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Student cellphone bills pass North Dakota Legislature; bell-to-bell ban comes back

By The Dakotan on April 7, 2025

By: Michael Achterling and Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota lawmakers passed bills Monday that would prohibit student cellphone use during the school day, reviving one bill that had been defeated last week. Senate Bill 2354 and House Bill 1160 differ on which schools would be affected and whether school districts would have the power to allow […]

US Senate GOP wins approval of sprawling budget blueprint, shipping it to the House

By The Dakotan on April 7, 2025

By: Jennifer Shutt WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Republicans, in the early morning hours Saturday, approved their budget resolution that will aid the party in maintaining the 2017 tax cuts but also paves the way for them to add nearly $6 trillion to the deficit under an outside analysis. The 51-48 vote sends the compromise measure to the […]

Bill requiring Legacy Fund disclosure website sees support in North Dakota Legislature

By The Dakotan on April 7, 2025

By: Mary Steurer (North Dakota Monitor) The state may soon start development on a new website detailing its Legacy Fund holdings after the North Dakota Senate last week unanimously passed an investment transparency bill. The Legacy Fund, worth more than $12 billion as of January, is a state trust fund supported by oil revenue. It […]

Daily Brief: Minot's Need of Leadership, the Westchem Disaster, Local Protests, and more

By The Dakotan on April 7, 2025

This Isn't Minot's First Mayoral Resignation View Article by Kyler While rare, mayoral resignations in Minot have occurred before. In 1984, Mayor Thomas Lee resigned halfway through his term, citing personal and family reasons, after finding the role more politically challenging than anticipated. Earlier, in 1911, Mayor Arthur LeSueur stepped down amid opposition to his […]

Minot Recognized as a 2025 Great American Defense Community

By The Dakotan on April 6, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Minot, North Dakota, home to Minot Air Force Base (MAFB) is one of the three communities recognized as a 2025 Great American Defense Community. The Association of Defense Communities (ADC) announced the three selected communities at the Defense Communities National Summit earlier this month of which Minot was recognized for support of […]

Mayor Mayhem: Minot Looks for a ‘Stable Force’ to Lead

By Jonathan Starr on April 6, 2025

Minot - Following Tuesday’s Special City Council meeting, where it was formally announced that former Mayor Tom Ross had submitted his resignation and City Council President Mark Jantzer would step in as interim mayor, it seemed like things in Minot were finally starting to settle down. The lead-up to that moment had been incredible. An […]

Bill to ban student cellphone use fails in ND Senate; House expected to take up issue Monday

By The Dakotan on April 5, 2025

By: Michael Achterling(North Dakota Monitor) A bill prohibiting cellphone use by North Dakota students during the school day failed Friday in the Senate on a 26-19 vote. House Bill 1160, sponsored by Rep. Jim Jonas. R-West Fargo, would have prohibited student cellphone use from “bell-to-bell,” including class time and unstructured time in between classes for […]

When Minot Turned Black: 38 Years Since the Westchem Disaster – Collom’s Column

By K.L. Collom on April 5, 2025

(With deep thanks to the Minot Daily News for preserving the historical record through its extensive public archives via the Minot Public Library) On April 4, 1987, a thick black cloud billowed into the skies above Minot, carrying with it the haze of smoke, the stinging acrid stench of chemicals, and the uncertainty of an […]

GOP budget would add an ‘unprecedented’ $5.8 trillion to the deficit, analysis finds

By The Dakotan on April 4, 2025

By: Jennifer Shutt WASHINGTON — The nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget released an analysis Friday showing the budget resolution Republicans plan to adopt later this month would allow Congress to add up to $5.8 trillion to the deficit during the next decade. The organization wrote the reconciliation instructions included in the budget would […]

This Isn't Minot's First Mayoral Resignation

By K.L. Collom on April 4, 2025

Minot-Mayor Tom Ross’s sudden resignation on April 1, 2025 marks a rare and dramatic moment in Minot’s political history. While this news has rocked Minot and made national headlines, it isn't wholly unprecedented. Though incredibly uncommon, he's by no means the first mayor to vacate City Hall before completing a full term. So, with this […]

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