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My latest Reasons to be Cheerful story, “Counting Bugs to Save Birds,” is a fun one (imo) on conservation successes in unlikely places.

North Dakota families testify about impact of transgender youth health care ban, reports @marysteurer buff.ly/3Sptdpx

Judge denies request from doctors wanting clearer North Dakota abortion law, reports @marysteurer buff.ly/3OeAaHy

You should read this story about a Wyoming county GOP fundraiser by Maya Shimizu Harris wyofile.com/in-campbell-co…

An audit of the North Dakota Department of Commerce questions the application period for a filmmaking grant and flags issues with purchase card use. buff.ly/3X7GhlW via Mary Steurer

A ballot measure to eliminate taxes based on assessed property value wouldn’t just overhaul NDs residential property tax system — it’d also disrupt revenue local governments make by taxing other kinds of property, reports @marysteurer buff.ly/3Mcw29I

The North Dakota Ethics Commission is investigating whether a Bismarck filmmaker broke lobbying rules before securing grant money from the North Dakota Department of Commerce. buff.ly/3z12GI6 via @marysteurer

A ND ballot measure to repeal property taxes based on assessed value wouldn’t just eliminate standard property taxes — it would also impact 6 special tax categories, according to the state tax commissioner. buff.ly/4fYisnV via @marysteurer

ND Supreme Court hears case from voter blocked from lawmaker’s Facebook page buff.ly/3B8qsmb via @marysteurer

Legislative Council granted 3 more employees to keep up with workload, reports @marysteurer buff.ly/47saRdy

Asked today about N. Dakota Monitor || bsky @northdakotamonitor.com & ProPublica's reporting, Armstrong said: “I have no doubt there are things I’m going to have to recuse myself from, but I’m not recusing myself from the oil industry simply because my father built a company from scratch in western North Dakota."

Greenpeace seeks sanctions against DAPL developer over records in civil lawsuit buff.ly/3TVJtyL via @marysteurer