Category: North Dakota

Judge Temporarily Blocks North Dakota’s Trigger Abortion Ban, Clinic Allowed to Continue Operations

A state judge in North Dakota has put a halt to the “trigger law” abortion ban that was set to come into effect on July 28, allowing the only remaining abortion clinic in the state to continue facilitating the procedure. In 2007, the North Dakota Legislative Assembly passed a trigger law that was written to…


Judge Temporarily Blocks North Dakota’s Trigger Abortion Ban; Clinic Can Continue Operations

A judge in North Dakota has temporarily halted the state’s “trigger law” abortion ban from beginning on July 28, allowing the only remaining abortion clinic in the state to continue the procedure. Burleigh County District Judge Bruce Romanick granted the order to the Red River Women’s Clinic on July 27, one day before the state’s…


North Dakota AG Clears Farmland Purchase Tied to Bill Gates

FARGO, N.D.—North Dakota’s attorney general has found the sale of a couple thousand acres of prime farmland to a group tied to Bill Gates complies with a Depression-era law meant to protect family farms because the land is being leased back to farmers. The state’s Republican Attorney General Drew Wrigley had inquired into the land…


Bill Gates-Linked $13.5 Million Farmland Purchase Triggers Pushback in North Dakota

The sale of over 2,000 acres of North Dakota farmland to an entity linked to Bill Gates, the fourth-richest man in the world and America’s largest private owner of farmland, has attracted scrutiny from the state’s top prosecutor. Red River Trust, a Texas-based entity with ties to Gates, in November purchased 13 parcels of land…


Republican Senator Suffers ‘Serious’ Hand Injury, May Need Amputation

Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) on Wednesday announced that he missed a vote on the gun control bill because he suffered a hand injury and may require an amputation. Cramer clarified later on Twitter that the amputation risk was to one of his fingers—not the entire hand. “While working in the yard over the weekend, I…


Hoeven Wins North Dakota GOP Primary

Incumbent Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.) won the Republican primary in North Dakota on June 14. Hoeven’s victory was a predictable end to the primary that pitted him against challenger Riley Kuntz. With 18 percent of the votes reported at 9:47 p.m. ET, Hoeven received 78.9 percent of the votes and was declared the winner by the…


Land Owners Battle Aggressive Tactics of Major Midwest Carbon Capture Pipeline

The land easement acquisition woman who knocked on Wayne Hanson’s door had a box of doughnuts. She arrived without an appointment, walked past the front desk of the nursing home complex, and stopped at Hanson’s independent-living senior apartment. Hanson, 96, let her in and they had a conversation about his Webster County, Iowa farm and…


Safe Election for Republican Incumbents Likely in North Dakota

In conservative North Dakota, Republican incumbents will likely take the one House and one Senate seat up for reelection. The Cook Political Report, an election analysis site, rates both the North Dakota House and Senate races solidly Republican. Moreover, an incumbent holds every national North Dakota election this year. According to statistics from Ballotpedia, Congressional incumbents…


North Dakota Lawmaker Ray Holmberg Resigns After Exchanging Texts With Child Porn Suspect

North Dakota’s longest-serving state senator, Ray Holmberg, resigned on Monday from the state Legislature after it was reported that he had exchanged text messages with a jailed man facing child pornography charges. Holmberg, a 78-year-old grandfather of five who became one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers during his 46-year career, said he would resign effective June 1, noting…


Chinese Agribusiness Poised to Open Factory in North Dakota Draws Scrutiny Over CCP Ties, Security Risks

A China-based bio-fermentation products maker coming to the United States is being touted as a win for the local economy, but there’s growing concern over its national security implications and potential ties to forced labor. The Epoch Times spoke to Ross Kennedy, founder of Fortis Analysis, about his recent research concerning China-based company Fufeng Group…