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Bill of the Day: Education Savings Account aimed at Expanding School Choice

Bismarck, ND – The North Dakota Senate moved forward with a significant education reform effort through the passage of Senate Bill 2400, which establishes a new Education Savings Account (ESA) Program aimed at expanding school choice for families across the state. With $3 million allocated for the program’s initial rollout, if passed in the house, […]
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March 21, 2025

Anita Knutson Trial: The Witnesses

The Anita Knutson trial kicked off Monday taking the state of North Dakota by storm. This will be a working thread of all the witnesses that are called upon in the trial with links directly to their testimony. Day 1 Sharon Knutson Anita Knutson's adoptive mother Gordon Knutson Anita Knutson's adoptive father Day 2 Laura […]
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March 20, 2025

Bill seeks to strengthen North Dakota law against false political ads

By: Michael Achterling (North Dakota Monitor) A bill that expands North Dakota law against false political advertisements via social media, text messages or phone calls passed the Senate on Wednesday. House Bill 1204, sponsored by Rep. Mike Schatz, R-New England, passed on a 45-1 vote and will be sent back to the House for approval […]
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March 20, 2025

North Dakota House committee advances library content bill

By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) A North Dakota House committee on Tuesday gave support to a controversial bill to create restricted areas in public libraries for materials that some might consider obscene. After listening to three hours of testimony in the morning, the committee voted 12-1 for a do-pass recommendation. Democrat Mary Schneider of […]
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March 18, 2025
CC Meeting 3/17/25

City Council Discusses Property Tax Impacts as Mayor Ross Faces Investigation

Minot- City council met tonight for their final meeting of March, led by Mayor Tom Ross, who "was the subject of a personnel investigation" as reported by venerated local media blogger Rob Port. It is something that follows multiple investigations into the Minot Police Department and is something that we at The Dakotan will be […]
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March 17, 2025

North Dakota dairy farm plans to add processing; bill would add state incentives 

By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota’s struggling dairy industry could get a boost from a new milk processing plant and state incentives for more processing.  As North Dakota House Agriculture Committee members heard testimony last week in favor of incentives to add milk processing to the state, one committee member said his family […]
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March 17, 2025

North Dakota GOP executive director resigns to lobby for school choice

By: Jeff Beach (North Dakota Monitor) The executive director of the North Dakota Republican Party is resigning to become a lobbyist for a school choice organization.  Andrew Nyhus said he has a contract with the American Federation for Children. Nyhus said school choice is a topic he has been passionate about but felt obligated to […]
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March 14, 2025
Hoefer Letter of Intent

Dunseith Debacle Update-Hoefer Sends Notice of Intent to Commence Civil Litigation

Charles Hoefer, the businessman at the center of the Dunseith Debacle, has formally issued a Notice of Intended Litigation against officials in the North Dakota Department of Commerce and the North Dakota Development Fund (NDDF). The notice, dated February 25, 2025, accuses state officials of economic retaliation, financial coercion, and civil rights violations after Hoefer's […]
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March 5, 2025

Bill of the Day-HB1300 Clarifying Term Limits

A new bill introduced in the North Dakota Legislature seeks to clarify how term limits are applied to state lawmakers, ensuring that years served before 2022 do not count toward the newly established eight-year limits. The bill, sponsored by Representatives Koppelman, Weisz, Toman, Meier, and Ruby, along with Senators Castaneda, Hogue, Wobbema, and Myrdal, would […]
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February 20, 2025

Bill of the Day SB2350-Changing Public Records Laws?

The Bill of the Day series highlights a specific bill providing a basic breakdown of the bill. No opinion is included. A bill proposed in the North Dakota Legislature would modify the state’s open records law by restricting access to public employee performance and disciplinary records for a 3 year period. Senate Bill 2350, introduced […]
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February 18, 2025
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