WASHINGTON, June 9 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of Insurance Commissioners issued the following news release: * * * "Stronger, Smarter, and More Resilient Together": NAIC President Jon Godfread's Welcome Remarks at the 2025 NAIC International Insurance Forum * On Thursday, May 29, National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) President and North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread kicked off the NAIC's 2025 International Insurance F more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2025, entitled "County Employment and Wages in North Dakota - Fourth Quarter 2024": * * * Employment rose 1.1 percent in North Dakota's only large county, Cass, from December 2023 to December 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Julie Wilson noted that the rate of employm more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Fedorchak announces North Dakota winner of 2025 Congressional Art Competition * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) announced the winner of the 2025 Congressional Art Competition for North Dakota this week: Adelina Estrada, a student at Grand Forks Central High School. Her artwork, titled "Meruem," was selected by a panel of local judges who evaluated submis more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Speaks at EPA Clean Power Plan, MATS Amendments Announcement * ***Click here for photos. WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, joined U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin in announcing two proposals to achieve national energy dominanc more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Alsobrooks Urge Army to Take Action to Keep Outdoor Recreation Sites Open * WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the first day of summer approaches, recreation sites across the country managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) fac ~~e~~ reduced hours or full closures due to a U.S. Department of Defense hiring freeze. The freeze was signed on February 28 and restricts the Army Corps from more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Murphy, Young, Kaine Introduce Bill to Ban Non-Compete Agreements * WASHINGTON, D.C. - About one in five American workers, or 30 million people, are constrained by a non-compete clause, which blocks individuals from working for a competing employer or starting a competing business. Research indicates workers trapped by non-competes have lower wages, and their restricted mobility makes i more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak and Secretary Wright discuss urgent need for reliable power * Washington, D.C. - During a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy hearing on the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) asked Secretary Chris Wright how the department monitors retirements of reliable baseload power generators. Secretary Wright thank more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak applauds EPA proposal to repeal Clean Power Plan 2.0 and Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Rule * Washington D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposal to repeal the burdensome Biden-era Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Rule ("Clean Power Plan 2.0") and the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak introduces bill to prevent premature retirement of reliable baseload power * Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) introduced the Baseload Reliability Protection Act, to prohibit the retirement of reliable baseload generators in regions identified as being at elevated or high risk of electricity shortfalls. The legislation is cosponsored by Representatives August more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Makes Case To HHS Secretary RFK Jr. for Access to Crop Protection Tools, Flexibility in School Nutrition Standards * Senator, Ag Committee Colleagues Secure Commitment to Include Extensive Ag & School Nutrition Consultation in MAHA Strategy WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven this week met with Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at the White House to discuss pr more PR

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: EPA Repeals Two Overreaching Biden-Era Regulations that Threatened Coal Industry, Grid Reliability * Senator Worked to Block, Roll Back Clean Power Plan & MATS Rules, Supporting Access to Affordable Baseload Power WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven today released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued proposed rules repealing two overreaching Biden more PR

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, an organization that works to uphold fair housing, fair lending and consumer protection laws, issued the following news release: * * * NCRC And Old National Bancorp Announce Addendum to Increase Community Growth Plan to $11.1 Billion The National Community Reinvestment Coalition and Old National Bancorp announced an addendum to Old National's multi-year Community Growth Plan, with $1.6 billion in new lending, investments an more PR

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cramer: FAA Awards $2.3 Million for Projects at North Dakota Airports * BISMARCK, N.D. - The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced an award of $2,325,638 through the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) for projects at several airports across North Dakota. The funding will be distributed to the following: * $940,880 for the Minot Internatio more PR

WASHINGTON, June 9 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Appoints Brad Thykeson to Serve as State Executive Director for USDA's Farm Service Agency in North Dakota * WASHINGTON, June 9, 2025-- The Trump Administration recently appointed Brad Thykeson as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) in North Dakota. Thykeson joined the North Dakota FSA team on June 2, 2025. "Whe more PR

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The University of North Dakota, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District, is set to return the ancestral remains of at least one Native American individual, along with 2,647 associated funerary objects, to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation. This repatriation effort centers on collections removed from multiple locations across North and South Dakota, including Sioux, Morton, Corson, Hughes, and Walworth countie more PR

ADELAIDE, Australia, June 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of South Australia issued the following news release: * * * Whether it's a personal challenge, for charity, or on your bucket list, marathons are one of the most sought-after goals for amateur and recreational runners worldwide. Now, a world-first study from the University of South Australia and the University of North Dakota suggests that a person's marathon potential may be identified through a simple check of their hands. In a meta-a more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 10 -- The Iowa Democratic Party issued the following news on June 9, 2025: * * * Will Iowa Republicans Vote to Cut Medicare? North Dakota Republican Asks: 'Why don't we go after [Medicare]?' * Iowa House Republicans Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Zach Nunn, Ashley Hinson and Randy Feenstra have already voted for the largest Medicaid cuts in US history to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Will Medicare be next? Yesterday Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-ND, told NBC that Republicans  more PR