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North Dakota House passes education savings bill for private school students
Supporters say education savings accounts increase school choice in the state. Those against them say they syphon funding from public education.
North Dakota House kills free school lunches bill
House lawmakers killed a bill calling for free school lunch for all students in North Dakota. The bill would have allocated $140 million from the genderal fund over the next two years. It was voted down 54-39.
House rejects bills that aimed to change how North Dakota candidates get on the ballot
Bismarck, speaks on the House floor on Feb. 25, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Two bills that would have reshaped how candidates get on the North Dakota ballot failed in the House late Tuesday.
North Dakota House passes bill establishing immigration law clinic at UND
A bill establishing an immigration-focused law clinic at the University of North Dakota passed the House on Monday, Feb. 24. HB 1600 would allocate some $400,000 over the next biennium to a clinic employing one full-time staff attorney offering low-cost immigration legal services.
North Dakota House passes ESA bill on last day before crossover
The North Dakota House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the last of a slew of education savings account bill’s introduced earlier in the session.
North Dakota House sends 3 property tax reform bills to Senate
Minot, speaks on the House floor on Feb. 25, 2025, about his property tax proposal. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The North Dakota House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon approved three sweeping packages aimed at reducing property taxes.
House lawmakers pass new gun bill with narrow majority
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North Dakota House passes 2 bills to regulate gun use, adds penalty for crimes with binary triggers
House lawmakers passed two of more than a half-dozen proposed bills to regulate the possession of guns and dangerous weapons in the state.
ND House looks at various gun bills, Senate wraps up budgets
Senators hashed out various budget bills, including Senate Bill 2002, covering the judiciary branch. It calls for a 3% raise for most employees, while district court judges, justi
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North Dakota House votes against all options to alter the state's endorsement process
The dueling bills expressed diametrically opposed ideas on how to address concerns stemming from a contentious 2024 ...
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Bill seeks to strengthen tribal consultation on North Dakota legislation
The proposed legislation would require the state's Indian Affairs Commission to alert tribes on bills that may impact them ...
Can Standard Time become law in North Dakota before Daylight Saving Time kicks in?
Daylight Saving Time will begin at 2:00 a.m. That means we move the clocks ahead one hour from Standard Time. But if North ...
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North Dakota House advances $30 million incentive program for large agricultural developments
Much of the bill has been designed, and discussed, with the proposed Agristo potato processing facility in Grand Forks in ...
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Lawmakers expand free school meals in North Dakota after rejecting larger proposal
Students eat lunch at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School in Fargo on Jan. 22, 2025. Free school meal advocates in North Dakota ...
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North Dakota Senate approves truth-in-sentencing bill, but not without lengthy debate
The North Dakota Senate passed Attorney General Drew Wrigley's bill 28-18, sending the bill that would make violent offenders ...
North Dakota House passes resolution calling on Supreme Court to overturn gay marriage ruling
North Dakota House lawmakers voted to support a resolution on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn it’s ruling on gay marriage ...