Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 10:42 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
House Bill 1275 would change the notification process to alert people when they’re able to apply to be recommended to the governor for placement on the commission
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 7:37 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Lawmakers have before them a slate of bills that would affect how elections are run in North Dakota.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 7:33 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Spokespeople for various police organizations, schools and public universities, and Highway Patrol testified against the bills, saying it could increase the possibility of a violent incidents.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2023 at 2:04 AM CST
|By Joel Crane
The committee didn’t act on any of the bills this week.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 9:50 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
North Dakota is a family farm state. Laws preventing corporate farming date back 90 years. But that could soon change.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 6:04 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
For some landowners across North Dakota, one of the most important issues facing the State Legislature this session deals with the Carbon Summit Solutions pipeline. Lawmakers have introduced bills that would address their concerns.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 5:51 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Childcare providers in North Dakota could soon be making more money.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:47 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Wednesday, representatives from North Dakota Information Technology demonstrated for lawmakers and state employees how they’re working to keep their information safe.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:40 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
House Bill 1311 would require the House Majority Leader to appoint two women to chair committees.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 7:35 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Regardless of the Supreme Court’s decision, the bill would preserve the law that gives preference for foster care and adoption of Native American children to tribal members.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 7:27 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Some folks in North Dakota have strong feelings about trans people in sports. But those opposed say HB 1249 and HB 1489 are solutions to a problem that doesn’t exist.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 8:09 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Monday, after most of the population has either had the disease or been vaccinated against it, there were several bills in the State Legislature dealing with vaccine requirements.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 7:51 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
A bill addressing controversial issues like critical race theory at universities has been introduced at the statehouse this week.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 10:48 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
North Dakotans with mobility issues could soon have another resource at their disposal.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 10:44 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
The North Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill that would legalize cigar bars and lounges across the state.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 at 9:30 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Lawmakers have introduced a bill that would change the definition of something you’ve probably got in your home right now.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 9:36 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
The debate over whether to allow deer baiting continued Friday at the North Dakota State Capitol, as lawmakers consider a bill that would make it illegal for Game and Fish to ban baiting.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 9:15 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Organizers and participants were particularly excited to take part in the first of these events that was a celebration, in addition to being a call to action.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 8:10 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Representative Dobervich says, on average, women spend $84 per year on feminine hygiene products, which comes out to about $5.88 in tax per year.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 7:03 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Lawmakers are hearing bills that would address one of the top issues for North Dakotans. There have been at least 18 property tax bills introduced so far.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 1:20 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
A controversial bill has been introduced by lawmakers involving language surrounding transgender people.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 8:55 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Lawmakers in Bismarck are considering a very unusual bill dealing with a very personal medical procedure.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 5:03 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
A controversial bill regarding what’s available at libraries was introduced at the Legislature on Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 11:46 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
In short, the proposed bill shores up the language in the state’s existing abortion laws.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 2:15 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Drew Gattine from the National Academy for State Health Policy says the same prescription drugs sold here typically cost 65% to 80% less in Canada than they do in the U.S.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 9:44 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
If you or a family member works for the state government, you really care about what benefits the state offers its employees. And lawmakers are looking to make big changes to those benefits this Legislative Session.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 6:19 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
A bill to ban sanctuary cities in North Dakota is making its way through the State Legislature.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 11:13 AM CST
|By Joel Crane
Right now, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the state crime lab are two separate entities.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 11:03 AM CST
|By Joel Crane
A bill introduced today would provide compensation comparable to what their colleagues in other states make. Guard leaders say it would assist with the state’s workforce issues.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:32 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
It’s not often you see the governor at Legislative committee hearings, but income tax reform is at the center of his plan to address the state’s workforce needs.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 5:56 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
The bill, sponsored by Bismarck Representative Pat Heinert, would apply to school board, industrial commission, emergency commission, and public service commission meetings.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 8:18 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
The Legislature voted down a similar bill last session. The committee chairman says they likely won’t take action on this bill for a week or two.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 6:54 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
The office would also work to assist people after they’ve moved to encourage them to live in North Dakota for life.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 6:40 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
The state hospital in Jamestown is seeking $2 million to cover the demolition costs of several buildings on its campus.
Updated: Jan. 9, 2023 at 6:15 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
If you want to bet on sports in North Dakota, you either have to go to a reservation, or do it illegally. But that might soon change.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 6:02 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
The North Dakota Supreme Court has asked a committee to introduce a bill that would criminalize leaking unpublished decisions.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 5:56 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
About 9,000 state employees could soon find themselves under the jurisdiction of the North Dakota Ethics Commission.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 5:52 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
The Attorney General is seeking mandatory minimum sentences for certain gun-related crimes.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 5:44 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
It’s a well-known fact that agriculture is the state’s number one industry. Lawmakers in Bismarck see an opportunity to make it even more profitable.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 4:16 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
North Dakota experienced record spring wheat and durum yields in 2022, but now producers are facing a peculiar issue.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:28 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
When issues are on legislators’ minds, you know it by the bills they introduce. And what’s top of mind this session? Taxes.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:25 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
The House will meet again on Thursday to continue voting.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 10:47 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Azure addressed economic development on the Turtle Mountain reservation: he talked about businesses that began out of necessity in response to the pandemic.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 6:36 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Both experienced and brand-new lawmakers gathered to listen to the governor speak about the state of North Dakota.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2023 at 11:45 AM CST
|By Joel Crane
Statutory measure four passed by a two-to-one vote in 2012, which banned smoking indoors statewide.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 7:11 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
People could be paying some of the highest prices ever to heat their homes this winter. As for why that is, there are a number of reasons.
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 6:31 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
One reason for declining prices? Increased refining capacity in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 8:41 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
The Supreme Court has determined Title 42 will remain in effect while legal challenges play out in the courts.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 7:52 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
The faces in state politics are ever-changing, and for the first time in 30 years, that’s true even in the case of the North Dakota Secretary of State.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 1:53 PM CST
|By Joel Crane
Republicans won every statewide office in the November 2022 election and grew supermajorities in the state Legislature.