Board of criticized North Dakota business financing program plans meeting to address audit

Source Scout · North Dakota Monitor reports: A screenshot of the North Dakota Development Fund Board meeting by videoconference on Sept. 24, 2026. (Screenshot from Microsoft Teams) Officials overseeing a state-backed business financing program that drew critical audit findings and a sharp response from lawmakers plan to meet in coming weeks to address the situation. The North Dakota Development Fund Board met Thursday in a special meeting by videoconference, two days after the Legislature’s audit committee voted to recommend the full Legislature shut down the program and to refer the audit findings to the attorney general for investigation.

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