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The interim presidents at Valley City State University and the State College of Science at Wahpeton are no longer "interim."
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State Auditor Josh Gallion says the biennial audit of one of North Dakota's largest agencies was a large undertaking.
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After bison were nearly driven to extinction in the late 1800s, Native nations across North America have been working to restore them to their ancestral lands.
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Bats get a lot of attention during the Halloween season. Maybe it is due to their nighttime activity or that there really are vampire bats, but bats seem to give people a bad case of the “heebie-jeebies.” At any rate, it is time to be more appreciative of these much maligned and misunderstood animals.
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Explore North Dakota’s $15 billion Legacy Fund, hear Tom Isern reflect on the Great Plains’ past, and learn how smart appliances and battery-backed cooktops work.
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On this date in 1911, an article in the Bismarck Tribune informed readers that Representative Champ Clark, the Speaker of the House, strongly favored annexing our northern neighbor.
Each Friday on A Closer Look with the Monitor, Prairie Public's Craig Blumenshine speaks with North Dakota Monitor journalists about their reporting, giving listeners a closer look at major topics in the news, from education and state policy to energy and agriculture topics.
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What happens in California could shape how America taxes the superrich. But will its billionaire tax fill state coffers — or drain them?
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Colleges are trying to transform an admissions process that has often been daunting, secretive and stressful into an experience that's open, easier — and downright friendly.
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Vance's delivery is different from the president's but his speeches contain plenty of MAGA DNA.
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After bison were nearly driven to extinction in the late 1800s, Native nations across North America have been working to restore them to their ancestral lands.