State government reporter at North Dakota Monitor https://northdakotamonitor.com/author/michael-achterling/https://bsky.app/profile/machterling.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/machterling.bsky.social/post/3mt3dtxeyds24Data centers, vapes, childcare aid emerge for North Dakota special session consideration https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/08/14/data-centers-vapes-childcare-aid-emerge-for-north-dakota-special-session-consideration/14 Aug 2026 23:48 +0000at://did:plc:2aofhdtd5gamangqvuke3x5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt3dtxeyds24https://bsky.app/profile/machterling.bsky.social/post/3msypuh3vdc2bNorth Dakota lawmaker wants clemency for men who killed 2 federal agents https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/08/13/north-dakota-lawmaker-wants-clemency-for-men-who-killed-2-federal-agents/13 Aug 2026 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:2aofhdtd5gamangqvuke3x5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3msypuh3vdc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/machterling.bsky.social/post/3ms742ca5zc23Gov. Armstrong announces special session, emergency actions to ban kratom in North Dakota https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/08/03/gov-armstrong-announces-special-session-emergency-actions-to-ban-kratom-in-north-dakota/03 Aug 2026 18:13 +0000at://did:plc:2aofhdtd5gamangqvuke3x5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms742ca5zc23https://bsky.app/profile/machterling.bsky.social/post/3mrxtzsl3ys2aGrowing concerns prompt calls to address kratom substances in North Dakota https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/07/31/growing-concerns-prompt-calls-to-address-kratom-substances-in-north-dakota/31 Jul 2026 21:01 +0000at://did:plc:2aofhdtd5gamangqvuke3x5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxtzsl3ys2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/machterling.bsky.social/post/3mrt7igwjgs2oGov. Armstrong, lawmakers eye special session on kratom ban, Military Gallery funding https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/07/29/gov-armstrong-lawmakers-eye-special-session-on-kratom-ban-military-gallery-funding/30 Jul 2026 00:43 +0000at://did:plc:2aofhdtd5gamangqvuke3x5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrt7igwjgs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/machterling.bsky.social/post/3mr6uxft4l22vReporter Jack Dura joins North Dakota Monitor https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/07/21/reporter-jack-dura-joins-north-dakota-monitor/21 Jul 2026 22:41 +0000at://did:plc:2aofhdtd5gamangqvuke3x5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6uxft4l22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/machterling.bsky.social/post/3mpu3om57cs2aTheodore Roosevelt library opening recalls past, calls for civic engagement https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/07/04/theodore-roosevelt-library-opening-recalls-past-calls-for-civic-engagement/04 Jul 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:2aofhdtd5gamangqvuke3x5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpu3om57cs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/machterling.bsky.social/post/3mpearxsg5s2iTheodore Roosevelt Presidential Library aims to be ‘heart of intellectual programming’ https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/06/28/theodore-roosevelt-presidential-library-aims-to-be-heart-of-intellectual-programming/28 Jun 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:2aofhdtd5gamangqvuke3x5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpearxsg5s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/machterling.bsky.social/post/3mp537qbbt22gNorth Dakota Supreme Court tosses ballot measure, finding term limits proposal unconstitutional https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/06/25/north-dakota-supreme-court-tosses-ballot-measure-finding-term-limits-proposal-unconstitutional/25 Jun 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:2aofhdtd5gamangqvuke3x5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp537qbbt22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/machterling.bsky.social/post/3mo2ctpfklk2nNorth Dakota Republican leaders urge ‘soul-searching’ after contentious primary https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/06/11/north-dakota-republican-leaders-urge-soul-searching-after-contentious-primary/11 Jun 2026 22:51 +0000at://did:plc:2aofhdtd5gamangqvuke3x5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2ctpfklk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/machterling.bsky.social/post/3mnftdp46gc2bHuman remains discovery near North Dakota governor’s residence interrupts construction https://northdakotamonitor.com/briefs/human-remains-discovery-near-north-dakota-governors-residence-interrupts-construction/03 Jun 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:2aofhdtd5gamangqvuke3x5c/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnftdp46gc2b