Sen. Sean Cleary, R-Bismarck, introduces a floor amendment on false political advertisements on March 19, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) —A bill that expands North Dakota law against false political advertisements via social media, text messages or phone calls passed the Senate on Wednesday. House Bill 1204, sponsored by Rep. Mike Schatz, R-New England, passed on…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives. Trump has derided the Education Department as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. However, completing its dismantling is most likely impossible without an act of Congress, which…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/NEWSDAKOTA 8pm UPDATE) — A recall effort is underway in Valley City to remove the mayor and all current city commissioners. The group behind the recall cites concerns over recent city projects and financial mismanagement. They say city leaders are pushing projects that taxpayers do not want and refuse to put the new Public Works Service Center…
Brian Palecek, right, reads a letter to North Dakota’s congressional delegation as supporters gather outside the federal courthouse in Bismarck on March 18, 2025. (Amy Dalrymple/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — About 50 people gathered Tuesday outside the Bismarck offices of North Dakota’s congressional delegation to call on their representatives to hold in-person town hall meetings. Organizers hand…
Alyssa Klossgaard, of Bismarck, reads in front of the Bismarck Veterans Memorial Library on March 1, 2025, to express her opposition to a bill that would force libraries to remove and relocate content considered to be obscene. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota House committee on Tuesday gave support to a controversial bill to…
Burleigh County residents fill out ballots during the first day of early voting for the North Dakota primary at the Bismarck Event Center on June 5, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota Senate resolution to make changes to the term limits rules in the state constitution passed by a single vote Monday. If Senate…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Another bill being considered in North Dakota would make sexually explicit deepfakes illegal. Under the new bill, those caught making, possessing, or distributing such deepfakes with the intent to deceive people guilty of a class A misdemeanor. People found guilty could potentially also be registered as a sex offender, and could also be forced to pay…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A North Dakota bill to create education savings accounts for all K-12 students has some surprising opposition. Some homeschoolers want the bill amended as it would make them susceptible to regulations where they are currently exempt. They say SB 2400 adds to many more regulations to homeschooled families. The education savings accounts could be used by…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A bill that would have required one percent of money in North Dakota’s state treasury to be invested in gold and silver bullion has been rejected. The Senate voted 13-34, killing the House bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Daniel Johnston of Kathryn. He says gold has appreciated greatly in recent decades while the U.S. dollar loses…
Justin Eichorn, of Grand RapidsUPDATE (8:30 PM 03/18/25) ST. PAUL (AP) — Senate and House Republicans are calling for Rep. Justin Eichorn to step down, but not Senate Democrats who stopped short of calling for him to quit. They have also stood up for Democratic Sen. Nicole Mitchell, of Woodbury, who was arrested last spring on a felony charge for…
