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Mary Steurer is a reporter based in Bismarck. A native of St. Louis, Steurer most recently worked as the local government reporter for the Casper Star-Tribune newspaper in Wyoming.
North Dakota sued the Interior Department at least five times under Gov. Doug Burgum. Now he’s set to run the agency.