BISMARCK — The American Cancer Society is asking North Dakota State lawmakers to pass legislation that would require insurance companies to cover diagnostic testing for people who need it when doctors find something they suspect is breast cancer on their mammograms. The region’s ACS representatives, including health care providers, made their pitch to state lawmakers at a lobbying session in…
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) — Gov. Walz is talking about the power struggle going on in the House and saying Republicans do not have a quorum. “This is a short term issue that will be corrected on the 29th that will be the will of the public and trying to use this vacancy to create a two-year majority that doesn’t exist…
WASHINGTON D.C. (KVRR) — Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum’s confirmation hearing began this morning as the Interior Secretary nominee. His role would make him responsible for the conservation and management of natural resources and public lands. Burgum stated that the U.S. would need to leverage the development of fossil fuels and other energy sources in order to promote world…
Close up of woman’s hand using smartphone in the dark, against illuminated city light bokehThe Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is the latest of several tribes suing social media companies over their alleged effects on mental health. (Getty Images illustration)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota public education groups said Wednesday they recognize the need for a policy on student…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers chose not to ban the plant-based substance kratom, but one lawmaker indicated a bill to regulate the substance is in the works. House Bill 1101 would have added mitragynine, derived from kratom, to a list of Schedule I controlled substances. Lawmakers heard testimony that the substance is sometimes used in pain management and opioid…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong presents his first state budget which comes in at nearly $20 billion. Armstrong’s administration claims it’s $600 million less than former Gov. Burgum’s final budget. A large portion is focused on property tax reform and relief, with that section totaling almost $500 million. That money will provide a property tax credit of over…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota could become the first state to outlaw drones made in China for government use. Privacy and security are the main concerns but the bill’s sponsor says the move could have positive economic benefits. It started with a casual conversation. North Dakota State Representative Mike Nathe was catching up with unmanned aircraft system officials, asking…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to deliver stark warnings of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on Americans’ rights and the future of democracy. Speaking from the Oval Office as he prepares to hand over power Monday to President-elect Donald Trump, Biden…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon and House Democrats have asked the state’s highest court to intervene in a partisan power struggle that has roiled the start of the 2025 legislative session that extended into a second day Wednesday. Simon, a Democrat, petitioned the Minnesota Supreme Court late Tuesday to declare that he legally remains the presiding…
The Burleigh County Courthouse is pictured on Thayer Avenue in Bismarck on March 13, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A judge is limiting the scope of a lawsuit challenging North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors after concluding three families don’t have standing to participate as plaintiffs. Luis Casas, a North Dakota pediatric endocrinologist,…
