Patrick Springer
The Dickinson Press
Southport, NC, United States
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‘Sunshine laws’ help to keep government open — but come with exceptions
Media advocates say North Dakota and Minnesota "sunshine laws" generally work well to keep government open — but South Dakota lags behind its neighbors in open records and open meeting laws. → Read More
Has North Dakota found the answer to addressing its gap in mental health services?
Supporters say certified community behavioral health care clinics, open 24/7 and providing routine and acute services, would help to alleviate the dire shortage of community mental health services. → Read More
North Dakota House rejects bill providing insurance for fertility treatment for public employees
The bill had bipartisan support but failed to gain majority support, despite pleas from parents battling infertility. Advocates will keep trying. → Read More
Will North Dakota’s Legacy Fund be big enough to sustain future services when oil revenues collapse?
North Dakota's reserve fund to someday replace oil revenues is at risk of not being able to realize its intended potential if spending levels persist, critics including former Gov. Ed Schafer warn. → Read More
Sanford-Fairview merger could slash services and raise prices, Minnesota nurses claim
A report by the Minnesota Nurses Association suggests services will be cut and prices will rise if the merger goes through. Both health systems say they plan a "strategic investment" of $500 million. → Read More
Why the average life expectancy in North Dakota is falling
A study commissioned by Blue Cross of Blue Shield's Caring Foundation sought to understand the social factors that determine health outcomes. → Read More
North Dakota bison processing plant expands as more people seek healthier protein
A recently completed $550,000 expansion of the North American Bison Plant in New Rockford, N.D., will increase processing capacity from 11,000 per year to more than 17,000 per year. → Read More
North Dakota’s top investment consultant hasn’t changed in over 20 years. A new bidding process may change that.
A North Dakota House committee gave its approval to a stipulation that would make clear that an exemption from a formal bidding process doesn't mean the general investment contract is open-ended. → Read More
His grandmother saw Sitting Bull. His great-grandmother clashed with Custer. Gov. Burgum’s deep Dakota roots
Doug Burgum's family came to Dakota Territory before the railroad. His great-grandfather was an army surgeon at Fort Rice. His pioneer ancestors survived Indian attacks and raging prairie fires. → Read More
North Dakota COVID-19 deaths dropped by almost half in 2022, continuing steady decline
Deaths from COVID-19 in North Dakota dropped by almost half in 2022, repeating a decrease in 2021. → Read More
How off-duty firefighters played a crucial role at COVID-19 testing site in Fargo
The COVID-19 testing site in south Fargo -- which administered more than 375,000 tests during the coronavirus pandemic -- will close on Feb. 24. → Read More
Construction continues around the clock on the big dig as workers build massive F-M flood diversion channel
Cold temperatures are no obstacle for the teams working night and day to dig out the Red River flood diversion channel. → Read More
North Dakota’s 5 Native American tribes add their voices to calls for keeping wild horses in park
The chairman of United Tribes of North Dakota wrote to the superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Park to urge the "continued preservation" of the park's wild horses and longhorn cattle. → Read More
North Dakota loses millions in state revenue from flaring natural gas, study finds
The volume of wasted natural gas, chiefly from flaring, on federal and tribal lands in North Dakota was exceeded only by New Mexico. according to a study for the Environmental Defense Fund. → Read More
Millions from the Legacy Fund are invested in North Dakota, but the details are a mystery
The $8.5 billion Legacy Fund now is making investments in North Dakota under a law passed in 2021. So far, $62.5 million of an initial allotment of $250 million for equity investments is invested. → Read More
A dam project flooded his family's North Dakota home. He waged a historic legal battle to get just compensation.
Raymond Cross argued twice before the U.S. Supreme Court in seeking just damages for the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara from Garrison Dam, which flooded the Fort Berthold Reservation. → Read More
Hoeven, state officials push to maintain wild horses at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said the group of North Dakota leaders "made the case very clearly" for keeping the wild horses and "will work to get it done." → Read More
North Dakota officials plead with Theodore Roosevelt National Park to keep wild horses
Gov. Doug Burgum asked park officials to work in collaboration with the state to find a solution that would allow the horses to stay while protecting the park's ecosystem. → Read More
Teddy Roosevelt brought wild horses to the area of his namesake national park. The park wants to oust them.
Theodore Roosevelt brought 60 wild horses from Montana to his Maltese Cross Ranch near Medora. Theodore Roosevelt National Park officials want to remove wild horses from the park. → Read More
Wild horses tied to Theodore Roosevelt's past 'integral to honoring ranching experiences'
Theodore Roosevelt brought 60 wild horses from Montana to his Maltese Cross Ranch near Medora. Theodore Roosevelt National Park officials want to remove wild horses from the park. → Read More