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1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Greg Demme |Kim Fundingsland

Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•Protesters opposing a bill that would raise the standard for proving liability for lawsuits involving pesticides peer through the windows of the Capitol on April 14, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)Protesters opposing a bill that would raise the standard for proving liability for lawsuits involving pesticides peer through the windows of the Capitol on April 14, 2025.

2 weeks ago | mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Greg Demme |Jonathan Starr

With a potential special election on the horizon, attention will soon turn to candidates working to gather signatures and secure a spot on the ballot. The Dakotan will be closely tracking those efforts, from signature collection to official ballot approval, as well as noting any candidates who ultimately decide not to run. This article will be updated with the most up-to-date information.

3 weeks ago | mydakotan.com | Shalina Chatlani |Greg Demme |Kim Fundingsland

By: Shalina Chatlani Health insurance companies are under increasing scrutiny for allegedly using  and algorithms to swiftly deny patients routine or lifesaving care — without a human actually reviewing their claims. The high-profile killing late last year of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has focused even more attention on so-called prior authorization, the process by which patients and doctors must ask health insurers to approve medical procedures or drugs before proceeding.

2 months ago | mydakotan.com | Jonathan Starr |Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson |Greg Demme

A new bill introduced in the North Dakota Legislature seeks to clarify how term limits are applied to state lawmakers, ensuring that years served before 2022 do not count toward the newly established eight-year limits. The bill, sponsored by Representatives Koppelman, Weisz, Toman, Meier, and Ruby, along with Senators Castaneda, Hogue, Wobbema, and Myrdal, would reset the term limit clock for all legislators, beginning with those elected after November 7, 2022.

Nov 6, 2024 | mydakotan.com | Charlene Nelson |Kim Fundingsland |Charlie Adams |Greg Demme

Recreational marijuana will still not be legalized in North Dakota after voters rejected Measure 5 in Tuesday's statewide voting. As of early Wednesday morning, just under 20,000 stopped the measure from passing. The North Dakota Monitor reached out to Steve Bakken, chair of the measure's sponsoring committee. He stated, "It’s not going to be as conservative as the fabric of North Dakota is and I don’t wanna see that."This measure came closer to passing than previous attempts.