AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoRural Health Funding: North Dakota’s Department of Health and Human Services opened a new round of Rural Health Transformation Program grants totaling $50.5 million, including behavioral health training ($500,000, due Aug. 8), ambulance tech upgrades (about $22 million, due Aug. 9), rural childcare for healthcare workers (about $3 million, due Aug. 11), remote patient monitoring (about $1.6 million, due Aug. 14), and telehealth infrastructure for rural and tribal communities (about $3.6 million). State Politics & Governance: A Jamestown city-county-style fight is brewing over a proposed amendment to the city’s sales and use tax ordinance, with the Parks and Recreation Commission and the public weighing how a future 1% sales tax should be used after the Two Rivers Activity Center bond is paid off. Public Safety & Wildlife: The ND Game and Fish Department set the 2026 pronghorn season with 1,310 licenses across 18 units, keeping the early bow-only window (Sep. 4-27) and later gun/bow period (Oct. 2-18). Healthcare Accountability: A North Dakota fertility doctor faces a civil lawsuit alleging he used his own semen during treatment without disclosure, leading to two births in the mid-1980s. Energy & Research: UND’s Energy and Environmental Research Center marked the retirement of long-time leader Tom Erickson after 38 years, highlighting the EERC’s role in cleaner energy and military-related renewable jet fuel work. Local Notes: Pingree dedicated its Memorial Park, and Jamestown school districts posted back-to-school updates and grievance procedure details.
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