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Bill signed this week seeks to prevent health coverage delays for North Dakota patients

By The Dakotan on April 24, 2025

By: Mary Steurer (ND 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 authorization refers to when someone must obtain approval from their insurance company before they can undergo a procedure, obtain medication or receive some other health service. The […]

North Dakota House kills final Education Savings Account bill of session

By The Dakotan on April 24, 2025

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 […]

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

By The Dakotan on April 24, 2025

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 […]

Fargo lawmaker hospitalized, not expected to return for session

By The Dakotan on April 24, 2025

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 […]

Trump signs education orders, including overhaul of college accreditations

By The Dakotan on April 24, 2025

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 […]

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

By The Dakotan on April 24, 2025

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 […]

Armstrong Hands Out 2 Big Vetoes, Liquor License Cap Options, TR Library Funding, and FDA Dye Ban

By The Dakotan on April 24, 2025

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 […]

North Dakota governor vetoes controversial library content bill

By The Dakotan on April 23, 2025

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 […]

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

By The Dakotan on April 23, 2025

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 […]

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

By The Dakotan on April 23, 2025

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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