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Sorry, parents, but the government isn’t going to be able to censor your child’s internet use for you.| Dickinson Press
Sorry, parents, but the government isn’t going to be able to censor your child’s internet use for you.| Dickinson Press
The Legislature can't amend the governor's constitutionally defined veto process in statute.| Dickinson Press
Open court proceedings exist not just to protect the accused, but also to ensure accountability for the judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officials who participate.| Dickinson Press
A limited podcast series from Bismarck filmmaker (and Plain Talk podcast producer) Matt Fern tells a story of cozy politics, and how it can be exposed.| Dickinson Press
In contrast to North Dakota, at least seven oil-and-gas-producing states have taken either legislative or judicial action to restrict the costs that can be deducted from royalty owners’ checks.| Dickinson Press
An audit conducted by the state found there were hundreds of thousands of dollars in accounting errors between the state colleges in Grand Forks, Dickinson, Williston and Mayville.| Dickinson Press
Cases that are dismissed or acquitted as of Aug. 1 will close 61 days after the ruling. Defendants with acquittals or dismissals before Aug. 1 have to file a petition to seal the records.| Dickinson Press
Following Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s veto snafu in May, the assembly is drafting legislation to clarify the veto process.| Dickinson Press
Prompted by the shooting of two Minnesota lawmakers in June, North Dakota legislators are reexamining how accessible they should be to the public.| Dickinson Press
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Burleigh County, claims the governor and a few ag associations wield virtually complete control over who ends up on the board.| Grand Forks Herald
Public officials have refused to take action for years, which some attribute to the industry’s outsize influence on the state| Agweek
Rep. Greg Stemen, a Republican, offered an amendment to the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation budget asking for $5 million for the project.| InForum
Aimee Copas, head of the North Dakota Council of Educational Leaders and chair of the District 30 Republicans, said she and her husband were only kissing and denied engaging in any sexual activity.| InForum
Much of the bill has been designed and discussed with the proposed Agristo potato processing facility in Grand Forks in mind.| Grand Forks Herald
Tribal leader Jamie Azure and others spoke in favor of the casino at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. Three spoke against it.| Grand Forks Herald
With the 2025 legislative session in the rearview mirror, North Dakotans can expect to save money on property taxes and insulin. Lawmakers also honed in on criminal justice reform and K-12 issues.| Dickinson Press
Construction will begin this summer and is slated to take around three years, marking the hospital’s biggest buildout since opening in 1885.| Dickinson Press
With the 2025 legislative session in the rearview mirror, North Dakotans can expect to save money on property taxes and insulin. Lawmakers also honed in on criminal justice reform and K-12 issues.| Grand Forks Herald
Some issues "shouldn't be political," organizers say.| Grand Forks Herald
“I've never in my life lit $3.1 million on fire, and that’s what this state would be doing,” said Sen. Michelle Powers, R-Fargo. “You call it diversion, deflection — it’s a homeless shelter.”| InForum
“This is the most positive development in the seed potato sector in years,” North Dakota seed commissioner said.| Agweek
After heavy criticism, state Rep. Lori VanWinkle claims the backlash is the result of "misinformation" and the news media taking her comments "out of context."| InForum
🔊 Sen. Michelle Axtman joined Plain Talk to discuss education savings accounts and school choice. Also on this episode, we delved into the status of the culture wars in the North Dakota Legislature.| InForum
Rep. Nico Rios proposed in the bill that only "proof of address" would be needed to complete a transfer.| Dickinson Press
🔊 Sen. Michelle Axtman joined Plain Talk to discuss education savings accounts and school choice. Also on this episode, we delved into the status of the culture wars in the North Dakota Legislature.| Dickinson Press
The cost of a bill that would require violent offenders to spend more of their sentences in prison instead of transitional housing is inflated, North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley claimed.| Grand Forks Herald
Lawmakers scrapped a bill to increase abortion access and another to further its criminalization, as well as two bills seeking to protect access to fertility treatments and contraceptives.| Grand Forks Herald
North Dakota House lawmakers voted down House Bill 1282 and House Bill 1284, both of which sought to boost fertility-related health insurance coverage for public employees.| Grand Forks Herald
North Dakota's prison system says inmates spend 50% of their sentence in its facilities, including transitional housing. “There is no truth in sentencing,” Attorney General Drew Wrigley said.| Grand Forks Herald
Wild horse advocates will also seek a resolution from the North Dakota Legislature urging federal protection for the horses.| Grand Forks Herald
Sen. Janne Myrdal, who was sued by a Park River man she blocked for leaving “inappropriate” comments on her Facebook page, will be reimbursed after winning the suit in the state Supreme Court last week.| Dickinson Press
Sen. Janne Myrdal, who was sued by a Park River man she blocked for leaving “inappropriate” comments on her Facebook page, will be reimbursed after winning the suit in the state Supreme Court last week.| Grand Forks Herald
The party gained one Senate seat but lost a post in the House.| Grand Forks Herald
The no votes were leading Tuesday night on a proposal to overhaul the state’s tax system by banning property taxes based on assessed value.| North Dakota Monitor
The chair of Legislative Management approves travel requests by state lawmakers. Holmberg held this position between 2013 and 2018, meaning he was able to approve some of his own trips.| Dickinson Press
Federal Judge Daniel Hovland accepted the former North Dakota state senator's guilty plea during a Thursday, Aug. 8, hearing, for traveling abroad to sexually abuse a child.| Grand Forks Herald
West Fargo Rep. Ben Koppelman joined this Plain Talk to talk about his plan to tax property size instead of value.| Dickinson Press
The Department of Public Instruction hired a contractor to facilitate a school choice study requested by the state. Whether the study group is subject to open meeting laws, however, remains unclear.| Dickinson Press
West Fargo Rep. Ben Koppelman joined this Plain Talk to talk about his plan to tax property size instead of value.| Grand Forks Herald
Rep. Randy Schobinger, R-Minot, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, after spending nearly half his life serving the North Dakota House and Senate.| Grand Forks Herald
Rep. Randy Schobinger, R-Minot, died Tuesday, Aug. 13, after spending nearly half his life serving the North Dakota House and Senate.| Dickinson Press
FARGO – Ray Holmberg, once a powerful state legislator, admitted in federal court Thursday he took multiple trips to Europe with the intent to pay for sexual contact with children. “The boys rent at around $60 (sex is extra),” Holmberg wrote in an email to a friend using the alias Sean Evans, according to prosecutors. […]| North Dakota Monitor
A former North Dakota legislative leader who is scheduled to plead guilty Thursday to a child sexual abuse charge has violated conditions of his release, court records say.| North Dakota Monitor
A ballot initiative that would eliminate assessed value property tax was approved for inclusion on the general election ballot by the North Dakota Secretary of State’s Office on Friday.| North Dakota Monitor
Today’s primary election includes many races with conservative Republicans trying to unseat lawmakers they view as too moderate.| North Dakota Monitor
