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Welcome to the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Insider, a newsletter that features regular updates about upcoming Dem-NPL events, legislative happenings, and news that affects North Dakotans!
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Finally Friday Social!
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Fri, June 12, 2026 6:00 PM CDT
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Every Friday, come celebrate the start of the weekend with the Souris Valley Dem-NPL!
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We the People Day
Sat June 12, 2026 11:00 AM CDT
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With the Primary in the review mirror, it's time to hit the ground running for the Midterms! Join us for We the People Day, where we will reach out to North Dakotans.
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2026 Campaign Action Launch - we will start with a 30-minute virtual orientation at 11 am, and then send you off to your preferred campaign actions. For anyone who wishes, there will be a virtual wrap-up at 2:45.
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Flag Day Picnic with District 35
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Sun June 13, 2026 4:30 PM CDT
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830 E Central Ave, Bismarck
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Join your District 35 ND Dem-NPL State Legislative candidates for a Flag Day picnic fundraiser! Food and drinks provided.
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Food service 4:30-6PM
Flag Raising and Candidate Remarks at 4:45PM
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Northern Valley Dem-NPL Campaign Kickoff
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Mon June 15, 2026 5:00 PM CDT
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Ground Round
2800 32nd Ave S, Grand Forks
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Join us for a Campaign Kick-off, Monday, June 15th, at Ground Round in Grand Forks at 5PM!
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Summer Picnic Fundraiser
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Tues June 16, 2026 5:00 PM CDT
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Crooked Lane Farm
17385 Co Hwy 4, Colfax
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District 25 Dem-NPL is proud to support Representative Alisa Mitskog and Bob Heitkamp as they advance to the general election. Both are committed leaders who will work hard to represent the people of District 25 in Bismarck.
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Join us next Tuesday at Crooked Lane Farm for an evening of great food, fellowship, and conversation. Meet Alisa and Bob, along with special guests Trygve Hammer, candidate for U.S. House, and Tracy Foss, candidate for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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People's Town Hall - West Fargo
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Wed June 17, 2026 6:00 PM CDT
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POW/MIA Plaza
400 Sheyenne St, West Fargo
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Real change starts with real conversations. Hear from our candidates and have your questions answered at our People's Town Hall in West Fargo!
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District 1 and 23 June Monthly Meeting
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Wed June 17, 2026 6:00 PM CDT
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saga’s williston
18 2nd St E., Wiliston
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District 1 & 23 Democrats,
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Join us for ND Dem-NPL District 1 and District 23 monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 17th at 6:00 pm at Saga’s Restaurant, 18 2nd St East, Williston, ND. Mark your calendars! Food and drink is available, but not required. Our agenda will include discussion of any local, state, and federal issues that affect us.
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Thank you for being an ally in our search of a better world.
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Does North Dakota Need New Leadership? Meet the Candidates!
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Wed June 24, 2026 6:00 PM CDT
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Festival Hall
604 ND-15, Fessenden
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Join U.S. House Candidate Trygve Hammer and Ag Commissioner Candidate Vern Thompson to hear their perspectives on key issues in North Dakota! There will be a Taco Supper!
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People's Town Hall - New Town
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Tue, Jul 14, 6:00pm-8:00pm CDT
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4 Bears Casino & Lodge
202 Frontage Rd, New Town
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Real change starts with real conversations. Hear from our candidates and have your questions answered at our People's Town Hall in New Town!
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Help us spread our message—share these recent posts!
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ND State Rep. Alisa Mitskog speaks to her campaign, natural gas, fertilizer, and more
Alisa Mitskog serves in the North Dakota State Legislature representing District 25 out of Wahpeton
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Congressional candidate Trygve Hammer speaks to the primary election, data centers, and more
Trygve Hammer served in the military, worked on the oilfield rigs, and taught North Dakota students as a 7-12th grades science teacher, and now he’s running for Congress. He won his primary election and joins Joel Heitkamp in the studio to talk about that and his goals while running for Congress.
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Newly elected Mayor of Fargo Josh Boschee
Afternoons Live with Tyler Axness welcomes into the KFGO studio the new Mayor of Fargo Josh Boschee. We chat with Josh about his thoughts on the election and how he envisions the first days of his term.
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Letter: New leadership needed to restore balance
North Dakota is sitting on nearly $29 billion in public trust funds—wealth that belongs entirely to the citizens of this state. Yet, under the current Republican legislative supermajority, our public resources have been weaponized into a double standard. The state creatively acts as a venture capitalist for well-connected insiders—bankrolling private data centers, underwriting corporate pipelines, endowments to build presidential libraries where more buffalo roam than people, and cutting multi-million-dollar checks for Hollywood celebrities—while forcing local voting taxpayers to hike their own property taxes just to fix crumbling neighborhood schools. This isn't fiscal conservatism; it is a failure of leadership that treats corporations as investments and our children as liabilities.
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Josh Boschee joins Joel in the KFGO studio after being elected mayor of Fargo
State Sen. Josh Boschee declared victory Tuesday night in a crowded five-way race to become Fargo’s next mayor, as voters also shook up the city commission and overwhelmingly approved an infrastructure tax extension.
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Boschee, a Democrat-NPL lawmaker representing Fargo’s District 44, secured nearly 47% of the vote. He comfortably outpaced his closest challenger, City Commissioner Michelle Turnberg, who finished second with 27% of the ballots cast.
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Letter: Don't preach about fiscal responsibility and then support Trump's vanity projects
How much of the defunding of Medicaid could be restored if these projects were defunded and vigorously objected to? There is quite a contrast in the values of the president's vanity projects and values that save lives and reduce poverty.
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Fargo mayor-elect Josh Boschee on housing, downtown, and a changing North Dakota
Fifty-four percent of Fargo are people who rent their home, and there's a lot of people who want to continue to rent their home. They don't have an interest in buying their home — that's certainly something I’ve heard loud and clear throughout the campaign. But their concern is wanting to make sure they have safe housing. While their rent continues to go up, or new fees get added to their monthly bill, they're not seeing that security door getting fixed or the mold that they've addressed with their property manager be addressed.
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And so, part of one of the first things I'm going to do is create a Mayor's Council on Renters, and we're going to bring property managers, landlords, renters together and we're going to talk about -- what is the bar is what we consider safe housing in Fargo? And establish that bar, because there's a lot of great landlords and property managers already doing that work, but we want to make sure that they hear from tenants to hear those concerns. And we’re raising that bar so that everyone can have some safe housing.
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Check out these posts from national Democrats
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After Raising Healthcare Costs, Trump Wants Americans to Take Out Loans for Medical Bills
“Donald Trump and Republicans raised healthcare costs for tens of millions of Americans – and now his administration is suggesting that Americans should take out loans for medical bills they can’t pay. In Trump’s economy, working families are already struggling to make ends meet as prices skyrocket. Americans are being forced to decide whether to pay their medical bills or put food on the table. Americans shouldn’t be taking on even more medical debt just because Trump wanted to hand out tax cuts to his rich and powerful friends.”
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Elon Musk Is the World’s First Trillionaire
He remains a reviled figure in many circles, including for his efforts last year to dismantle parts of the US government and his years of popularizing and allowing hateful rhetoric through his social media presence. To protest the IPO, one activist group inflated a giant effigy of Musk in New York’s Times Square this week.
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SpaceX IPO Is Troubling Sign for Markets, Chanos Says
Veteran short seller James Chanos says the SpaceX mega IPO is a troubling sign for the broader markets. He says "we're going to shatter" records this year when it comes to IPOs. He speaks to Tom Keene and Scarlet Fu on "Bloomberg Money."
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BREAKING: Trump’s Epstein meltdown returns as bombshell testimony triggers WH ‘FREAKOUT’
MS NOW's Ari Melber reports on a bombshell report from The New York Times detailing how the Epstein scandal caused an internal "freakout" at the White House. The New York Times' Michelle Goldberg and Veteran Journalist Vicky Ward join.
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Before the Outbreak, Rollins Warned Screwworm Would Be “Devastating” and a “Threat To Our Homeland”
The agricultural economy is already in turmoil. Trump’s unhinged trade war locked farmers out of their markets, causing family farms to go bankrupt at the fastest pace in five years in 2025, alongside record-high farm debt. Now, Trump’s deadly and costly war with Iran is driving up the costs of diesel and fertilizer. In a survey of more than 5,700 farmers, 70% of farmers said they will not be able to buy the fertilizer they need because it is too expensive, and 94% of respondents said their financial situation has worsened or remained the same since last year.
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Inflation rises to a 3-year high on spiking gas prices, highlighting affordability challenges
Inflation had been cooling before President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs in April 2025, which lifted the costs of many goods. Prices have since surged after the Iran war made oil and gas more expensive, making affordability a key political issue. A key question is whether rising prices will spread more broadly through the economy.
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Corporate logos abound on White House grounds in prep for fights by Trump-allied UFC
Dodge and Crypto.com are primary sponsors. Dodge is heavily promoting its line of Ram trucks at the event and Crypto.com will offer a $1 million in Cronos, the company’s digital currency, bonus pool to the evening’s top fighters.
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The fight will stream on Paramount Plus, the platform owned by Paramount Skydance, the mega-media company whose high-profile 2025 merger the Trump administration approved. UFC recently reached a $7.7 billion deal with the streamer giving it exclusive streaming rights for seven years.
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Share these Dem-NPL Graphics!
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The Century Club supports our year-round work to build party infrastructure supporting candidate recruitment, local district and regional leadership, issue-based education, and tools for Dem-NPL success.
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Help us elect great Democrats up and down the ballot!
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The North Dakota Democratic-NPL is launching a new grassroots program called “Neighbor to Neighbor” where volunteers will connect with voters in your community to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. As a volunteer, you will be responsible for connecting with voters in 25 homes in your neighborhood or friends and family to help elect Democrats up and down the ballot about 3-4 times this year.
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Grassroots organizers are the lifeblood of the Dem-NPL! Sign up to volunteer with the Dem-NPL!
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