BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – Lawmakers may be called back to Bismarck to correct a veto mistake in a housing incentive bill. Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s office says a line-item veto that was designed to take $150,000 dollars from affordable housing legislation instead eliminated $35 million. The $150,000 was intended for tribal communities but Armstrong says the state needs to find longer…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Cindy Schreiber-Beck, a longtime state representative and leader in aviation and agriculture in North Dakota, died Sunday at the age of 70. The Republican was first elected to the House in 2014 and served District 25 in Wahpeton. She was on the agriculture committee and vice-chair of the education committee. Schreiber-Beck continued to operate Tri-State Aviation…
(Gov. Kelly Armstrong signs bill requiring that students not use their phones during the school day.)BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Kelly Armstrong has signed the remaining bills from the 2025 North Dakota legislative session but he has also used his line-item veto authority on portions of six bills. One of the biggest issues involves the fees for the 24/7 sobriety…
Voters cast ballots at the Mandan Eagles Club in Morton County on Election Day, Nov. 5, 2024. The Legislature advanced three statewide ballot measures North Dakota voters will consider in 2026. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers passed three ballot measures during the legislative session that will go to voters in 2026. If passed…
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — With the goal of supporting working families, state lawmakers this session passed a new tax credit that subsidizes child care for North Dakota businesses. Senate Bill 2282 applies specifically to child care stipends. The tax credit allows employers that offer this benefit to write off 50% of their child care contributions off their income taxes….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Representative Jim Kasper is back in Fargo and continuing to recover after experiencing a brain bleed during the legislative session. He has been in a Bismarck hospital since April 23. A statement from District 46 Republicans reveals that Kasper was moved last Thursday to PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital in south Fargo. According to Kasper’s wife, Sandy,…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The 2025 North Dakota legislative session is over and Gov. Kelly Armstrong has signed the cornerstone piece of his push for property tax relief. Armstrong calls it a “landmark property tax relief and reform package”. The bill more than triples the existing primary residence property tax credit from $500 per year to $1,600 per year. Earnings…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — With the recent revelations in the Ray Holmberg case, North Dakota legislators are looking making law to make reporting similar incidents mandatory. State Senator Tim Mathern, of Fargo, held a press conference along with other fellow legislators to announce a bill that would require elected officials and those employed in higher education to report incidents of…
(Gov. Kelly Armstrong signs bill requiring that students not use their phones during the school day.)BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – Gov. Kelly Armstrong said Friday as he signed a bill requiring K-12 public schools in North Dakota to adopt phone-free school policies that it may be the most impactful legislation of this session. The house bill requires all personal electronic communication…
Gov. Kelly Armstrong signs a bill that seeks to prevent insurance prior authorization from blocking patients’ access to care in an April, 23, 2025, ceremony at the Capitol. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — New legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Kelly Armstrong aims to protect patients from care-delaying snags in the health insurance prior authorization process. Prior…
