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Term Limits Should Remain as Is

By The Dakotan on March 28, 2023

A record 46,000 North Dakotans signed petitions to have a term limits measure placed on the November 2022 general election ballot. The result – 150,363 voters approved it with a 63.43% vote, applying term limits to our legislature and governor. This included majorities in every single legislative district and every county in the state. Sadly, ND […]

Mountain Lion Late Season Closes in Zone 1

By The Dakotan on March 28, 2023

Mountain lion hunting during the late season in Zone 1 is closed after the harvest limit of seven total cats was reached. The mountain lion season in Zone 2, which is the rest of the state outside Zone 1, has no harvest limit and is open through March 31. The Dakotan

House Passes Ban on Penalization Based on ‘Divisive Concepts’

By Lydia Hoverson on March 28, 2023

Public University Curriculum BISMARCK – The North Dakota State House passed a bill Monday to prohibit public universities from penalizing someone based on 'divisive concepts’ such as the idea that one race is privileged over another. Senate Bill 2247 would prohibit state universities from conducting mandatory noncredit earning training that includes specified concepts, or penalizing […]

Legislature Pondering Corporate Ranching, Foreign Land Ownership

By Kim Fundingsland on March 28, 2023

Bills Remain in Active Process MINOT – Two bills still working their way through the legislative process, one dealing with corporate ranching and the other with foreign ownership of land within the state, are receiving plenty of attention. Rep. Jay Fisher, R-Dis. 5, Minot, told a legislative forum in Minot recently that that HB1371, the […]

Minot Area Chamber EDC Celebrates wins, Looks Forward to Future

By The Dakotan on March 28, 2023

2023 Annual Meeting Impact Awards Presented Minot — The Minot Area Chamber EDC looked back at an eventful 2022 and looked ahead to what’s next at its 2023 Annual Meeting on Monday evening. North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum delivered a keynote address to the roughly 250 attendees at the Grand Hotel. In his presentation, […]

School Lunch Burned in Senate

By Lydia Hoverson on March 27, 2023

Lawmakers say no to free lunch lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com BISMARCK – A bill to provide free lunch in schools for more students failed in the North Dakota State Senate Monday. House Bill 1491 would have provided an appropriation of $6 million, or as much as is necessary, to provide free lunch to students of public or nonpublic […]

Chemical Spill as Train derails in rural North Dakota

By AP - The Dakotan on March 27, 2023

Associated Press WYNDMERE (AP) — A Canadian Pacific train derailed in rural North Dakota Sunday night and spilled hazardous materials. But local authorities and the railroad said there is no threat to public safety. There were no injuries and no fire associated with the derailment, which occurred in a rural area outside Wyndmere, a town […]

Minot Missile Money

By Kim Fundingsland on March 27, 2023

For planning of major project MINOT – The Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles based at Minot Air Force Base are due for replacement. A bill before the State Legislature, SB2240, seeks to appropriate money that would finance necessary community planning for the massive project. Sen. Randy Burckhard, R-Dis. 5, Minot, is one of the sponsors […]

Term Limits and Tax Relief

By Kim Fundingsland on March 27, 2023

Topics at Legislative Forum MINOT – The North Dakota legislature is taking aim at a term limits-initiated measure approved by voters in the last general election. The matter was one of the topics discussed at a recent legislative forum in Minot. House Concurrent Resolution No. 3019 passed the House 63-29 and is currently under consideration […]

Elk, Moose, Bighorn Sheep Apps Due

By The Dakotan on March 27, 2023

ND Game and Fish News Elk, Moose, Bighorn Sheep Apps Due Elk, moose and bighorn sheep applications must be submitted online before midnight, March 29. Applicants can apply by visiting My Account at the North Dakota Game and Fish Department’s website, gf.nd.gov. Elk, moose and bighorn sheep lottery licenses are issued as once-in-a-lifetime licenses in North […]

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