A Closer Look with the Monitor
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Podcast Overview
<p>This weekly podcast will highlight how policy decisions affect North Dakota residents.</p><p>Host Craig Blumenshine from Prairie Public will speak with North Dakota Monitor journalists about their reporting, giving listeners a closer look at major topics in the news, from education and state policy to energy and agriculture topics.</p><p>New episodes every Friday.</p><p>For more information, visit www.northdakotamonitor.com/podcasts</p><p>Subscribe to A Closer Look with the Monitor on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. </p>
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July 24, 2026
North Dakota tackles AI regulation
Artificial intelligence is changing so quickly that lawmakers across the country are struggling to keep up. Now, North Dakota has created a <a href="https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/07/20/north-dakota-lawmakers-explore-options-for-limited-regulation-of-ai/">new legislative committee</a> to study whether the state needs additional safeguards, and if so, what they should look like. The committee is not writing legislation just yet, but instead members are gathering information, hearing from experts, and looking at how other states are balancing innovation with consumer protection, free speech and public trust. North Dakota Monitor reporter Jacob Orledge joins host Craig Blumenshine to talk about the committee’s work, including a recent <a href="https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/07/15/data-center-concerns-dominate-public-comment-for-new-legislative-committee/">standing-room-only hearing</a>. A Closer Look with the Monitor is a partnership with <a href="https://news.prairiepublic.org/podcast/main-street">Prairie Public's Main Street</a>.
July 17, 2026
Challenges to dairy and pipeline permits
Two recent stories deal with how state regulators handle environmental protection of permitting of major development projects. One covers the legal challenges surrounding the permit for what could become North Dakota's <a href="https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/07/13/opponents-of-giant-north-dakota-dairy-argue-for-permit-reversal/">largest dairy operation</a>, where opponents argue state regulators failed to adequately evaluate potential environmental impacts. Another is the ongoing courtroom dispute over the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline, where attorneys debated whether the North Dakota Public Service Commission can even consider <a href="https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/07/14/safety-not-a-factor-in-determining-north-dakota-pipeline-routes-attorney-says/">public safety</a> when approving pipeline routes. North Dakota Monitor deputy editor Jeff Beach talks about those stories in this episode of A Closer Look with the Monitor. The weekly podcast is a partnership with <a href="https://news.prairiepublic.org/podcast/main-street">Prairie Public's Main Street</a> hosted by Craig Blumenshine.
July 10, 2026
Military Gallery construction stalls
The North Dakota Military Gallery was envisioned as a world-class addition to the State Heritage Center in Bismarck, a place to honor veterans, preserve military history and attract visitors from across the country. But just one year after groundbreaking, construction has stopped. The project, which depends on a combination of public and private donations, has raised only a fraction of its fundraising goal, prompting <a href="https://northdakotamonitor.com/2026/07/07/nd-lawmakers-react-to-halted-capitol-grounds-construction-project-that-ran-out-of-money/">lawmakers to question</a> what comes next. North Dakota Monitor editor Amy Dalrymple joins host Craig Blumenshine to talk about her reporting. A Closer Look with the Monitor is a partnership with <a href="https://news.prairiepublic.org/podcast/main-street">Prairie Public Main Street</a>.
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- What is A Closer Look with the Monitor?
<p>This weekly podcast will highlight how policy decisions affect North Dakota residents.</p><p>Host Craig Blumenshine from Prairie Public will speak with North Dakota Monitor journalists about their reporting, giving listeners a closer look at major topics in the news, from education and state policy to energy and agriculture topics.</p><p>New episodes every Friday.</p><p>For more information, visit www.northdakotamonitor.com/podcasts</p><p>Subscribe to A Closer Look with the Monitor on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube. </p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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