Public notices are part of access and transparency in North Dakota government

By: Amy Dalrymple

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 1,200

Last Updated: 19 hours, 13 minutes ago

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North Dakota lawmakers have voted at least three times in the past two sessions to continue printing public notices in newspapers.

Voters across the state overwhelmingly support printing municipal meeting minutes in their local newspaper each time the question appears on the ballot.

Despite this evidence of public support, the state Department of Trust Lands will no longer publish some public notices starting April 1.

As the Monitor’s Jacob Orledge reported this week, …

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