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Rep. Ben Koppelman, left, R-West Fargo, asks a question to Rep. Mike Nathe, R-Bismarck, on the House floor on April 24, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota House kills final Education Savings Account bill of session

By: Michael Achterling and Amy Dalrymple (ND Monitor) The North Dakota House overwhelmingly rejected an Education Savings Account bill Thursday night, a day after the governor vetoed a similar bill. House members voted 78-14 against Senate Bill 2400, which sought to establish private school vouchers plus Education Savings Accounts for public school and homeschooled students. In vetoing House Bill […]
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April 24, 2025
A sprayer rolls across a field of soybeans in Burleigh County, North Dakota, on July 11, 2024. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota’s pesticide protection law a first for the US

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) North Dakota is poised to be the first state in the nation to implement a law that provides legal protections for pesticide manufacturers — an issue that has been debated in legislatures across the country in the face of large payouts to cancer victims.  Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Wednesday signed House […]
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April 24, 2025
Rep. Jim Kasper, R-Fargo, speaks on the House floor on April 1, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

Fargo lawmaker hospitalized, not expected to return for session

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) Rep. Jim Kasper, R-Fargo, is not expected to return to the Legislature during the closing weeks of the 2025 session after being hospitalized Wednesday. Kasper represents District 46, elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives in 2000. He won reelection in 2024 with 27% of the vote. Rep. Dan […]
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April 24, 2025

Trump signs education orders, including overhaul of college accreditations

By: Shauneen Miranda WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a series of education-focused orders Wednesday related to accreditation in higher education, school discipline policies, historically Black colleges and universities, artificial intelligence in education and workforce development. The executive orders are the latest in a slew of efforts from Trump to dramatically reshape the federal role […]
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April 24, 2025

Judge blasts Army Corps for pipeline protests, orders $28M in damages to North Dakota

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) A federal judge has ordered the United States government to pay North Dakota nearly $28 million dollars, finding that the executive branch “abandoned the rule of law” in its response to the Dakota Access Pipeline protests of 2016 and 2017. In the lawsuit, filed in 2019, North Dakota requested $38 […]
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April 24, 2025
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Armstrong Hands Out 2 Big Vetoes, Liquor License Cap Options, TR Library Funding, and FDA Dye Ban

Armstrong vetoes North Dakota private school voucher bill, but signals support for competing bill Read about it here Gov. Kelly Armstrong vetoed a private school voucher bill Wednesday, saying it failed to provide meaningful school choice for most North Dakotans—especially in rural areas. While rejecting House Bill 1540, Armstrong signaled support for a broader education […]
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April 24, 2025
A protester displays a sign along Boulevard Avenue near the North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck as part of the national No Kings protests on April 19, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota governor vetoes controversial library content bill

By: Michael Achterling and Amy Dalrymple (ND Monitor) North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong vetoed a library content bill, calling it “a misguided attempt to legislate morality through overreach and censorship.” The Republican said in a veto message Wednesday that Senate Bill 2307 is redundant with legislation approved two years ago and is overly burdensome for librarians, school districts and […]
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April 23, 2025
The last steel beam is hoisted into place at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora on Aug. 14, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota House advances $50M in state funds for presidential library 

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) The North Dakota House advanced an amendment to the Department of Commerce budget Wednesday that would add $50 million in state funding and a $20 million Bank of North Dakota loan for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. The 53-40 vote followed lengthy discussion, with some members questioning why the $50 […]
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April 23, 2025
North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong presents to lawmakers at the Capitol on Jan. 15, 2025. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)

Armstrong vetoes North Dakota private school voucher bill, but signals support for competing bill

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong on Wednesday vetoed a bill to use public tax dollars for private school tuition but signaled support for a separate Education Savings Account bill still under consideration. House Bill 1540 would have established Education Savings Accounts for private school students. Armstrong said in a statement that […]
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April 23, 2025
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins speaks in Fargo, N.D., on April 22, 2025. She was invited by North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven, left. (Jeff Beach/North Dakota Monitor)

US ag secretary hears concerns about federal staff cuts during North Dakota visit

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor) FARGO, N.D. – Matt Perdue, government relations director for the North Dakota Farmers Union, on Tuesday told U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that staff cuts to the U.S. Department of Agriculture have farmers worried they won’t get the help they need in securing federal loans.  “Earlier this year, we had […]
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April 23, 2025
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