North Dakota

Oil appears to be making a steady comeback, lifting prospects for the key producing states, according to Fitch Ratings.

North Dakota county loses investment grade as it prepares to open new jail.

Voters in the Hatton School District resoundingly approved a bond referendum to build a $6.3 million addition to the school in a special election Tuesday.

Approximately $900 million of costs would be financed through sales tax revenue bonds.

Voters in New Rockford-Sheyenne Public School District, N.D., approved a 20-year bond for structural repairs and air quality improvements Tuesday in a special election.

The $2 billion public-private partnership was put on hold after a federal judge issued an injunction.

Minnesota must grant permits before work on the Red River project continues, the ruling says.

The state passed a law to strengthen its school credit enhancement program, bringing Moody's upgrades to 58 school districts.

The district faces growing enrollment amid shrinking financial support.

The debt would help finance a project to divert Red River floods away from Fargo, N.D. and Morehead, Minn.