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2 months ago | 
northdakotamonitor.com
The U.S. Justice Department announced last week that it will surge FBI assets across the country to address unresolved violent crimes in areas with high Native American populations, including crimes related to missing and murdered Indigenous people.
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2 months ago | 
northdakotamonitor.com | Michael Achterling
The North Dakota Senate unanimously passed a property tax bill Thursday, but adopted major amendments that could set up a conference committee showdown between the House and Senate.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
northdakotamonitor.com | Amy Dalrymple |Jeff Beach
A former North Dakota lawmaker was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct.
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Mar 20, 2025 | 
northdakotamonitor.com | Michael Achterling
A property tax bill backed by Gov. Kelly Armstrong received a unanimous do pass recommendation Monday immediately following a Senate committee hearing.
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Mar 17, 2025 | 
northdakotamonitor.com | Amy Dalrymple
A former North Dakota lawmaker set to be sentenced next week for a child sex crime has a history of leveraging his power to exploit vulnerable boys and young men, a prosecutor alleges in court documents filed Wednesday.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
northdakotamonitor.com | Michael Achterling
by Michael Achterling, North Dakota Monitor February 12, 2025 The North Dakota House of Representatives voted down a bill Wednesday that would have mandated the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school cafeteria and state-funded college. The bill was defeated on a 58-38 vote. Supporters of House Bill 1145 said displaying the Ten Commandments in schools would strengthen moral values. “If putting the Ten Commandments in the schools would save one life, would it be worth it?” said Rep.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
northdakotamonitor.com | Jeff Beach
by Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor February 12, 2025 The Dakota Resource Council and residents near a proposed large dairy in southeast North Dakota have filed an appeal of a state permit for the dairy, citing concerns about water quality. The North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality approved a permit on Jan. 3 for a 12,500-cow operation run by Riverview Dairy in Richland County.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
northdakotamonitor.com | Michael Achterling |Amy Dalrymple
by Michael Achterling and Amy Dalrymple, North Dakota Monitor February 12, 2025 Four bills related to abortion and reproductive rights failed Wednesday in the North Dakota House. A so-called personhood bill would have allowed women who get abortions to be charged with murder. Two others sought to protect access to contraception and in vitro fertilization, while a fourth bill proposed what the sponsor called a “common-sense” approach to abortion access.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
northdakotamonitor.com | Mary Steurer
by Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor February 11, 2025 The North Dakota Ethics Commission may grow its staff by one after the Senate on Tuesday narrowly approved the agency’s budget bill. Senate Bill 2004, if adopted without further changes, sets aside roughly $250,000 for a new employee focused on education and communications.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
northdakotamonitor.com | Michael Achterling
by Michael Achterling, North Dakota Monitor February 11, 2025 A bill in the North Dakota Senate seeks to protect school and public libraries from obscene content, but opponents say the measure is unnecessary and would lead to censorship. Senate Bill 2307, sponsored by Sen. Keith Boehm, R-Mandan, would require school and public libraries to remove explicit content from main areas of the library to areas “not easily accessible” to minors.