BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A petition for a ballot measure to enshrine greater transparency for lawmaker records in the North Dakota Constitution was withdrawn, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. The petition, originally proposed Friday, sought to make all lawmaker communications regarding legislative business open records. The ballot petition’s chief sponsor, Jerol Gohrick of McGregor, emailed the Secretary…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota lawmakers heard testimony on Monday in support of a bill that would give free school lunches to all students in the state. HB 1553 would take money from the Legacy Fund and use the funding to provide the free meals. Breakfast and lunch for the students would be included. It also ends stipulations on how…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — North Dakota lawmakers heard testimony on a bill aimed at removing media people might find obscene from public libraries and school districts. SB 2307 requires material deemed harmful to minors to be put in a place where they cannot access it. Any person found responsible for willfully displaying such material would be guilty of a class…
Rep. Mike Motschenbacher, R-Bismarck, works at his desk on the House floor on Jan. 24, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill in the North Dakota Legislature is again taking aim at tenure policies at the state’s public colleges, but an amendment offered Friday would allow tenure to remain. House Bill 1437 proposed to eliminate tenure…
The Legislative Management Committee meets Nov. 13, 2024, in the House chamber. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Legislator communications, conflicts of interest and lawmaker pay and benefits are among the topics included in a proposed petition for a constitutional measure submitted to the Secretary of State’s Office on Friday. The measure would make all communications between…
From the left, Rep. Pat Heinert, R-Bismarck, Shane Goettle, Joy-Nicole Smith and Sen. Michelle Axtman, R-Bismarck, participate in a meeting of the North Dakota Educational Opportunities Task Force on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. The Legislature is considering several school choice proposals. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers are weighing several proposals to establish Education…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota legislators heard testimony on a bill that would have their current bi-annual sessions changed to occur annually. The number of days of a legislative session would not increase from the current 80 days, but would split those days between the two years. Proponents of the bill claimed that it would enhance the responsiveness of the…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota legislators heard testimony on Friday for a bill that would fund upgrades to Fargo National Cemetery. The bill would give $3 million to the department of Veteran’s Affairs, which would then be given to a non-profit to be used to fund upgrades for the cemetery. Those who spoke in favor of the bill included Fargo…
North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong gives his first State of the State address Jan. 7, 2025, at the Capitol. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong went into a legislative committee Thursday to pitch his idea of creating a task force to eliminate unnecessary North Dakota government boards. “Every board comes with a…
Sen. Jeffery Magrum, R-Hazelton, speaks on the Senate floor during the organizational session on Dec. 4, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill that would have required carbon dioxide pipeline developer Summit Carbon Solutions to pay property taxes in the first 10 years of operation in North Dakota failed Thursday in the state Senate. Sen….
