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2 weeks 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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1 month ago | 
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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1 month ago | 
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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2 months ago | 
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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2 months ago | 
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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2 months ago | 
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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2 months ago | 
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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2 months ago | 
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.
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2 months ago | 
northdakotamonitor.com | Jeff Beach
by Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor February 10, 2025 A legislative committee on Monday supported using $140 million from North Dakota’s general fund to pay for school meals instead of using the state’s Legacy Fund. The House Education Committee recommended passage of House Bill 1475, that would pay for lunches and breakfasts, ensuring that school districts will not be stuck with unpaid meal balances.
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2 months ago | 
northdakotamonitor.com | Michael Achterling
by Michael Achterling, North Dakota Monitor February 10, 2025 District and state Republican Party leaders on Monday condemned a recent antisemitic social media post from Williston Rep. Nico Rios. The District 23 NDGOP executive committee also adopted a vote of no confidence in the lawmaker’s ability to represent the district and said his post doesn’t align with the district’s views or principles. In a now-deleted post from Feb.