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WATCH: President Biden delivers his State of the Union Address

February 7, 2023

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Walz Signs 2040 Clean Energy Bill, N.D. Gets Ready to Sue

February 7, 2023

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ST. PAUL (KVRR/AP/KFGO) — Minnesota utilities will be obligated to transition to 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2040 to step up the fight against climate change under a bill just signed by Gov. Tim Walz. It’s a top priority for Democrats, who control both chambers, and for Democratic Walz, who has made it an important part of his climate agenda….

President approves Gov. Burgum’s request for major disaster declaration

The money would cover damage caused during the November 9th - 11th storm

February 6, 2023

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BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — President Biden has approved Governor Burgum’s request for a presidential major disaster declaration for a November winter storm. The storm that happened November 9th through the 11th brought record-breaking snowfall and ice to central and southeast North Dakota. The damages costing more than $1.7 million. The declaration covers seven counties: Dickey, Kidder, Mercer, Nelson, Ransom, Sargent…

Minnesota House Ag Committee approves cannabis legalization bill

The measure would make a legal marketplace to grow, buy and sell cannabis with regulations.

February 2, 2023

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ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) — The Minnesota House Agriculture Committee is the sixth to approve the state’s cannabis legalization bill. DFL State Rep. Zack Stephenson of Coon Rapids introduced the House bill last month. It includes traffic safety provisions and an eight percent tax on top of the state’s six and a half percent sales tax. “Minnesotans are ready for…

South Dakota Senate censures, reinstates suspended lawmaker

The aide also said Frye-Mueller made graphic comments about breastfeeding.

February 1, 2023

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FILE – South Dakota state Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller speaks in a Senate session on Jan. 26, 2023, in Pierre, S.D. The South Dakota Senate on Wednesday, Feb. 1, censured and reinstated the Republican senator who was suspended last week amid allegations she had harassed a legislative aide during an exchange about childhood vaccinations and breastfeeding. (AP Photo/Amancai Biraben, File)PIERRE, S.D….

Nat’l Coalition Against Censorship opposes ND bills related to explicit book contents

January 31, 2023

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FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The National Coalition Against Censorship opposes 2 bills in the North Dakota legislature that controls contents in books. “This is a lot of censorship. In fact, it really starts with the display bill that was amended. That’s undoubtedly unconstitutional. What’s already on the books in North Dakota is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court declared in 1989 that…

Former Minnesota Republican Senator Durenberger Dead at 88

January 31, 2023

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ST. PAUL — Former Senator David Durenberger has died at age 88. The Minnesota Republican supported a progressive brand of politics. His longtime spokesperson says his health had declined in recent months and he died at his St. Paul home. Durenberger won a U.S. Senate seat in 1978 and served three terms. He was unanimously censured by the Senate in…

Walz And Leaders Sign Abortion Rights Bill

January 31, 2023

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ST. PAUL — Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota legislative leaders signing legislation that enshrines a right to abortion into state statutes. It passed in the Senate early Saturday after a marathon debate. “And the message that we’re sending to Minnesota today is very clear: your rights are protected in this state. You have the right to make your own decisions…

Bill caps North Dakota insulin cost at $25.00 per month

January 30, 2023

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BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A bipartisan bill in the North Dakota Senate would require insurance companies to cap insulin costs at $25 a month. A Hillsboro woman whose daughter has type one diabetes is fighting for it to pass. “It’s a life-threatening disease and the only thing that they need to survive is insulin as well as everything else like…

Bill would require fetal growth film in North Dakota schools

January 30, 2023

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota House on Monday approved a bill that would require school districts to show a video on fetal development as part of life science curriculums. The bill, which now goes to the Senate, passed by a 60-34 vote. It does not specify which grade levels would see the films, the Bismarck Tribune reported. It requires…