FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — For many patients battling cancer, time can mean everything. But due to insurance rules around prior authorization, some patients run out of time. That is a problem that is being looked at in the North Dakota Legislature with a bill that seeks to provide transparency and standardization to the authorization process. The bill would also require…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The North Dakota House and Senate pass a bill providing $6 million to fund school meals for K-12 students from low-income families for the next two years. A conference committee worked late into Thursday night to work out differences in the bill. Under the bill, a family of four making less than $60,000 a year would…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Kyle Rittenhouse testifies in the North Dakota legislature to support a house bill that provides restitution for those found not guilty because of self-defense. Rittenhouse was acquitted of murder charges after shooting and killing two men in Wisconsin during the Jacob Blake riots in August 2020. Rittenhouse defended his actions from the shooting and expanded on…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Chamber holds an Eggs and Issues discussion with members of the legislation to talk about a $435.5 million bonding bill on the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project. At just under $800 million, House bill 1431 is proposing a series of projects in the Fargo-Moorhead area. One project in the bill will take a little over half of…
BISMARCK, ND (KVRR) – North Dakota Lawmakers are discussing a raise in speed limit on certain areas of I-29 and I-94 from 75 to 80 miles per hour. Though Republican Representative Ben Koppelman says states with that speed limit have seen fatalities drop at a higher rate than North Dakota, Triple A’s Gene LaDoucer says it comes with high risks….
BISMARCK (KVRR) – North Dakota lawmakers have introduced two competing bills that would lead to big changes in how time is observed in the state. Republican Sen. Jason Heitkamp of Wahpeton is the lead sponsor of a bill that would require North Dakota to observe year-round Daylight Saving Time when the federal government permits it. Full-time Daylight Saving Time is…
BISMARCK (KVRR/KCND) – Fargo Democratic Sen. Tim Mathern has introduced a $2 billion bonding bill. Mathern says the bill fully funds the “Prairie Dog” infrastructure program, provides money for roads, bridges, low income housing and a low interest loan program for schools and colleges. Mathern says the bill takes advantage of the relatively low prices for bonds right now and…
