Video: Senate Shoots Down Legislation Removing the State Hospital From the Constitution
Roughly 132 years ago, four years before statehood, the leaders of the Dakota Territory created in law the requirement for...
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Legislation Would Let Lawmakers Void Expensive Oil and Gas Regulations
At one point last year the North Dakota Industrial Commission (the executive branch triumvirate which regulates oil and gas activity in...
Bill Would Stop Prohibition on Prayers at North Dakota High School Athletic Events
Back in 2015 there was a controversy over prayer at high school sports events here in North Dakota. At the...
Legislation Would Remove Liability for Motorists Hitting People or Property That Is Obstructing a Road
One tactic often deployed by the #NoDAPL activists fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline project was to obstruct roads. The protesters...
ND Legislation Would Classify Your Internet Connected Device as a “Pornographic Vending Machine”
Under the sweeping restrictions imposed by HB1185, currently before the 2017 legislative session in Bismarck, any device which is capable of...
Lawmakers Upset About the Way Doug Burgum Dresses Should Get Over It
In North Dakota state lawmakers are expected to dress up. The rules for the chambers require that male lawmakers wear...
Republicans, Democrats Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Eliminate State Treasurer’s Office
During the 2016 election cycle state Senator Tim Mathern, the Democratic candidate for Treasurer, built what little there was of...
Audio: Lawmaker Says His Bill Would Have Stopped Reporting of Most 2016 Oil Industry Spills
Last week I wrote about HB1151, introduced by state Rep. Roscoe Streyle, a Republican from Minot. The legislation is pretty...
Bill Would Stop Workers Comp Payments for Medical Marijuana
On the 2016 ballot North Dakota voters approved a very complicated measure legalizing medical marijuana. Which is ok, as far...
Legislation Would Stop Reporting Small, Contained Oil Spills
There has been a lot of negative attention paid to North Dakota over oil spills, and to a certain point...
