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Campbell appointed North Dakota USDA Rural Development state director

1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Lydia Hoverson |Kim Fundingsland

Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•Tom Campbell has been appointed North Dakota’s USDA Rural Development state director. (Photo provided by USDA Rural Development)Tom Campbell has been appointed North Dakota’s USDA Rural Development state director. (Photo provided by USDA Rural Development)By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor)A former Republican state senator in North Dakota has been appointed to be the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development state director.
North Dakota speed limit going up Aug. 1 as governor signs bill

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

Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, the prime sponsor of a bill to raise North Dakota’s interstate speed limit to 80 mph, sits at his desk May 2, 2025. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)Rep. Ben Koppelman, R-West Fargo, the prime sponsor of a bill to raise North Dakota’s interstate speed limit to 80 mph, sits at his desk May 2, 2025. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor)North Dakota Gov.
North Dakota lawmakers approve Prairie Public funding, but reduced amount

1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Nicole DesRosier |Lydia Hoverson

Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•John Harris, president and CEO of Prairie Public Broadcasting, speaks March 7, 2025, during a legislative committee hearing about state and federal funding for the organization. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)John Harris, president and CEO of Prairie Public Broadcasting, speaks March 7, 2025, during a legislative committee hearing about state and federal funding for the organization.
North Dakota Legislature adopts ‘historic’ property tax bill on final day of session

1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Michael Achterling |Lydia Hoverson

By: Michael Achterling and Amy Dalrymple (North Dakota Monitor)The North Dakota House and Senate compromised on a property tax package Friday, acting on one of the Legislature’s top priorities hours before the session wrapped up early Saturday. The property tax bill creates a $1,600 primary residence credit, more than triple the amount homeowners receive now.
North Dakota lawmakers approve Ethics Commission bill with deadline removed

1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Lydia Hoverson |Kim Fundingsland

Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan•North Dakota Ethics Commissioner Murray Sagsveen, left, and Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, talk while walking in the hall of the Capitol on May 1, 2025. (Kyle Martin/For the North Dakota Monitor)North Dakota Ethics Commissioner Murray Sagsveen, left, and Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, talk while walking in the hall of the Capitol on May 1, 2025.
Legislature removes $50M in state funding for Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

1 week ago | mydakotan.com | Jasahd Stewart |Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson |Jonathan Starr

By: Michael Achterling (ND Monitor)The North Dakota Legislature removed $50 million in state funding for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library endowment, but indicated the proposal may be back next session. The funding was removed from the Department of Commerce budget in a compromise between the House and the Senate. The House earlier had advanced the proposal to help the library with operational costs, but some objected to the funding being proposed so late in the session.
Senate defeats bill to expand income tax cuts to more North Dakotans

2 weeks ago | mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson

Written byThe Dakotan| The Dakotan• Sen. Dean Rummel, R-Dickinson, speaks on the Senate floor next to Sen. Diane Larson, R-Bismarck, on May 1, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) Sen. Dean Rummel, R-Dickinson, speaks on the Senate floor next to Sen. Diane Larson, R-Bismarck, on May 1, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)By: Michael Achterling (North Dakota Monitor)The Senate defeated a bill Thursday that would have expanded income tax cuts to more North Dakotans.
House defeats bill to raise North Dakota speed limit, fines

2 weeks ago | mydakotan.com | Nicole Skabo |Lydia Hoverson |Kim Fundingsland

By: Jeff Beach (ND Monitor)A bill to raise the top speed limit to 80 mph in North Dakota failed by two votes Thursday in the House of Representatives. The interstate speed limit change had previously passed the House but House Bill 1298 was later amended to increase speeding fines and other changes. The bill needed 48 votes to pass and received 46 votes in favor with 45 against with three members absent. Rep.
North Dakota Senate sustains governor’s veto on state health insurance bill

2 weeks ago | mydakotan.com | Kim Fundingsland |Lydia Hoverson

By: Mary Steurer (ND Monitor)The Senate on Thursday morning narrowly sustained Gov. Kelly Armstrong’s veto of a bill that opponents feared would allow the state to shift health insurance premium costs onto employees. The vote to override the veto failed 31-15. The Senate needed 32 votes. Senate Bill 2160, sponsored by Rep. Kyle Davison, R-Fargo, would have changed the state employee health care plan to comply with the federal Affordable Care Act. This change would be irreversible.
Private donations to keep Humanities North Dakota open after federal cut

2 weeks ago | mydakotan.com | Mary Steurer |Lydia Hoverson |Kim Fundingsland

By: Mary SteurerHumanities North Dakota has received $300,000 in private donations to keep its doors open after it learned earlier this month all its federal funding had been terminated. That figure includes $200,000 from the New York-based Mellon Foundation, which on Tuesday pledged $15 million to a total of 56 humanities councils around the country. The other $100,000 came from other donors, according to Executive Director Brenna Gerhardt.