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Term Limits Resolution Rejected 

Senate Rejects Two House Votes  BISMARCK – Two resolutions that passed overwhelmingly in the North Dakota State House of Representatives suffered crushing rejection in the Senate Monday.  House Concurrent Resolution 3019, which sought to repeal and replace a term limits initiated measure approved by state voters in the November 2022 general election, failed by a […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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April 10, 2023

Senate Votes for Signature Fraud Penalty 

lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com   BISMARCK – A bill to provide a fine of up to a $3,000 for fraudulent signatures passed the North Dakota State Senate Monday.  House Bill 1230 initially sought to issue a fine no less than $10,000 to a ballot measure’s committee chairman that willfully submits invalid signatures. Amendments were made by the House to […]
by Lydia Hoverson
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April 10, 2023

High Temps, Fast Melt 

Minimal Runoff Occurring  MINOT – The snowpack in the Minot area has diminished considerably in the past few days and, with temperatures more June-like than April, the remaining snow should melt quickly.  “What we’ll have for temperatures today, and going forward, is putting a blowtorch on the snowpack,” said Allen Schlag, National Weather Service hydrologist […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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April 10, 2023

Mister Chief Clerk 

Reading Bills for 18 Years  lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com   BISMARCK – In North Dakota the titles of legislative bills are read to both the State House and State Senate.   Who reads the titles on the House side?  Buell Reich, Bismarck, chief clerk for the House side, said his job includes taking care of all the bills that […]
by Lydia Hoverson
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April 9, 2023

The Silence of the Owl 

A Slice of Life  Sometimes a person needs to listen to the silence.  Our world is filled with sounds of all sorts, so much so that most of us don’t even realize it. There’s cheering and chatter, the closing of car doors, noise of traffic, televisions, ring tones of cell phones -- even our own […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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April 9, 2023

Chippewa Woman Named North Dakota Poet Laureate 

By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America  North Dakota lawmakers have appointed a Chippewa woman as the state's poet laureate, making her the first Native American to hold this position in the state and increasing attention to her expertise on the troubled history of Native American boarding schools.  Denise Lajimodiere, a citizen of the Turtle […]
by AP - The Dakotan
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April 7, 2023

Lawmakers Change Child Labor Laws for Sports 

Fourteen-Year-Old Workers Past 9 P.M.  lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com   BISMARCK – The North Dakota State Senate passed a bill Friday that would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work past 9 p.m. at sports events in the summer months.  North Dakotans must be 14 years old to be employed, and currently youth 14 and 15 years old can work […]
by Lydia Hoverson
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April 7, 2023

Sakakawea Outlook Increased 

Expected Runoff Climbs Above Average  RIVERDALE – Lake Sakakawea is now expected to reach a peak elevation four feet higher than predicted one month ago.  According to the April projections from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the state’s largest body of water will reach 1,836.6 feet in late July. That compares to a peak […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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April 7, 2023

House Votes for Legal Immigration Office 

A Strategy in Helping Workforce Shortages  lydia.hoverson@mydakotan.com   BISMARCK – The North Dakota State House has passed a bill that would create an office of legal immigration, which lawmakers say is one way to help the workforce and retention crisis.  Senate Bill 2142 would appropriate $485,000 to the Department of Commerce to create an office of […]
by Lydia Hoverson
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April 7, 2023

House Extends Time Limits for Sexual Assault Lawsuits 

Bill Previously Passed Senate  BISMARCK – The North Dakota State House passed a bill this week to change the window of time for a person to file a lawsuit on the grounds of sexual assault.  The current statute of limitation in the century code for someone to sue if they were sexually assaulted as an […]
by Lydia Hoverson
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April 7, 2023
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