DES MOINES, Iowa (AP/KVRR) — Young volunteers who respond to natural disasters and help with community projects across the U.S. have been discharged as a result of the Trump administration 's campaign to shrink government workforce and services. AmeriCorps’ National Civilian Community…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's governor signed a bill Wednesday to prohibit the unusual voting system used by his state's largest city. The bill signed by Republican Gov. Kelly Armstrong bans ranked-choice and approval voting. Ranked-choice voting, in which voters rank their preferred candidates, is used in…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A committee of lawmakers on Tuesday endorsed a bill that would allow the state to shift health insurance premium costs onto employees. Senate Bill 2160, sponsored by Rep. Kyle Davison, R-Fargo, would change the…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Senate on Tuesday sank a bill that would have authorized the State Investment Board to divest from Legacy Fund holdings in companies headquartered in China. Under the “prudent investor rule,” which…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) -- Governor Tim Walz is traveling north Wednesday to check out the progress being made at the new Dilworth Fire Station. The project is being funded by the infrastructure bill the governor signed into law in 2023.…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota’s House majority leader urged a state lawmaker Monday to forgo her legislative pay for a week of the session she missed while taking a family vacation. Rep. Lori VanWinkle, R-Minot, returned Monday…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill requiring school and public libraries to relocate content deemed “sexually explicit” passed the House on a 49-45 vote Monday after nearly 90 minutes of debate. Senate Bill 2307, sponsored by Sen. Keith…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota Senate on Monday passed a bill that backers say ensures farmers in the state will have access to needed ag chemicals, while protesters outside the Capitol lobbied against legal protections for…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota House on Monday voted to give the Ethics Commission a six-month deadline to resolve ethics complaints while also removing a new position approved by the Senate. The amended bill, which passed…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Fargo City Commissioners are delaying any action on making the mayor full-time or adding two commissioners, until next month. City staff presented findings of research into what steps would need to…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota legislators have been wrestling with a pesticide bill backed by agricultural groups that would make it harder for people to win cancer liability lawsuits against the farm chemical industry. House Bill 1318 would…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota House Appropriations Committee voted 22-1 Friday to issue a do-not-pass recommendation on a bill that would require school and public libraries to relocate books deemed “sexually explicit” to areas not easily…
