This legislative session, our elected leaders have introduced a range of bills that will undermine the core of what we value in public education open, accessible to all, community schools. One of the most egregious examples is House Bill 1369, a partisan bill that proposes the creation of education empowerment funds which parents and other guardians can use to opt out of public schools. With public dollars in their pockets, parents can purchase privatized education options including tutors, online programs, and private schools.
HB 1369 is a grave threat to public education that will disproportionately impact rural communities.
There never has been a truer wolf in sheepâs clothing: the âempowermentâ the bill promises is both façade and farce. Initiatives like HB 1369 are neither promising new reforms nor tried and true initiatives that have improved education elsewhere. Instead, bills of this kind beginning with vouchers and extending to plans like Arizonaâs
It establishes roadblocks for students. 11:09 am, Feb. 3, 2021 ×
By Kevin Tengesdal | Bismarck
North Dakota House Bill 1298 is a bill to create and enact a new section to chapter 14-02.4 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to participation in athletic events exclusively for males or females. Rep. Ben Koppelman, District 16, West Fargo, building contractor, introduced the bill to the House Human Services Committee with “The trend is increasing nationwide, and as all trends do, they eventually come to North Dakota.” He views the bill as a proactive measure against “shifting national winds.” North Dakota legislators should not pass policies discriminating against and banning youth from playing sports because they are transgender. This policy establishes roadblocks for students simply because people do not understand the scope of what it means to be transgender.
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Port: Prosecutor sues judge in bizarre DUI case before North Dakota Supreme Court
Prosecutors argue that the State of North Dakota s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation releases felonious DUI offenders too early. Those sentenced to state prison for felony DUI s are doing less time than those sentenced to a county jail, they say. 10:03 am, Jan. 25, 2021 ×
A guard stands by as inmates at the North Dakota State Penitentiary walk between cell units in Bismarck in this 2015 file photo. (Mike McCleary / Bismarck Tribune)
MINOT, N.D. Why would a state prosecutor sue a district court judge?
Well, it s complicated but in a nutshell, the prosecutor thinks North Dakota s prisons are being too easy on repeat DUI offenders, and he s undertaken a unique strategy to keep those offenders in county jails where they serve more time.