BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Universal free school meals are the focus of two bills in the North Dakota Legislature, with one set for a hearing on Monday. Both bipartisan bills call for using state funds to pay for the cost of providing free breakfasts and lunches to all students. These bills would offer the free meals regardless of…
BISMARCK, N.D. — The North Dakota Legislature discussed a bill on Thursday that would end approval voting for Fargo city elections. The bill is similar to another bill passed last session that was vetoed by then Governor Doug Burgum. If passed, HB 1297 would ban approval voting and ranked choice voting for elected officials in the state. Currently, Fargo is…
BISMARCK, N.D. — A new senate bill would require North Dakota public schools to include Intelligent Design in their science classes. SB 2355 says that the Superintendent of Public Instruction would be responsible for adding intelligent design to the state’s science content standards for elementary, middle, and high school students by August 1, 2027. They would also have to provide…
Sen. Keith Boehm, R-Mandan, speaks during a public hearing of the Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee on Jan. 17, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A bill preventing policies that would limit the use of baiting for big game animals on private property passed the Senate floor Wednesday on a 31-15 vote. Senate Bill 2137 would…
Abby Berger of Bismarck stands Jan. 29, 2025, before a legislative committee hearing with a photo illustrating the large number of syringes and vials needed to help her conceive her child. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — State Rep. Karla Rose Hanson said Wednesday that bills protecting birth control and fertilization treatments are necessary because of efforts…
BISMARCK, N.D. — A bill that would end Daylight Saving Time in North Dakota has passed in the House. If it becomes law, you would not have to set clocks forward an hour every spring and back again in the fall. Representatives in favor of the bill argued that the time change often results in sleep debt and can cause…
Rep. Eric Murphy, R-Grand Forks, speaks during a committee hearing on public charter schools on Jan. 28, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Class was in session Tuesday for lawmakers as they weighed the pros and cons of public charter schools in North Dakota. Members of the House Education Committee held a public hearing on House Bill…
Brittany Stewart, right, delivers the opening statement for the plaintiffs at the beginning of a trial over North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors on Jan. 27, 2025. Jess Braverman, another attorney for the plaintiffs, is shown at left. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota teenager on Tuesday told a courtroom that gender-affirming…
Injecting carbon dioxide into oil wells to enhance oil recovery could have significant economic impacts for North Dakota, officials said Jan. 28, 2025. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota could see another $9 billion in oil tax revenue over 10 years if oil companies begin injecting carbon dioxide into oil wells on a…
Sen. Bob Paulson, R-Minot, testifies in support of a bill during a public hearing at the Capitol on Jan. 24, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota school boards pushed back on a Senate bill that would require public comment periods during regular meetings of local subdivisions. Sen. Bob Paulson, R-Minot, said he is sponsoring Senate…
