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BISMARCK, N.D. - As redistricting takes shape in North Dakota, lawmakers are pressured to give tribal communities a fair shake in the process. Those trying to establish more inclusion say the impact of previous maps still is being felt, and worry it will happen again. ...

Mike Nowatzki North Dakota Office of the Governor Gov. Doug Burgum released the following statement today after signing House Bill 1247, which directs the state Department of Health and Department of Human Services to unite into the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, effective Sept. 1, 2022. “North Dakota’s Department of Health and Department of Human Services have a long history of working together to serve the citizens of our state, as evidenced by their lifesaving w...

North Dakota lawmakers kill permanent daylight saving proposal The movement to establish later sunsets year-round has been a perennial topic of debate in the North Dakota Legislature, but two proposals to establish permanent daylight saving time failed this session. Written By: Forum News Service | 10:07 am, Apr. 20, 2021 × Brian Charlson looks over his surroundings on March 5, 2015, in the tower at the Cass County Courthouse in Fargo after changing the clock for daylight...

If I were making the rules, every candidate would report every penny contributed and spent every week. 9:55 am, Apr. 7, 2021 × North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck. Special to The Forum MINOT, N.D. — As soon as I publish a column arguing that North Dakotas lawmakers earn their pay and should certainly get the modest pay increase theyve scheduled for themselves, they go and do something that makes me think maybe they really are overpaid after all. Im kidding. Mostly. Legislative p...

Citing too much paperwork, North Dakota lawmakers sink bills to boost campaign finance transparency Candidates and political committees are not legally compelled in North Dakota to detail which campaigns they are supporting or opposing with donations. The state Senate shot down two bills on Tuesday to require political donors to disclose where their money is going. Written By: Jeremy Turley | × Sen. Kristin Roers, R-Fargo, speaks in the North Dakota Senate chamber o...

Here We Go Again: Winter Storm Brings Snow to NYC Thursday, With More to Come Friday By Elina Tarkazikis , Justin Izzo , Anna Lucente Sterling and Bill Devlin New York City ...

The state House narrowly defeated on Monday a bill that would have made booking photos, commonly known as mugshots, confidential until after a defendant has bee

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Legislature is mulling the idea of making later sunsets permanent by doing away with the practice of changing clocks twice a year. Legislation in the...

Bill requires North Dakotas health officer to be a doctor Follow Us Question of the Day By JAMES MacPHERSON - Associated Press - Monday, February 1, 2021 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - The North Dakota Legislature is considering a measure that would require the state’s health officer to be a practicing licensed physician . The Republican-backed bill comes after a trio of health officers hand-picked by GOP Gov. Doug Bur...

American pastors who traveled to Hong Kong to support the months-long pro-democracy demonstrations say they faced tear gas and water cannons as they stood in solidarity with student demonstrators during one of the most dynamic five-day stretches of the protests.