Transparency a concern as North Dakota agency ends oil lease auction notices in newspapers

By: Jacob Orledge

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 1,094

Last Updated: 4 days, 2 hours ago

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The North Dakota agency responsible for managing state-owned minerals is changing how it keeps the public informed, prompting concerns about a lack of transparency.

The Department of Trust Lands is moving ahead with plans to stop publishing notices in local newspapers of oil and gas lease auctions after a lawmaker’s attempt to delay the rule change was defeated in an interim legislative meeting.

Rep. Don Longmuir, R-Stanley, made the motion in Thursday’s meeting …

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