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North Dakota lawmakers approve needs, some wants with $20.3 billion budget

North Dakota lawmakers adjourned early Saturday after approving a total state budget of $20.3 billion for 2025-27, with investments including a historic property tax package for homeowners, a new State Hospital and funding to address overcrowding at jails and prisons. The overall budget, which includes federal dollars and other special funds, is a 3.5% increase […]
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May 5, 2025
Sens. Kristin Roers, from left, Jose Castaneda and Jeff Barta, conference committee members on House Bill 1377, walk at the Capitol on May 1, 2025. Roers expressed frustration early Saturday that the House and Senate could not reach an agreement on adding more transparency to campaign finance reporting. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)

Effort to improve North Dakota campaign finance reporting fails

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) A stripped-down campaign finance bill failed in the Senate early Saturday morning after a prolonged disagreement between chambers. House Bill 1377 was the last bill on the House and Senate floor for the 2025 legislative session. Some lawmakers hoped it would be a vehicle for ambitious changes in campaign spending transparency, […]
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May 5, 2025

Daily Brief: Liquor Licenses, Anhydrous Spill, Property Taxes, and Legislative Session Over

Alderman Paul Pitner Addresses Concerns About Liquor License Committee View Full Article In response to public scrutiny surrounding Minot’s Alcohol Ordinance Review and Rewrite Committee, Alderman Paul Pitner released a Facebook Live video on May 2, 2025, to clarify the committee’s purpose and operations. He emphasized the committee’s transparency, noting that all meetings were open […]
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May 5, 2025

North Dakota lawmakers approve Prairie Public funding, but reduced amount

By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota lawmakers set state funding for public broadcasting at $400,000 early Saturday, providing money for tower improvements after threatening to cut off Prairie Public funding completely earlier in the session.  Gov. Kelly Armstrong had proposed $2.9 million in his preliminary budget for the 2025-27 biennium, with $1.7 million in one-time […]
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May 3, 2025

North Dakota Legislature adopts ‘historic’ property tax bill on final day of session

By: Michael Achterling and Amy Dalrymple (North Dakota Monitor) The North Dakota House and Senate compromised on a property tax package Friday, acting on one of the Legislature’s top priorities hours before the session wrapped up early Saturday.  The property tax bill creates a $1,600 primary residence credit, more than triple the amount homeowners receive […]
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May 3, 2025
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No Warning: The Anhydrous Ammonia Spill of 2002-Collom's Column

MINOT, ND — Flashback to early 2002: 9/11 was still fresh in Americans’ minds, the New England Patriots had yet to win a Super Bowl, and the L.A. Lakers were in the midst of the Shaq and Kobe dynasty. In North Dakota, Governor John Hoeven was just into his second year, all three seats of […]
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May 3, 2025

NDGOP Condemns Former Senator Ray Holmberg, Details Actions Taken in Wake of Scandal

The North Dakota Republican Party has issued a public condemnation of former State Senator Ray Holmberg, describing his crimes as “abhorrent” and “reprehensible” in the wake of his conviction, sentencing, and the recent release of the Holmberg report. In a statement released Friday, the NDGOP detailed the internal steps it took after learning of the […]
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May 2, 2025

Alderman Paul Pitner Addresses Concerns about Liquor License Committee

Minot - Alderman Paul Pitner released a Live video to his Facebook page Friday afternoon addressing recent online discussion over the upcoming public input hearing on the liquor license cap at Monday's City Council Meeting. Following recent online posts discussing the merit of the committee, Pitner went live to provide background and history on the […]
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May 2, 2025
North Dakota Ethics Commissioner Murray Sagsveen, left, and Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, talk while walking in the hall of the Capitol on May 1, 2025. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)

North Dakota lawmakers approve Ethics Commission bill with deadline removed

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor) North Dakota lawmakers on Friday approved an Ethics Commission budget full of major policy changes — though they abandoned a controversial proposal that would have imposed a deadline for ethics complaints. The budget, totaling nearly $1.4 million, was forwarded to both chambers for a vote that morning following final amendments […]
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May 2, 2025
The last steel beam is hoisted into place at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora on Aug. 14, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

Legislature removes $50M in state funding for Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor) The North Dakota Legislature removed $50 million in state funding for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library endowment, but indicated the proposal may be back next session. The funding was removed from the Department of Commerce budget in a compromise between the House and the Senate. The House earlier had advanced the proposal to help […]
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May 2, 2025
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