North Dakota Legislature prepares for second special session this year

By: Jack Dura

Outlets: North Dakota Monitor

Published: August 28, 2026

Words: 1,630

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago


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North Dakota lawmakers are headed to Bismarck for the second time this year, this time to restrict kratom, fix a funding mess of a museum project and deliberate other topics.

Republican majority leaders hope to wrap up the special session in three days, an ambitious time frame up against the Labor Day weekend. Gov. Kelly Armstrong called the special session specifically for the Legislature to address kratom …