Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, speaks on the Senate floor during debate on a property tax bill on April 3, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Senate unanimously passed a property tax bill Thursday, but adopted major amendments that could set up a conference committee showdown between the House and Senate. Amendments to House Bill…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A North Dakota legislative committee is looking at a resolution written in response to the sentencing of former state senator Ray Holmberg. Originally, HCR 3037 would have created a study on whether state legislators should become mandatory reporters when it comes to child sex abuse, similar to health care workers, teachers, and law enforcement. Mandatory reporters…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The markets took quite the tumble March 3rd, as the three major composite indexes posted their worst single-day losses since 2020. This came on the heels of “Liberation Day,” or what Trump named his two-part tariff rollout. Which was made up in part of a reciprocal tariff program. Some economists take issue with the way these…
Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, speaks on the Senate floor during the organizational session on Dec. 4, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A state senator wants to more than double the staff for the North Dakota Ethics Commission, arguing the state should be doing more to prevent public corruption. The amendment was brought before the House…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Cass County prosecutors file charges against the man seen in a video keying a Tesla Cybertruck parked at Costco over the weekend. 25-year-old Ryan Williams of Fargo is charged with one felony count of criminal mischief with damage between $2,000 and $10,000. Mitch Benson posted the video his vehicle took of the incident to social media….
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota lawmakers are looking at a bill to change rules for sealing criminal records. Currently, only people convicted of non-violent crimes can petition to have their records sealed. The bill changes some of the rules regarding denied petitions and the ability of convicts to appeal that denial. If passed into law, one of the biggest…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR/FOX) — Every employee at a program that assists low-income households in paying heating and cooling bills has been let go as part of DOGE cuts, Department of Government Efficiency. Division of Energy Assistance ran the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP. It helped nearly 6 million people each year across the country. In Minnesota, around 130,000…
FARGO (KVRR) – The director of Fargo’s public library says some of the city’s most popular library programs are at risk from DOGE cuts in Washington, D.C. Tim Dirks says the organization that oversees grants that go to state libraries was abruptly closed within the last few days, employees sent home and the building locked. Since then, they’ve brought back…
FARGO, ND – AUGUST 08, 2024: Former ND Sen. Ray Holmberg (center) arrives at the Quentin N. Burdick U.S. Courthouse in Fargo for Holmberg’s plea hearing in North Dakota U.S. District Court.BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Young Republicans filed a resolution urging lawmakers to study child exploitation by public officials in wake of former Republican Sen….
A voter fills out a ballot at the Hillside Aquatic Complex in Bismarck on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A resolution to change North Dakota’s term limits law failed in the House on a narrow 46-43 vote Tuesday, but could be reconsidered on Wednesday after five people were absent during the…
