AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoEPA & Clean Air: The EPA has proposed fully approving North Dakota’s regional haze State Implementation Plan, reversing a 2024 partial rejection and setting up a 30-day public comment period. Public Safety & Health: FirstLink says more North Dakotans are reaching the 988 suicide crisis line, with over 12,000 contacts so far this year and most calls answered in-state. State Budget Watch: Tax Commissioner Brian Kroshus reports Q2 2026 taxable sales and purchases rose 3.86% year over year to $7.39 billion, led by retail trade and real estate. Kratom Crackdown: Gov. Kelly Armstrong signed HB 1628, banning synthetic kratom and restricting natural kratom sales to age 21+ with labeling and testing requirements; kratom stays prohibited until administrative rules are in place. Higher Ed Oversight: A new State Board of Higher Education policy could flag three UND programs for review as “low completion.” Courts & Federal Land: A federal court blocked BLM from forcing American Prairie to remove bison from grazing leases, ruling BLM’s approach was not justified under the Taylor Grazing Act. Local Government: The Ramsey County Commission approved routine business and updates, including completion of remote indexing of records from 1882 to present.
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