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Data centers, vapes, childcare aid emerge for North Dakota special session consideration

  • Michael Achterling, Jack Dura, Jeff Beach

North Dakota lawmakers have four proposals for restricting kratom and more than a dozen on other topics for a special session beginning next month, according to draft legislation made public on Friday. A top legislative panel meets Monday to decide which bill drafts from 20 proposals to advance to the special session, which begins Sept. […]

FTC forces John Deere to give farmers right to repair, Montana Farmers Union cheers ruling
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FTC forces John Deere to give farmers right to repair, Montana Farmers Union cheers ruling

  • Mark Rattner NonStop Local Digital Journalist
  • Updated

The FTC and five states reached a 10-year settlement with Deere & Company resolving a lawsuit over alleged repair restrictions, requiring Deere to give farmers and independent repair providers access to the same repair tools and software capabilities it provides authorized dealers, while Montana Farmers Union called the action a major victory for farmers’ right to repair.