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Daily Brief April 4, 2025-ND Talk, Tyanna's Law Passes, Dow Drops, Women's Prison Breaks Ground

By The Dakotan on April 4, 2025

ND Talk April 3, 2025 Read and watch it here Thursday’s ND Talk featured a wide-ranging episode with Dr. Jake Schmitz and Mike Sian breaking down hot-button state and national issues. Dr. Jake tackled the controversy surrounding HB 1450 and concerns over HB 1318's pesticide protections. In the second half, former special forces operative Mike […]

North Dakota House defeats ‘truth-in-sentencing’ bill promoted by attorney general

By The Dakotan on April 3, 2025

By: Mary Steurer (North Dakota Monitor) A divisive prison sentencing bill introduced by Attorney General Drew Wrigley’s office failed in the House Thursday after more than 90 minutes of debate by lawmakers. Senate Bill 2128 sought to make sure inmates in the state prison system spend most of their sentence behind bars. This included a requirement […]

ND Talk April 3, 2025-Pesticide Labelling, Guardian Medical Access, Tariffs, and NATO

By K.L. Collom on April 3, 2025

Thursday April 3's ND Talk featured a pair of guests and a slew of topics this week. We had Dr. Jake Schmitz of Fargo and Mike Sian from Minot break down some items relevant to their expertise spanning over an hour of in depth conversation. Conversation with Dr. Jake largely focused on state wide legislative […]

North Dakota breaks ground on first prison designed for women, with focus on rehabilitation

By The Dakotan on April 3, 2025

By: Michael Achterling (Norht Dakota Monitor) The rehabilitation of female inmates in North Dakota took a large step forward Wednesday as state officials celebrated the groundbreaking of the first prison in state history designed to house women. The new Heart River Correctional Center in Mandan will be more than 191,500 square feet and includes space […]

Trump to impose 10% base tariff on international imports, higher levies on some nations

By The Dakotan on April 3, 2025

By Ashley Murray WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump rolled out sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs Wednesday on trading partners and allies across the globe. Declaring that foreign trade practices have created a “national emergency,” the president unveiled a baseline 10% levy on all international imports, plus what he described as additional “kind” and “discounted” tariff rates that […]

Daily Brief April 3, 2025-Next Steps for Mayor Replacement, Term Limits on the Ballot, and Trump Tariffs

By The Dakotan on April 3, 2025

Mayor Resignation, North Dakota Term Limits, and Daylight Savings Time Read it in full here In the latest episode of Let’s Talk About It Minot, host Rob Fuller tackles some hot-button issues including: the resignation of Minot’s mayor, North Dakota’s shifting stance on term limits, and the persistent debate over daylight saving time. From local […]

Term limits changes revived for possible statewide vote in North Dakota

By The Dakotan on April 2, 2025

By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota House of Representatives on Wednesday rekindled a resolution that puts a change in the state term limits law to a statewide vote. Senate Resolution 4008 had 46 yes votes to 43 opposed Tuesday, but to pass it needed 48 votes — a majority of House members. Rep. Mike […]

Choosing Minot’s Next Mayor: Special Election vs. Council Appointment

By Jonathan Starr on April 2, 2025

This article was edited to remove the timeline of when a special election must take place. On April 1, former Minot Mayor Tom Ross submitted his letter of resignation at the finalization of a months-long investigation that began on January 28. During a Special City Council Meeting held that same day, the Minot City Council […]

Mayor Resignation, North Dakota Term Limits, and Daylight Savings Time

By Jonathan Starr on April 2, 2025

In this episode of Let’s Talk About It Minot, host Rob Fuller dives into three timely and important topics: the recent resignation of Minot’s mayor, the evolving conversation around term limits in North Dakota, and the ongoing debate over daylight savings time. What led to the mayor’s resignation? How are term limits reshaping leadership in […]

Prison sentencing bill revised, adds study of North Dakota justice system

By The Dakotan on April 2, 2025

By: Jeff Beach A committee passed amendments and removed a key provision in a contentious prison sentencing bill Monday. The House Judiciary Committee still gave Senate Bill 2128 a do-not-pass recommendation. Committee chair Rep. Lawrence Klemin, R-Bismarck, who authored some of the amendments to the bill, said it wasn’t clear how the changes would affect the cost […]

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