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North Dakota lawmakers stop time-change bill 

By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) North Dakotans will keep changing their clocks twice a year.  The state Senate on Monday voted 32-15 to defeat House Bill 1259 that would have eliminated seasonal time changes.  Just before the vote to kill the bill, it was amended to put North Dakota on year-round daylight saving time. The original […]
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April 7, 2025

Standing Rock leaders raise concerns about federal funding in meeting with ND, SD governors

By: Mary Steurer (North Dakota Monitor) FORT YATES, N.D. – Leaders of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe asked governors of North Dakota and South Dakota for help Monday as they face uncertainties with federal funding under President Donald Trump. The comments came during a rare meeting that brought North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong and South […]
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April 7, 2025
Gov. Kelly Armstrong speaks during a press conference on banning student cellphone use in North Dakota on March 26, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

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

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 […]
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April 7, 2025

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

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 […]
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April 7, 2025
Rep. Bernie Satrom, R-Jamestown, speaks on the House floor on March 25, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

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

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 […]
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April 7, 2025

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

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 […]
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April 7, 2025

Minot Recognized as a 2025 Great American Defense Community

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 […]
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April 6, 2025

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

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 […]
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April 6, 2025
Sen. Paul Thomas, R-Velva, speaks on the Senate floor on April 4, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

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

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 […]
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April 5, 2025
April 5, 1987 Front Page of the Minot Daily News following the Fire

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

(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 […]
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April 5, 2025
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