WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM oil and gas lease sale nets more than $38 million in revenue * BILLINGS, Mont. -Advancing President Trump's commitment to expand domestic energy, strengthen American security and reduce reliance on foreign sources, the Bureau of Land Management raised over $38 million in an oil and gas lease sale that included 23 parcels in Montana and North Dakota, totaling 7,60 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Brookings Institution, an organization that provides research and policy solutions, issued the following news release: * * * Brookings and AEI launch bipartisan commission on US rural prosperity The Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) are proud to announce the launch of America's Rural Future, a bipartisan commission to develop pragmatic, long-term solutions that advance economic opportunity, resilience, and quality of life across rura more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * CMS releases guidance on how to apply for Rural Health Transformation Program funding * Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched the landmark $50 billion Rural Health Transformation (RHT) Program, a key component of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act.  "Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cut's hi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Announces Tribal Housing Forum with HUD Secretary Turner on Sept. 22 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, will host a Tribal Housing Forum with Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner on Sept. 22 in Bismarck, N.D. Cramer and Turner will be joined by Tribal leaders and housing author more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Announces U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy to Attend UAS Summit Oct. 14 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), chair of the Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee and chair of the Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced U.S. Secretary of Transportation and National Aeronautics and Space Administratio more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Questions Army Corps Leadership at EPW Hearing * ***Click here for audio. Click here for video. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing to conduct U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) oversight. The hearing featured testimony from Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle and Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer, Capito Send Letter to EPA in Support of Biden-Era Clean Power Plan 2.0 Repeal * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined EPW Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and fellow Republican committee members in sending a comment letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin in supp more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Steve Daines, R-Montana, issued the following news release: * * * Daines Applauds BLM for Supporting MT Energy, Increasing Oil and Gas Lease Sales * U.S. SENATE - U.S. Senator Steve Daines released the below statement following the news that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) secured over $38 million in an oil and gas lease sale, including 23 parcels in Montana and North Dakota. "The announcement from the BLM shows that President Trump's administration is more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * District court rules Reg II is lawful and reasonable * A Kentucky U.S. District Court ruled this week the Federal Reserve's debit interchange Regulation II is lawful and reasonable. This conflicts with a different court's decision on the same matter in North Dakota. The Kentucky retailer sued the Federal Reserve in 2022 arguing that the debit card interchange regulation improperly  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak bill to streamline cross-border energy projects passes U.S. House * Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 3062, the Promoting Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure Act (link is external), legislation to enhance North American energy collaboration by streamlining the permitting process for projects that connect U.S. energy re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak celebrates Taiwan ag commitment, boosting markets for North Dakota soybeans and corn * Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) joined the Taiwan-U.S. Agricultural Trade Goodwill Mission at the U.S. Capitol, where Taiwan announced a $10 billion commitment to purchase American agricultural products between 2025 and 2028. The agreement includes soybeans, corn, wheat, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak Forum to be held Monday, September 29 * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) will host a Fedorchak Forum: Conversations with Constituents on Monday, September 29, at 12:00pm CT (11:00am MT). This is the fifth in her series of statewide discussions to connect with North Dakotans, answer their questions, and discuss key legislative priorities in real time. "I ap more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak introduces legislation to streamline broadband permitting * Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak introduced the CABLE Expansion Act (link is external), legislation to expedite broadband deployment by streamlining the permitting process for cable operators while protecting the role of local governments. "Reliable broadband shouldn't be a luxury in today's economy--it more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak votes for long-term crime reform in D.C. * Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) released the following statement after voting in favor of a series of public safety bills aimed at cracking down on violent crime in the nation's capital.  "In November, the American people overwhelmingly rejected crime and chaos in support of safety and security," Fedorchak said. "Along with Preside more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak votes to keep government open * Washington, D.C. -- Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) today voted in favor of H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026. This Continuing Resolution (CR) is a short-term funding measure that prevents a government shutdown on October 1, 2025, and keeps federal operations running at current funding levels through November 21, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Julie Fedorchak, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Fedorchak, Senators Hoeven and Cramer, urge FERC to rein in unfair transmission cost-shifting in MISO * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak, joined by Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer, supported a complaint filed at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) challenging the regional cost-allocation formula used to charge customers for new electric transmission lines.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is conducting five-year status reviews for 14 plant and six animal species in the Mountain-Prairie Region. This review is required by the Endangered Species Act and is intended to assess each species' status based on the best scientific and commercial data available. The listed species are from the states of Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven Statement on Trump Nominations * Senate Confirms North Dakotan Andrea Travnicek as Assistant Secretary for Water and Science at Interior WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven issued the following statement after the Senate approved a measure allowing President Trump's nominees, who have been favorably reported out of committee on a bipartisan basis, to be confirmed en bloc. The Senate confi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. John Hoeven, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Hoeven: FAA Awards Over $15 Million to Grand Forks Airport for Primary Runway Reconstruction * WASHINGTON - Senator John Hoeven, a member of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Committee, today announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $15,157,068 to support critical multi-phase infrastructure improvements at Grand Forks International Airport, including the recon more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The North Dakota Association of School Psychologists (NDASP) submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing urgent concerns over proposed changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. The association, representing 68 active members, highlights the critical role of school psychologists in providing indispensable mental health services across rural North Dakota, where access to such care is severely limited. In its letter  more ST

BISMARCK, North Dakota, Sept. 16 -- The North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party issued the following news release: * * * Trump created a crisis for North Dakota soybean farmers FARGO, ESMOND - North Dakota farmers have been sounding the alarm all summer, and the crisis they face is making national headlines too. North Dakota Democratic-NPL Chair Adam Goldwyn remarked, "Our farmers are suffering as the Trump tariff taxes destroy our soybean markets. Trump promised a trade deal, and he has failed to more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Democrats Block Clean, Short-Term Government Funding Plan * Partisan Democrat Alternate Proposal Adds Over $1 Trillion in Unrelated Priorities WASHINGTON, D.C. - By a vote 44 to 48, Senate Democrats blocked consideration of a clean, short-term continuing resolution (CR). The bill would continue Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations for federal agencies through Nov. 21 while Congress works o more PR

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Sept. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota posted the following news release on Sept. 18, 2025: * * * Two North Dakota Men Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Credit Union Robbery PIERRE - United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte has sentenced two men from New Town, North Dakota, convicted of Credit Union Robbery. The sentencings took place on September 15, 2025. Jaso more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces $1 Billion to Wildfire and Flood-Impacted Producers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced approximately $1 billion in disaster recovery assistance for eligible livestock producers through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) for wildfire and flood disasters in 2023 and 2024. This is the second tranche of funding included in the conti more PR