SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 6 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: OAKLAND - Co-leading a multistate coalition of 14 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a motion to intervene in the U.S. District Court for North Dakota to defend the U.S. Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)'s revised regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the nation's bedrock environmental law. The CEQ's rule, finalized on May 1  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 9 -- Bismark State College issued the following news: This summer, Bismarck State College (BSC) student Alexis Ritzman, Mandan, N.D., competed at the Future Business Leaders of America, Inc.'s (FBLA) Collegiate National Leadership Conference (NLC), placing fourth overall in the Emerging Business Issues category. Held June 24-27, in Orlando, Fla., the NLC provides education, competition, and networking opportunities centered on business for college students. "Alexis  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 7 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2024: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum today welcomed the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) announcement that it has awarded Montana up to $700 million to enhance power grid capacity and reliability in Montana and North Dakota. The funds from the DOE's Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program will support development of the North Plains Connector, an estimated $3.6 billion pr  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 8 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2024: CASSELTON, N.D. - Gov. Doug Burgum today joined local, state and federal officials and community members for a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new North Dakota Soybean Processors plant near Casselton, lauding the project as a "breakthrough" in an ongoing shift toward processing more of North Dakota's raw farm commodities in the state. Construction on the state-of-the-art facility star  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 10 -- Gov. Doug Burgum, R-North Dakota, issued the following news: Gov. Doug Burgum and First Lady Kathryn Burgum are inviting the general public to join them for Recovery Reinvented, an event dedicated to eliminating the shame and stigma of the disease of addiction, on Oct. 30 at the Bismarck Event Center. The event will also be livestreamed. The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required and is currently open for both in-person and online atte  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 9 -- North Dakota Attorney Drew Wrigley issued the following statement on Aug. 8, 2024: * * * Attorney General Drew Wrigley issued the following statement in the wake of former State Senator Ray Holmberg's guilty plea in federal court. "This is an important milestone in North Dakota's battle against child sex trafficking. Former State Senator Ray Holmberg has admitted his heinous crimes and now stands convicted of conduct that fuels the domestic and global sexual   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 10 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire, along with a coalition of states, has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. The suit challenges a new rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that expands the definition of "lawfully present" to include certain categories of individuals that are in the U.S. il  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 10 -- The North Dakota National Guard issued the following news: The North Dakota Army National Guard is conducting training in the Kimball Bottoms Off-Highway Vehicle area, south of Bismarck, on August 16-18. During this period, a portion of the Missouri River in that area will be temporarily closed from 10:30 a.m. to noon on August 17. For safety reasons, the Kimball Bottoms area will be closed to the public during the training exercises. The training is schedule  more

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Aug. 10 -- The North Dakota National Guard issued the following news: In a significant milestone for the North Dakota National Guard, the Capitol Grounds Planning Commission unanimously approved the architectural design development drawings for a new military gallery addition on Tuesday, Aug. 6. This will be located on the south side of the North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum. The approved design includes a 20,000-square-foot military gallery, a North Dakota Nati  more