NORTH DAKOTA
Republicans Are Using Exceptions to Sell Their Abortion Bans. It’s a Scam.
Exceptions for rape, incest, and medical emergencies are incredibly hard for pregnant people to actually use—and that’s a feature, not a bug.
North Dakota Senate Rejects Free School Lunches Then Votes to Increase Its Own Meal Budgets
"Yes I can understand kids going hungry, but is that really the problem of the school district, is that the problem of the state of North Dakota?"
A New GOP Bill Could Fine You $1,500 For Not Misgendering Trans People
This would mean that schools and teachers could be fined for using correct pronouns for their trans colleagues or students.
Some Trans People Are Preparing to Flee the US and Seek Asylum Abroad
“All you need to do is look at the news and see how bad it’s going to get.”
Republicans Are Furious a Driver Was Released After Killing ‘Extremist’ Teen
The man who admitted to hitting an 18-year-old with his car said the teen was a “Republican extremist.” Authorities have found no evidence of that.
COVID Is on a Rampage Through Rural America
There were more than 65,000 new cases in the U.S. on Thursday alone, and rural areas are bearing the brunt.
How a Pharma Giant Flooded the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation With Opioids
Exclusive data shows drug distributor McKesson supplied the vast majority of painkillers to Native American communities across the U.S. during the opioid epidemic.
South Dakota's Official Coronavirus App Shows Limits of Contact Tracing Tech
Multiple users of South and North Dakota's app say it hasn't properly recorded their location data.
Why North Dakota Has the Best Internet in the United States
Local communities fought cooperatively against telecom monopoly domination in the 90s. Now rural North Dakotans have better, faster broadband than many U.S. cities.
The Keystone Oil Spill No One's Talking About Will Be Nearly Impossible to Clean Up
The pipeline spilled half an Olympic-sized swimming pool's worth of particularly dirty oil into North Dakota's wetlands.
Federal Judge Rips ‘Abortion Reversal’ as ‘Devoid of Scientific Support’
A North Dakota bill that would require abortion providers to tell patients their procedure can be “reversed.”
Google Maps Is Still Directing Women Seeking Abortions to Pro-Life Clinics — and a Memorial for the ‘Unborn’
In areas where abortion access is under threat, misleading or wrong results are common, a VICE News analysis found.