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North Dakota House sends 3 property tax reform bills to Senate

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon approved three sweeping packages aimed at reducing property taxes. All three incorporate some form of cap on year-over-year tax increases and would be funded in…

Former Longtime Walsh County Sheriff Dies at 73

GRAFTON, N.D. (KVRR) -- The former longtime sheriff of Walsh County has died at 73. A Tollefson Funeral Home obituary shows Lauren Wild died on Thursday, February 20, just a week after his February 14 birthday. Wild started with the…

House defeats bill to streamline North Dakota Ethics Commission

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota House overwhelmingly defeated a bill that aimed to give the Ethics Commission more freedom over how it investigates potential ethics violations. The Ethics Commission pushed for House Bill 1360 as a way to…

Free school meals bill fails in the North Dakota House

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill to provide free meals to North Dakota K-12 students failed in a House vote Monday. Members voted 54-39 against House Bill 1475, which proposed to use $140 million from North Dakota’s general fund…

Changing term limits targeted in North Dakota Senate resolution

BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Legislators, citizens and outside proponents for term limits last week debated the legitimacy of North Dakota’s term limits law and whether the Legislature can force another statewide vote on the issue. The debate came…

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