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News Tipoffs - North Dakota Editors Newsletter for Friday February 06, 2026 ( 10 items )  

Chairman Capito Asks Witnesses About Cybersecurity Challenges Facing US Water Infrastructure, Delivers Closing Remarks
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Capito Asks Witnesses About Cybersecurity Challenges Facing US Water Infrastructure, Delivers Closing Remarks * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, led a hearing to examine the cybersecurity challenges impacting American water infrastructure and to identify opportunities to i  more

Cramer Welcomes North Dakota Witness to EPW, Questions Panel on State and Federal Cybersecurity Cooperation
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * Cramer Welcomes North Dakota Witness to EPW, Questions Panel on State and Federal Cybersecurity Cooperation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee heard from North Dakota cybersecurity specialist Matt Odermann during a hearing examining cybersecurity challenges impacting water infrastructure across the nation. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), chairman of   more

National Endowment for the Arts Awards $15,000 to The Study ND
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * National Endowment for the Arts Awards $15,000 to The Study ND * WASHINGTON, D.C. - The National Endowment for the Arts awarded $15,000 to The Study ND, formerly North Dakota Humanities Council, to support a statewide theater and humanities initiative in recognition of America's 250 th anniversary. This commemorative effort will bring historical events and figures like the Framers of the U.S.   more

NDSU, RAND Launch Research Partnership Focusing on Issues Faced in North Dakota's Rural, Remote and Indigenous Communities
FARGO, North Dakota, Feb. 6 -- North Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * NDSU, RAND launch research partnership focusing on issues faced in North Dakota's rural, remote and Indigenous communities To strengthen policymaking that supports resilient, future-ready rural communities, North Dakota State University and RAND have launched a new research partnership focused on workforce development and other critical issues facing North Dakota. The collaboration -- part of the RA  more

NDSU, RAND Launch Research Partnership Focusing on Issues Faced in North Dakota's Rural, Remote, and Indigenous Communities
SANTA MONICA, California, Feb. 6 -- Rand issued the following news release: * * * NDSU, RAND Launch Research Partnership Focusing on Issues Faced in North Dakota's Rural, Remote, and Indigenous Communities To strengthen policymaking that supports resilient, future-ready rural communities, North Dakota State University (NDSU) and RAND have launched a new research partnership focused on workforce development and other critical issues facing North Dakota. The collaboration--part of the RAND Rur  more

Sanford Health & Good Samaritan leaders named CNOs to know
SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 5 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Health & Good Samaritan leaders named CNOs to know * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. -Becker's Hospital Review has named six leaders from Sanford Health and Good Samaritan to its most recent list of hospital and health system chief nursing officers to know. Erica DeBoer (Sanford Health), Kelly Hefti (Sioux Falls), Wendy Kopp (Bismarck), Theresa Larson (Fargo), DeeAndra Sandgren (Go  more

SASC Hearing Reviews New START Treaty Ahead of Expiration, Calls for Strengthened Nuclear Deterrence
WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * SASC Hearing Reviews New START Treaty Ahead of Expiration, Calls for Strengthened Nuclear Deterrence * WASHINGTON, D.C. - With the last remaining guardrails on U.S.-Russian nuclear arms set to expire, Senate defense leaders warned this week the United States is entering an era of strategic competition with no formal limits on Russian deployed intercontinental-range nuclear weapons. The Senate Ar  more

Two Borders, One Day: From Arizona to North Dakota, Secretary Kristi Noem Joins National Security Leaders to Commemorate Historic Decline in Border Crossings
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Two Borders, One Day: From Arizona to North Dakota, Secretary Kristi Noem Joins National Security Leaders to Commemorate Historic Decline in Border Crossings * Thanks to President Trump's leadership and decisive action, the U.S. Southern border continues to be the most secure in history, with 9 straight months of 0 releases WASHINGTON -On February 4, 2026, the United States Secretary of   more

VIDEO: Ricketts Discusses Resilient Water Infrastructure, Threat of Communist China's Cyber-Attacks
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * VIDEO: Ricketts Discusses Resilient Water Infrastructure, Threat of Communist China's Cyber-Attacks * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, during a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) discussed the threat of cyber-attacks on American water infrastructure. Ricketts addressed the threat posed by Communist China and the importance of resilient water infras  more

Warner, Cramer Introduce Legislation Reauthorizing EXIM for 10 Years
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Cramer Introduce Legislation Reauthorizing EXIM for 10 Years * WASHINGTON -U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Kevin Cramer (R-ND), both members of the Senate Banking Committee, introduced legislation to reauthorize the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) for the next decade, which would be the longest reauthorization of the bank in history. Since its inception as an Export Credit Agency (ECA) in  more