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Public Policy Tipoffs Involving North Dakota Newsletter for Sunday May 12, 2024 ( 3 items )  

NORTH DAKOTA JOINS LAWSUIT AGAINST U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OVER NEW TITLE IX REGULATIONS - ACLU COMMENTS
FARGO, North Dakota, May 8 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of North Dakota issued the following news release: Trans youth continue to be used by elected leaders in North Dakota as a political punching bag as Attorney General Drew Wrigley joins five other state attorneys general filing suit against the U.S. Department of Education over updated regulations that make it clear that Title IX covers harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and sex stereotypes.   more

Outdoor Recreation Roundtable Celebrates New North Dakota Office of Outdoor Recreation
WASHINGTON, May 10 (TNSres) -- Outdoor Recreation Roundtable issued the following news on May 9, 2024: Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR) applauded the announcement of North Dakota's new Office of Outdoor Recreation, created today through executive order by Governor Doug Burgum at an event at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park. This announcement marks the 22nd State Office of Outdoor Recreation across the United States and comes on the heels of Governor Burgum's attendance at ORR's National Outdo  more

WILDLIFE SOCIETY: WATCH - NORTH DAKOTA SAGE-GROUSE NUMBERS CONTINUE TO FALL
BETHESDA, Maryland, May 11 -- The Wildlife Society, an organization that says it inspires, empowers and enables wildlife professionals to sustain wildlife populations and habitats through science-based management and conservation, issued the following news on May 10, 2024: Each spring, North Dakota biologists count sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) on their breeding grounds to get population estimates. Over the past 20 years, their populations have been on the decline, due largely to hab  more