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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…

Proposed ND bill would criminalize “obscene performances” in front of children

January 26, 2023

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BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota Republican lawmakers are pushing to pass a bill aimed at “obscene performances” in front of kids. “This bill is vague and I believe that’s intentional. What this bill is is targeting drag performers. It is an anti-LGBTQ+ bill that is targeted at those particularly around performing,” says Cody Schuler, the Advocacy Manager for the…

Bill would provide free lunches for every student regardless of income

January 25, 2023

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BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Two proposed bills in the North Dakota legislature would give a free lunch to every student in public schools and remove the stigma of those already getting a free lunch. House Bill 1491, co-sponsored by Senator Tim Mathern of Fargo, would give a free lunch to every student in public schools regardless of income. An $89…

Speaker of the House Plans To Remove Rep. Ilhan Omar and Other Dems From Committees

January 25, 2023

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Democratic leadership is backing Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced plans to remove her from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The head of the Democratic Caucus is predicting that some Republicans will join him in an effort to keep her there. Omar has upset colleagues in the past with anti-Israel statements. She…