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The Dakotan

North Dakota House committee advances library content bill

By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) A North Dakota House committee on Tuesday gave support to a controversial bill to create restricted areas in public libraries for materials that some might consider obscene. After listening to three hours of testimony in the morning, the committee voted 12-1 for a do-pass recommendation. Democrat Mary Schneider of […]
by The Dakotan
March 18, 2025

Alteration to term limits narrowly passes North Dakota Senate

By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) A North Dakota Senate resolution to make changes to the term limits rules in the state constitution passed by a single vote Monday. If Senate Concurrent Resolution 4008 is approved by the House, term limits could be back for a statewide vote in 2026, though lawmakers have indicated they […]
by The Dakotan
March 18, 2025
Gov. Kelly Armstrong speaks in support of a property tax bill during a Senate committee hearing on March 17, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

Senate committee advances property tax package supported by Gov. Armstrong

By: Michael Achterling (North Dakota Monitor) A property tax bill backed by Gov. Kelly Armstrong received a unanimous do pass recommendation Monday immediately following a Senate committee hearing. House Bill 1176, sponsored by Rep. Mike Nathe, R-Bismarck, would give North Dakota homeowners up to a $1,450 primary residence tax credit and cap the amount of […]
by The Dakotan
March 17, 2025

Anita Knutson Trial Update

With Jury selection taking place today, it’s likely that opening statements won’t be until tomorrow at some point. We will update if anything changes.
by The Dakotan
March 17, 2025

North Dakota dairy farm plans to add processing; bill would add state incentives 

By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota’s struggling dairy industry could get a boost from a new milk processing plant and state incentives for more processing.  As North Dakota House Agriculture Committee members heard testimony last week in favor of incentives to add milk processing to the state, one committee member said his family […]
by The Dakotan
March 17, 2025

‘Bunch Of Losers’: Dems’ Emerging 2028 Field May Not Bode Well For Liberals

Nick Pope (Daily Caller News Foundation) Political strategists are not yet sold that Democrats rumored to be prospective 2028 presidential candidates have all that it takes to unite the party and retake the White House. Failed 2024 candidates Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, former Obama White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emmanuel, former Transportation Secretary […]
by The Dakotan
March 15, 2025

Immigration buoyed population in large counties, agricultural Midwest

By: Tim Henderson (North Dakota Monitor) Immigration was the biggest factor in population growth for many booming Sun Belt counties as well as for the agricultural Midwest, according to a Stateline analysis of new U.S. Census Bureau county estimates. The analysis shows the significant impact immigration had between mid-2020 and mid-2024 in fast-growing states such […]
by The Dakotan
March 15, 2025

North Dakota GOP executive director resigns to lobby for school choice

By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) The executive director of the North Dakota Republican Party is resigning to become a lobbyist for a school choice organization.  Andrew Nyhus said he has a contract with the American Federation for Children. Nyhus said school choice is a topic he has been passionate about but felt obligated to […]
by The Dakotan
March 14, 2025

Bill of the Day-HB1300 Clarifying Term Limits

A new bill introduced in the North Dakota Legislature seeks to clarify how term limits are applied to state lawmakers, ensuring that years served before 2022 do not count toward the newly established eight-year limits. The bill, sponsored by Representatives Koppelman, Weisz, Toman, Meier, and Ruby, along with Senators Castaneda, Hogue, Wobbema, and Myrdal, would […]
by The Dakotan
February 20, 2025

Bill of the Day SB2350-Changing Public Records Laws?

The Bill of the Day series highlights a specific bill providing a basic breakdown of the bill. No opinion is included. A bill proposed in the North Dakota Legislature would modify the state’s open records law by restricting access to public employee performance and disciplinary records for a 3 year period. Senate Bill 2350, introduced […]
by The Dakotan
February 18, 2025

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