AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAffordable Housing: Fargo-Moorhead officials are hailing North Dakota’s new 21st Century Road to Housing Act as a potential boost for homebuilding and affordability, aiming to cut red tape and costs as the region’s population and home values keep climbing. Fair Housing Funding: North Dakota’s only fair-housing organization, High Plains Fair Housing Center in Grand Forks, says a delayed federal grant could force furloughs of more than half its staff, threatening help for people facing housing discrimination. Federal Courts: U.S. Senates confirmed North Dakota Judge Dan Traynor to the Eighth Circuit, a major step for the state’s federal judiciary footprint. Pipeline Permitting Fight: A Public Service Commission attorney argued the PSC can’t weigh public safety when issuing pipeline permits in a lawsuit over the Summit Carbon Solutions approval process. Environmental Leadership: Gov. Kelly Armstrong named Beth Jacobson interim director of the Department of Environmental Quality as Dave Glatt retires, with a permanent search underway. SNAP Administration: North Dakota’s SNAP error rate hit 9.89% for fiscal 2025, the highest since 1997, raising concerns about the software used to run the program. Public Safety Search: State aircraft resumed searches for a missing hiker in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, with Civil Air Patrol and the National Guard flying over the North Unit.
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