WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — “What a tradition of exellence. This shines such a bright light on our state. I like to talk a lot about American energy dominance. Well this right here is North Dakota football dominance”, said Rep. Julie Fedorchak, Republican from North Dakota. Rep. Julie Fedorchak introduces her very first piece of legislation and it’s a resolution honoring…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — As a power struggle continues in the Minnesota House, Republicans dispute the interpretation of the state constitution when it comes to who is in charge and how many members are needed for a quorum. Secretary of State Steve Simon concluded that the Constitution and State Statute define the majority needed for a quorum as 68 members….
North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown.BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — A bill introduced in the state legislature would change how mental health is treated in the state but it runs in opposition to current plans by North Dakota Health and Human Services. The department is currently in phase 4 of it’s 5 phase plan to replace the state hospital with a…
WASHINGTON (North Dakota Monitor) — Utah Sen. Mike Lee announced Monday he had postponed the confirmation hearing for two days for President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department. Lee, chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, delayed former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum’s hearing, which had been scheduled for Tuesday, until Thursday. “Governor Doug Burgum has been…
Public officials participate in a reentry simulation hosted by the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and nonprofits in Memorial Hall of the North Dakota State Capitol on Jan. 10, 2025. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — For one hour Friday morning, Rep. Eric Murphy, R-Grand Forks, was “Chelsea” — a formerly incarcerated woman trying to make ends…
Insurance Commission Jon Godfread presents to lawmakers about a funding request during a Budget Section meeting on June 19, 2024. His office recently announced a significant fine against a Fargo insurance agent. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)FARGO (North Dakota Monitor) — A Fargo insurance agent facing the largest fine ever imposed by the North Dakota Insurance Department says the state agency…
BISMARCK, N.D. — A bill being considered in North Dakota’s House of Representatives is seeking to bring blue laws back to the state. You may remember North Dakota’s blue laws, and how they were repealed in 2019. But if not – Blue Laws prohibit certain businesses from being open from midnight until noon on Sundays, which is considered the sabbath…
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — An update on the effort to rename the Roseau Post Office in honor of former longtime postmaster Floyd B. Olson. Rep. Michelle Fischbach introduced legislation last year to honor Olson and it passed in December. She now says the name change is official as President Joe Biden has signed the bill. Olson served as Roseau postmaster…
Lynn Helms, center, director of the Department of Mineral Resources, listens Tuesday, June 11, 2024, during a public hearing in Bismarck on proposed carbon dioxide storage that would be connected to the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A group of North Dakota landowners is appealing the state’s approval of an…
Nina Kritzberger, 16, speaks before the Government and Veteran Affairs Committee in favor of an insulin cap for the North Dakota commercial insurance market on Jan. 9, 2025. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill to lower the price of insulin drugs and supplies for more North Dakotans attracted passionate discussion at a Thursday hearing before…
