BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A petition for a ballot measure to enshrine greater transparency for lawmaker records in the North Dakota Constitution was withdrawn, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. The petition, originally proposed Friday, sought to make all lawmaker communications regarding legislative business open records. The ballot petition’s chief sponsor, Jerol Gohrick of McGregor, emailed the Secretary…
Katie Ralston Howe, director of workforce development for the North Dakota Department of Commerce, delivers remarks Aug. 21, 2024, during a Global Talent Summit at the Heritage Center. A bill in the North Dakota Legislature would eliminate the Office of Legal Immigration, which was established two years ago. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota News Cooperative) — Rep. Nico…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota lawmakers heard testimony on Monday in support of a bill that would give free school lunches to all students in the state. HB 1553 would take money from the Legacy Fund and use the funding to provide the free meals. Breakfast and lunch for the students would be included. It also ends stipulations on how…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota lawmakers heard testimony on a bill aimed at removing media people might find obscene from public libraries and school districts. SB 2307 requires material deemed harmful to minors to be put in a place where they cannot access it. Any person found responsible for willfully displaying such material would be guilty of a class…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A former North Dakota state senator convicted of a child sex crime will be sentenced on March 26. Ray Holmberg, once one of the state’s most powerful lawmakers, pleaded guilty in August to one count of traveling abroad with the intent to have sex with adolescents under age 18. Holmberg’s sentencing hearing will take…
Rep. Mike Motschenbacher, R-Bismarck, works at his desk on the House floor on Jan. 24, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill in the North Dakota Legislature is again taking aim at tenure policies at the state’s public colleges, but an amendment offered Friday would allow tenure to remain. House Bill 1437 proposed to eliminate tenure…
The Legislative Management Committee meets Nov. 13, 2024, in the House chamber. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Legislator communications, conflicts of interest and lawmaker pay and benefits are among the topics included in a proposed petition for a constitutional measure submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office on Friday. The measure would make all communications between…
From the left, Rep. Pat Heinert, R-Bismarck, Shane Goettle, Joy-Nicole Smith and Sen. Michelle Axtman, R-Bismarck, participate in a meeting of the North Dakota Educational Opportunities Task Force on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. The Legislature is considering several school choice proposals. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers are weighing several proposals to establish Education…
BISMARCK, N.D. – The bill that required landlords and tenants to be present for move-in and move-out inspections in North Dakota had failed to pass. The committee had previously recommended the bill not pass pass prior to the vote as concerns were raised for the rights of landlords and property owners. Representative Jared Hendrix and members from the social media…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota legislators heard testimony on a bill that would have their current bi-annual sessions changed to occur annually. The number of days of a legislative session would not increase from the current 80 days, but would split those days between the two years. Proponents of the bill claimed that it would enhance the responsiveness of the…
