Wednesday, December 11, 2024

North Dakota State Wire

EPA: Methane emissions down 44% in top oil and gas producing basins

Wed, 11 Dec 2024
EPA: Methane emissions down 44% in top oil and gas producing basins

(The Center Square) – Methane emissions from the largest oil- and natural gas-producing basins fell 44% between 2011 and 2013, according to newly published data from the Environmental Protection Agency.

According to the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting... Read more


Federal judge blocks Albertsons-Kroger merger

Tue, 10 Dec 2024
Federal judge blocks Albertsons-Kroger merger

(The Center Square) - A federal judge has blocked the $24.6 billion proposed merger between Albertsons and Kroger in response to a lawsuit filed against it by the Federal Trade Commission and several states.

In the ruling, Oregon-based... Read more


Another federal court rules against DACA, this time related to health care

Tue, 10 Dec 2024
Another federal court rules against DACA, this time related to health care

(The Center Square) – Another federal court has ruled against the federal program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), arguing a Biden administration plan to provide free health care to DACA recipients is illegal.

It's the fourth time a... Read more


23 AGs oppose Biden’s 4th attempt to saddle Americans with student loan debt

Thu, 05 Dec 2024
23 AGs oppose Biden’s 4th attempt to saddle Americans with student loan debt

(The Center Square) – A group of 23 attorneys general led by Missouri and Kansas has put the Biden administration’s Department of Education on notice about its fourth attempt to force American taxpayers to pay for others' student loan debt.

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Golfers hopeful other organizations follow lead of LPGA, USGA

Thu, 05 Dec 2024
Golfers hopeful other organizations follow lead of LPGA, USGA

(The Center Square) – Like Riley Gaines stepping forward and momentum building in numbers, gender policy decisions Wednesday by two major governing bodies in golf can be pebbles hitting the water.

Two golfers – one an aspiring professional, the... Read more


28 AGs call on U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in Mexico gun violence case

Wed, 04 Dec 2024
28 AGs call on U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in Mexico gun violence case

(The Center Square) – A coalition of 28 attorneys general has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a case in which Mexico is blaming U.S. gun manufacturers for Mexican cartel gun violence.

At issue is a 2022... Read more


Northern border terrorist-related arrests soar

Sun, 01 Dec 2024
Northern border terrorist-related arrests soar

(The Center Square) – Federal agents are arresting a record number of individuals on the terrorist watchlist at the northern U.S. border, including a Jordanian national with ties to terrorism who recently was removed from the country after illegally entering from Canada.

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Referendums: Abortion measures pass in seven states

Wed, 06 Nov 2024
Referendums: Abortion measures pass in seven states

(The Center Square) – Voters nationwide approved seven of 10 ballot initiatives preserving abortion rights.

Five on marijuana got a mixed response on Tuesday.

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Northern border sector encounters break records again in fiscal 2024

Mon, 04 Nov 2024
Northern border sector encounters break records again in fiscal 2024

(The Center Square) – Border Patrol agents at the northern border again broke records in fiscal 2024, reporting the greatest number of apprehensions in U.S. history.

In fiscal 2024 (Oct. 1, 2023, through Sept. 30, 2024), agents reported 198,929... Read more


Coalition joins Virginia in SCOTUS appeal over 'noncitizen' voters

Tue, 29 Oct 2024
Coalition joins Virginia in SCOTUS appeal over 'noncitizen' voters

(The Center Square) – A coalition of 24 state attorneys general has joined Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the commonwealth’s removal of “self-identified noncitizens” from voter rolls.

Miyares announced late Sunday... Read more


State leaders call on large businesses to end DEI policies

Mon, 28 Oct 2024
State leaders call on large businesses to end DEI policies

(The Center Square) – A coalition of state officials and business leaders are publicly calling on Fortune 1,000 companies to end their controversial workplace policies.

The letters come as Democrats and Republicans publicly battle over Diversity, Equity and Inclusion... Read more


25 governors demand answers on how many migrants flown to states

Wed, 09 Oct 2024
25 governors demand answers on how many migrants flown to states

(The Center Square) – Twenty-five Republican governors want to know how many illegal foreign nationals have been flown into their states by a Biden-Harris administration plan they argue is burdening their residents and creating an unsafe environment.

Those being... Read more


Report: Unrealistic accounting poses risks to state budgets

Thu, 03 Oct 2024
Report: Unrealistic accounting poses risks to state budgets

(The Center Square) – Although nearly all states must balance their budgets, a new study by government finance watchdog Truth in Accounting suggests that most ran substantial deficits in fiscal 2023 once hidden costs are calculated.

The Read more


Vance, Walz debate economy, immigration, abortion in tight presidential race

Wed, 02 Oct 2024
Vance, Walz debate economy, immigration, abortion in tight presidential race

(The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz exchanged barbs on the debate stage Tuesday night in what may be the final debate before Election Day just five weeks away.

CBS News anchors... Read more


Twenty state AGs challenge gender dysphoria guidance and methodology

Wed, 25 Sep 2024
Twenty state AGs challenge gender dysphoria guidance and methodology

(The Center Square) — Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined a 20-state coalition to question the American Academy of Pediatrics practices with child gender dysphoria.

In a letter, originally written by Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, the AGs put... Read more


Attorneys general file amicus brief supporting victims of Hamas attack

Mon, 23 Sep 2024
Attorneys general file amicus brief supporting victims of Hamas attack

(The Center Square) – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has filed an amicus brief to a federal court, leading a coalition of 22 state attorneys general.

The prosecutors urge the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia... Read more


North Dakota to appeal order striking down state's abortion law

Thu, 12 Sep 2024
North Dakota to appeal order striking down state's abortion law

(The Center Square) - North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley said the state will appeal a district court decision to strike down North Dakota's abortion law.

South Central District Court Judge Bruce Romanick said Thursday the law was unconstitutional... Read more


Federal government could slash oil lease opportunities in a top producing state

Tue, 10 Sep 2024
Federal government could slash oil lease opportunities in a top producing state

(The Center Square) - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s updated Resource Management Plan for North Dakota could cost the state $34 million a year for the next 30 years, North Dakota officials said in a protest filed with the agency.

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Twenty-three states ask Supreme Court to reverse energy-related decision

Thu, 05 Sep 2024
Twenty-three states ask Supreme Court to reverse energy-related decision

(The Center Square) – Twenty-three states are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that the attorneys general say could be a threat to the energy industry.

A brief filed this week by Louisiana Attorney... Read more


Judge pauses Sec. of Education's third attempt at student loan forgiveness

Thu, 05 Sep 2024
Judge pauses Sec. of Education's third attempt at student loan forgiveness

(The Center Square) – U.S. District Court Judge J. Randal Hall issued a temporary restraining order Thursday against U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona to stop a third attempt at forgiving student loans.

“... Defendants are restrained from mass... Read more