Grant Coursey

5 days ago | bismarcktribune.com | Grant Coursey

The North Dakota legislative session includes long work days, heated discussions on contentious and often emotional issues, and frequent pressure to get through bills fast enough to stay within the 80-day limit the Legislature is constitutionally bound to. As this year’s session wound down, legislators looked to humorous traditions carried over from previous sessions to lighten the mood.

6 days ago | bismarcktribune.com | Grant Coursey

In the early morning hours of Saturday, the North Dakota Legislature called it quits on a record lawmaking session. An unexpected hang-up on a bill that sought to change the way campaign contributions are disclosed and the fees for missing a disclosure deadline had lawmakers working until just after 4 a.m.House Bill 1377 failed in the Senate by a 5-39 vote after what bill carrier Sen.

6 days ago | bismarcktribune.com | Grant Coursey

Three leaders of groups critical of the North Dakota Legislature expressed frustration on Thursday with the lawmaker's lack of action on what they feel mattered to residents this session and announced a “people’s session,” where people can gather to discuss their priorities and how to address them. The inaugural “people’s session” will take place on Friday, May 16, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Heritage Center and will be open to any North Dakotan.

6 days ago | bismarcktribune.com | Grant Coursey

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1 week ago | bismarcktribune.com | Grant Coursey

When North Dakota lawmakers adjourned the 2025 legislative session at 4:13 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, they breathed a collective sigh of relief after passing hundreds of bills culminating in a record $20.3 billion two-year budget. Property tax reform and relief was named the Legislature’s top priority ahead of the session, especially after statewide frustration led to a failed measure on the 2024 general election ballot aiming to abolish property taxes altogether.