North Dakota needs more than 3,000 paid poll workers for the Tuesday, November 3, 2026, general election. Residents who qualify can start by contacting their county auditor or county election official.
West Fargo Public Schools was recruiting for 34 open special-education positions as the 2026-27 school year approached.
The Federal Aviation Administration awarded $8,619,121 to Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport for a new terminal apron, Taxiways H and I, and new taxiway lighting.
The University of North Dakota installed two antennas for a bistatic radar system that will support space research and hands-on student training.
North Dakota will receive roughly $28 million from the federal government under a settlement resolving a lawsuit over state costs tied to Dakota Access Pipeline protests in 2016 and 2017.
Bismarck commissioners unanimously approved a preliminary 2026 budget that includes a planned $5.8 million fire station and spending for city services.
Vorbeck Materials finalized a $6.6 million Defense Logistics Agency contract tied to PFAS-free firefighting-foam technology at its Grand Forks facility.
North Dakota organizations face rural-health grant deadlines from Aug. 9 through Aug. 19 as the state begins deploying nearly $199 million in federal funds.
North Dakota finalized a 25-year transportation framework on July 27, but the plan does not fund specific projects or authorize immediate construction.
Six below-market state loans will fund water, sewer, stormwater, street and lead-service-line projects in four North Dakota communities.
Fargo commissioners ranked the EAPC Kilbourne Group/Downtown Civic Center proposal first and began development-agreement negotiations, while leaving final TIF authorization and project agreements for later action.
North Dakota Health and Human Services says a federal eligibility change taking effect Oct. 1, 2026, will revise the “qualified alien” definition used for SNAP and Medicaid, affecting refugees, asylees and other humanitarian categories identified by the agency.
North Dakota’s Department of Environmental Quality announced $15.2 million in state-backed water loans July 23, 2026, for infrastructure upgrades in communities around the state.
North Dakota’s State Canvassing Board certified the June 2026 primary results, while the Republican House District 26 nomination met the threshold for a demand recount request.
Fargo City Commissioners unanimously directed staff to draft an airport-specific liquor license that could allow alcohol throughout much of Hector International Airport’s secure concourse. The commission also reappointed Tim Mahoney to the Lake Agassiz Water Authority board.
The Cass County United Republican Committee will hold an Aug. 4 debate in Fargo on whether the city should move from its commission form of government to a council system.
The North Dakota Department of Commerce has opened registration for its 2026 Global Talent Summit, a workforce-focused event centered on global-talent strategies and economic competitiveness.
The Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization has placed a Parking Constrained Areas Study on its 2026 work schedule, focusing on downtown Bismarck, the state Capitol complex and an educational campus.
Fargo’s Main Avenue reconstruction did not receive an acceptable bid, prompting NDDOT to evaluate the project and plan a fall 2026 rebid. Construction is now anticipated to begin in spring 2027.
Bismarck announced plans to close Industrial Drive at the Central Dakota Hospital Laundry property beginning Monday, July 27, 2026, for underground water-connection replacement work.
Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s 2026 proclamation calendar designates Aug. 11 as Poll Worker Recruitment Day, 84 days before North Dakota’s Nov. 3 general election.
Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s office said Parks and Recreation Director Cody Schulz is expected to move to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in August 2026 as its chief financial officer.
