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Economic Stability but Uneven Pressures in North Dakota

Economic Stability but Uneven Pressures in North Dakota

While North Dakota’s overall economy remains relatively strong, recent polling shows that rising costs are affecting residents unevenly. In this episode of The Backstory, host Sabrina Halvorson talks with NDNC reporter Michael Standaert about what the data reveals, how inflation is being felt differently across the state, and why

Does Lutheran Social Services get special payments for recruiting or bringing Somali immigrants into North Dakota and Minnesota?

Does Lutheran Social Services get special payments for recruiting or bringing Somali immigrants into North Dakota and Minnesota?

Thank you for an impactful 2025. Looking ahead to what’s next

Thank you for an impactful 2025. Looking ahead to what’s next

Poll: North Dakota pride, satisfaction sky high

Poll: North Dakota pride, satisfaction sky high

Does North Dakota get colder than the North Pole?

Does North Dakota get colder than the North Pole?

Poll: A majority of North Dakotans are givers

Poll: A majority of North Dakotans are givers

Poll: Inflation dents North Dakota holiday spending spirit

Poll: Inflation dents North Dakota holiday spending spirit

Podcast

Economic Stability but Uneven Pressures in North Dakota

Economic Stability but Uneven Pressures in North Dakota

While North Dakota’s overall economy remains relatively strong, recent polling shows that rising costs are affecting residents unevenly. In this episode of The Backstory, host Sabrina Halvorson talks with NDNC reporter Michael Standaert about what the data reveals, how inflation is being felt differently across the state, and why

Shaping North Dakota's Electricity Prices

Shaping North Dakota's Electricity Prices

The rise of AI in ND schools

The rise of AI in ND schools

When shelters are full and winter sets in

When shelters are full and winter sets in

North Dakota’s Childcare Challenges

North Dakota’s Childcare Challenges

The High Cost of Keeping Teachers

The High Cost of Keeping Teachers

Powering North Dakota’s Future

Powering North Dakota’s Future

Fact Brief

Does Lutheran Social Services get special payments for recruiting or bringing Somali immigrants into North Dakota and Minnesota?

Does Lutheran Social Services get special payments for recruiting or bringing Somali immigrants into North Dakota and Minnesota?

No. Lutheran Social Services does not receive special or additional payments for Somali immigrants. Like other nonprofit resettlement agencies, Lutheran Social Services participates in the federal U.S. Refugee Admissions Program and receives a standard, one-time grant of about $2,000 for each refugee it helps resettle, regardless of nationality

Does North Dakota get colder than the North Pole?

Does North Dakota get colder than the North Pole?

Does North Dakota law limit how much counties can increase property tax revenue each year?

Does North Dakota law limit how much counties can increase property tax revenue each year?

Has North Dakota only had four females on the state Supreme Court?

Has North Dakota only had four females on the state Supreme Court?

Is the cost of the Thanksgiving meal less this year than last, despite most grocery prices being higher?

Is the cost of the Thanksgiving meal less this year than last, despite most grocery prices being higher?

Will North Dakota hemp growers be affected by the new federal hemp regulations passed in the recent continuing resolution?

Will North Dakota hemp growers be affected by the new federal hemp regulations passed in the recent continuing resolution?

Is the North Dakota Mill and Elevator Association the only state-owned milling facility in the United States?

Is the North Dakota Mill and Elevator Association the only state-owned milling facility in the United States?

NDNC Poll

Poll: North Dakota pride, satisfaction sky high

Poll: North Dakota pride, satisfaction sky high

Sentiment rooted in safety, community and faith

Poll: A majority of North Dakotans are givers

Poll: A majority of North Dakotans are givers

Poll: Inflation dents North Dakota holiday spending spirit

Poll: Inflation dents North Dakota holiday spending spirit

Poll: Voters want to tap Legacy Fund, with limits

Poll: Voters want to tap Legacy Fund, with limits

Poll: ND voters back tariffs, but mixed on impacts of Trump trade policies

Poll: ND voters back tariffs, but mixed on impacts of Trump trade policies

Poll: Trump, Armstrong support firm; Fedorchak, Cramer slip

Poll: Trump, Armstrong support firm; Fedorchak, Cramer slip

Poll: Voters say legislators whiffed on rejecting free school meals

Poll: Voters say legislators whiffed on rejecting free school meals

Health

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North Dakota’s running and biking events boost health, tourism, and local spirit

Federal cost cutting imperils some North Dakota senior programs

Concerns grow about increased ACA costs, medical debt

The Backstory: Impact of Medicaid Changes on North Dakota's Rural Hospitals

North Dakota well-positioned to deal with proposed Medicaid changes

Youth

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Schools hope to embrace the best of AI, shun the worst

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$100K fee for H1-B visas has local workforce impacts

Students ‘think like a prairie’ with hands-on art experience

The Backstory: AmeriCorps cuts hit rural North Dakota schools, communities

Business

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$100K fee for H1-B visas has local workforce impacts

Expiration of tax credits could mean larger health insurance bills for ND farmers

Newspapers have bright future in local communities, if they embrace change

Grocery stores in North Dakota affected by cyberattack on distributor

Sudden cut of ‘politicized’ FEMA grants leaves ND communities in the lurch