AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoKratom Crackdown: North Dakota lawmakers wrapped a special session deal banning synthetic kratom and restricting natural kratom sales to adults 21 and older, after earlier proposals for a full ban failed—leaving the state with regulation instead of prohibition. Legislative Follow-Through: A recap of the session highlights what passed and what didn’t, including the kratom compromise, a $20 million Bank of North Dakota line of credit for the Military Gallery, and the rejection of a data-center NDA ban. Local Government Transparency: Harwood residents are pushing a home-rule charter change aimed at forcing more openness and resident input on massive projects after controversy over the Applied Digital data center process. Courts & Immigration: A federal judge is set to decide how quickly to move in the deportation case of Devils Lake man Werner Kunkel, whose murder conviction was overturned earlier this year. State Finance Spotlight: North Dakota earned a Government Finance Officers Association award for excellence in financial reporting, reinforcing the state’s push for transparency in its annual comprehensive report. Public Safety & Health: The state’s upland game bird survey reports pheasant numbers slightly up statewide, while gray partridge counts are down.
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