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Referendum advances as Three Affiliated Tribes go to polls with doubts about $250M payout

By Talli Nauman

MHA

Do secretive school choice meetings break North Dakota’s open meetings law? We asked the AG.

Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler and Sen. Michelle Axtman

Some think Legacy Fund could be a more effective, innovative tool

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IJA, SPJ FOI and IMFA encourage tribal officials to commit to the 2024 Sunshine Week Open Indigenous Governments Proclamation/Pledge

While officials defend Legacy Fund decisions, others see ‘mission drift’

Legacy Funding

Chairman Mark Fox’s response to the Black Hole Award fails to address why he won the ‘shameful award’

BlackHole LTE

Dark Ages: Freedom of Information Act needed in tribal communities

By Jodi Rave Spotted Bear

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