2026 will be an important election year for the city of Minot. This column will not address the mayoral race because it is supposed to be a nonpartisan race. The jury is out on whether or not nonpartisanship will be fact or[...]
Roughly 50,000 North Dakota households will pay nothing in property taxes for the 2025 tax year, but some county officials are concerned about how limiting property taxes will affect their budgets. This year’s Primary Residence Credit program offers up to $1,600 per[...]
A landmark North Dakota law approved this year accidentally lumped in two fake names in a list of critical minerals that appear to be inspired by coal company lawyers who worked on the bill. The inclusion of fictional substances is being called[...]
Property tax season has arrived in Ward County, and the numbers are starting to come into focus. New statements mailed this week show lower consolidated levies for many homeowners, even before the $1,600 primary residence credit is applied. For Minot residents, taxes[...]
The North Dakota Department of Commerce is now accepting proposals for the Base Enhancement Grant Program, created by Senate Bill 2018 to support communities with Air Force and Air National Guard installations. The program provides $1 million in funding to strengthen and[...]
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Rob Port with InForum reads the tea leaves in this political commentary, and what he sees is an important election. It won’t feature high-profile races for governor or U.S. Senate, but beneath that quiet surface may be a major turning point. With[...]
Gov. Kelly Armstrong today informed legislative leaders that he has identified Jan. 21 as the tentative date for a special session of the 69th Legislative Assembly to act on anticipated federal funding for North Dakota’s Rural Health Transformation Program. North Dakota submitted[...]
We all know that little buzz in our pocket is a constant distraction—and our students are no different. This year, North Dakota implemented a statewide “bell-to-bell” cellphone ban, taking devices out of students’ hands for the entire school day, including lunch and[...]
Former North Dakota State Senator Rick Becker is stepping back into the political arena, this time aiming to return to the Legislature he once served. After last year’s loss in the U.S. House race, Becker says the path forward is clearer at[...]
More than 100 North Dakota legislators and legislator-elect are expected to take up residence in Walsh Hall, men’s dormitory, early Friday (Nov. 23). Registration will be held from 9 to 11:30 a.m. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Legislative Education Credits
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Representatives of North Dakota colleges on Wednesday espoused the value of offering online classes, even to students who may never set foot in the state. State lawmakers have been trying to assess the value of providing state funding to online programs serving[...]
North Dakota lawmakers are preparing for a special session in January — but their hands will be mostly tied. The session’s purpose is to formally accept roughly $500 million in federal funds for rural health care, yet how that money is spent[...]
North Dakota’s Legislature is getting a digital assistant of its own. Faced with the task of summarizing more than a thousand bills each session, the Legislative Council is turning to Meta’s open-source AI model, LLaMA 3.2, to handle the workload in hours[...]
A committee of North Dakota lawmakers this week began sifting through an ocean of recommendations for how to spend a $500 million federal rural health care grant as the state races to meet a Nov. 5 application deadline. The state will have[...]
North Dakota lawmakers are preparing for a rare windfall: $500 million in federal funding aimed at strengthening rural health care over the next five years. The money comes through a new national program designed to offset Medicaid cuts and support services like[...]
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North Dakota lawmakers chose a consultant to conduct a study on the effects of the state’s term limits law, but some lawmakers questioned the need for the study at all. Members of the Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee heard presentations Tuesday from[...]