In South Dakota, businesses are fleeing fractious populist politics. In North Dakota, traditional Republicans are holding the line, and profiting from it. Will it last?
A West Fargo native is chosen to serve as North Dakota’s next Superintendent of Public Instruction. Governor Kelly Armstrong announces West Fargo School District Business Manager Levi Bachmeier will take over for outgoing Kirsten Baesler.
BISMARCK, N.D. (Valley News Live) - North Dakota will get a new schools superintendent on Tuesday, Oct. 21, when Gov. Kelly Armstrong announces his appointment to replace Kirsten Baesler, who’s leaving for a federal education post.
Locals in Williston who are thinking about running for office will have an opportunity to attend a forum where they can learn about everything from campaigning to what it means to actually serve.
"Activists seeking a special election in District 42's appointment drama have failed, but they did succeed in sending a message, which is that they'll make life miserable for traditional candidates," Rob Port writes.
A North Dakota judge has ordered Greenpeace to pay damages of $345 million, reducing an earlier jury award after it found the environmental group and others liable for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connections with protests of an oil pipeline nearly a decade ago.
Governor Kelly Armstrong has released the following statement about the appointment of Levi Bachmeier as the state’s next Superintendent of Public Instruction.