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What AI data centers could mean for North Dakota

What AI data centers could mean for North Dakota

What could AI data centers mean for North Dakota communities? On this episode of The Backstory, economist Bob Mayo discusses potential economic benefits and the questions residents can ask about proposed projects.

Does North Dakota spend more per public school student than its neighboring states?

Does North Dakota spend more per public school student than its neighboring states?

Existential questions cloud picture of North Dakota’s place in AI revolution

Existential questions cloud picture of North Dakota’s place in AI revolution

Research shows managed grazing benefits cattle, soil health, increases carbon capture

Research shows managed grazing benefits cattle, soil health, increases carbon capture

Helping rural hospitals thrive together

Helping rural hospitals thrive together

Could a proposed North Dakota data center draw nearly as much power as Garrison Dam can generate?

Could a proposed North Dakota data center draw nearly as much power as Garrison Dam can generate?

Working together for our communities

Working together for our communities

Fact Brief

Does North Dakota spend more per public school student than its neighboring states?

Does North Dakota spend more per public school student than its neighboring states?

Yes. North Dakota’s public schools spent $17,102 per student on operations in fiscal 2024, slightly more than Minnesota’s $17,098, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Montana spent $13,656 per student and South Dakota spent $12,828. Those figures come from the bureau’s 2024

Could a proposed North Dakota data center draw nearly as much power as Garrison Dam can generate?

Could a proposed North Dakota data center draw nearly as much power as Garrison Dam can generate?

Are self-driving cars legal in North Dakota?

Are self-driving cars legal in North Dakota?

Do you need a reason to vote absentee in North Dakota?

Do you need a reason to vote absentee in North Dakota?

Do 90% of all U.S. jobs come from small businesses?

Do 90% of all U.S. jobs come from small businesses?

Does hosting wind turbines provide farmers with additional income?

Does hosting wind turbines provide farmers with additional income?

Has North Dakota scheduled its regular legislative sessions every other year since statehood in 1889?

Has North Dakota scheduled its regular legislative sessions every other year since statehood in 1889?

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What AI data centers could mean for North Dakota

What AI data centers could mean for North Dakota

What could AI data centers mean for North Dakota communities? On this episode of The Backstory, economist Bob Mayo discusses potential economic benefits and the questions residents can ask about proposed projects.

Helping rural hospitals thrive together

Helping rural hospitals thrive together

Data centers: Who pays, who decides, who benefits

Data centers: Who pays, who decides, who benefits

After a concussion, what comes next?

After a concussion, what comes next?

Concussion safety is a “no-brainer”

Concussion safety is a “no-brainer”

Tom Gerhardt: Behind the scenes of North Dakota journalism

Tom Gerhardt: Behind the scenes of North Dakota journalism

North Dakota doctor recounts extraordinary Greenland expedition

North Dakota doctor recounts extraordinary Greenland expedition

Health

New rural hospital network helping ND’s rural hospitals survive, thrive

New rural hospital network helping ND’s rural hospitals survive, thrive

Hospitals retaining independence through collaboration

Doctors Work to Address Access to Trauma Care for Rural Residents

Doctors Work to Address Access to Trauma Care for Rural Residents

Programs aim to get rural North Dakotans moving, eating healthier

Programs aim to get rural North Dakotans moving, eating healthier

Addressing male suicide takes individual, community engagement

Addressing male suicide takes individual, community engagement

Family caregivers provide major unseen value across North Dakota

Family caregivers provide major unseen value across North Dakota

North Dakota lawmakers join debate over new federal rural health fund

North Dakota lawmakers join debate over new federal rural health fund

After slow rollout, new criminal justice reentry programs begin to take shape

After slow rollout, new criminal justice reentry programs begin to take shape

Youth

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Latest ND K-12 student math and English proficiency data delayed

Changes to federal funding system could gut local K-12 technology budgets

From ‘suck it up’ to sit out: North Dakota youth sports rethink concussions

School districts struggle to sell bond measures

Year-round DST could hurt ND kids

NDNC Poll

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Poll: Broad support in North Dakota for local cooperation with ICE

Poll: North Dakotans split on military action in Iran

Poll: Support slips in North Dakota for Trump tariff policies

Poll: North Dakota pride, satisfaction sky high

Poll: A majority of North Dakotans are givers

Agriculture

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Research shows managed grazing benefits cattle, soil health, increases carbon capture

Has the farm bill hit a dead end?

As harvest starts, ND farmers facing perfect storm of uncertainty

Ward appointed to international livestock board

Grand Farm provides tech fix for farmers’ most pressing needs