Workforce, daycare, deer-baiting, group hunting, immigration, foreign ownership of property, funding for private schools — they were all topics at last weekend’s legislative forum at the North Dakota State Fair Center. Jill Schramm with The Minot Daily News has the full story.[...]
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NDSU president outlines program and faculty cuts, academic college mergers to fix $7.6 million deficit
North Dakota State University is up against a difficult budget for the next biennium, and it’s forcing the University to make tough choices. The plan to make up for the deficit includes cuts and consolidations; it was recently outlined by NDSU President[...]
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Why do Wyoming legislators import other states’ worst laws?
From gender and LBGTQ+ issues to banning library books, one long-time Wyoming reporter and columnist is wondering why his state legislators insist on importing bad ideas from other places. It’s a question especially relevant as state legislatures around the country seem to[...]
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Legislative hearings on CO2 pipeline bills draw big crowds; eminent domain the main issue
A slate of bills aimed squarely at a single pipeline project through southern North Dakota saw lots of citizen engagement at hearings last week. At question is whether a proposed pipeline developer should have ability to use eminent domain, the authority to[...]
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Bill would keep ESG considerations out of MT’s investing decisions
ESG stands for ‘environment’, ‘social’, and ‘governance’. It’s an acronym to describe the emerging pressure corporations and businesses are under to be transparent regarding practices related to the environment, social, and governance issues. As an example, banks that reduce or stop lending[...]
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Cigar Lounges for the comeback?
They would be required to be enclosed on all four sides and have ventilation systems, and if the Senate says yes, a bill allowing cigar lounges will go to Governor Burgum. The house passed the bill by a vote of 59-32 last[...]
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Their Personal Lives Were None of My Business and Other Legislative Musings From a Long-time Democrat
It is very gracious of the Minot Voice to give me a voice. Like the Federalists and the Whigs of early American history, the North Dakota Democratic party may be on the road to being a mere memory. Why and how that[...]
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North Dakota lawmakers looking to roll back regulations against carrying guns in North Dakota
Here’s the list: House Bill 1483, House Bill 1404, House Bill 1194, House Bill 1341, House Bill 1339, and House Bill 1401. They’re all bills to expand gun rights and where gun owners can legally carry their guns in North Dakota. The[...]
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State legislators are presenting a resolution to save the wild horses at TRNP
The National Park Service has been studying the livestock including wild horses in Teddy Roosevelt National Park; they can’t find a natural reason within the Park Service’s mandate for them to remain. It’s an issue that, now exposed, is riling up citizens.[...]
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Morality Laws and State Hospital Funding Advance in Legislature
The North Dakota State Hospital is stepping towards a new investment. The first step is funding to demolish five buildings on the existing campus in Jamestown that have been vacant for decades. The Senate has supported the funding unanimously, if approved by[...]
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The Game Outdoor Enthusiasts Should Be Watching in January are the Legislators
Late January is sometimes considered a time when not much is going on in North Dakota’s outdoors. But this year with new boat registrations coming in and the state legislature in session, it’s a busy time at the North Dakota Game and[...]
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Minot-area School Districts Oppose Administrative Consolidation and Salary Caps
A legislative bill that would consolidate administration of some of North Dakota’s smaller school districts and place salary caps on those positions is not popular around Minot. Jill Schramm with The Minot Daily News has the full story on the bill including[...]
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Legislature Debating Whether to Ban or Require Teaching of Divisive Topics
It’s tough making sense of the North Dakota legislature some days. Senate Bill 2247 sets out to ban the teaching of divisive topics in the state’s institutions of higher education. The topics that are defined as ‘divisive’ center around race and sex[...]
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House Passes Thanksgiving Alcohol Sales
It’s always awkward when you’re asked to bring the beer to Thanksgiving dinner, but you forget you can’t buy it on that particular Thursday. Well if you forget this year, you may have the North Dakota Legislature to thank for saving your[...]
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What is milk? The legislature is attempting to answer the question
If you go to the grocery store these days, you’ll quickly notice the milk section is a lot bigger than it used to be. But it’s not the cows that made it so. There are whole shelves of new products made from[...]
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House Bill 1446 Sets The Stage for A Debate On University Tenure
Tenured University professors have long enjoyed a level of job security far less common in other lines of work. And if House Bill 1446 is approved, it’s a situation that will change. The bill sets forth the terms in which tenured professors[...]