permitting during the special session Wednesday, but the attempts were voted down or ...

A legislative committee on Wednesday recommended rejecting a bill that would add repercussions to North Dakota data center developers that enter into nondisclosure agreements with public agencies or ...

Grand Forks Democrats who are running for office criticized North Dakota’s Republican-led Legislature as reactionary and called on lawmakers gathered for a special session to instead focus on helping ...

North Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a funding compromise to restart construction on a stalled Military Gallery construction project, though several voiced concerns about increasing the ...

Summit Carbon Solutions is abandoning two-thirds of its planned project to store carbon dioxide underground in North Dakota. The company, which had been granted permits to store CO2 in three ...

North Dakota’s Ethics Commission plans to ask the Legislature again for more staff, citing a growing workload and a desire to drive an educational approach. “That’s the primary message here, is that ...

People can share their opinions on data centers and artificial intelligence when a North Dakota legislative committee meets again Monday to address those topics. The Artificial Intelligence and Data ...

A Fargo state lawmaker recovering from a stroke will participate remotely in the special legislative session next week, with his ability to serve in the 2027 regular session still to be determined.