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VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – District 24 Republicans passed a resolution to censure Representative Dwight Kiefert during a meeting on April 17th according to a document submitted to NewsDakota.com by the District 24 Republican party. According to the resolution, Representative Kiefert’s vote to remove and expel fellow legislator Representative Luke Simons earlier this year without due process goes against established legislative rules, the North Dakota Republican Platform, the const...

Shaw: Shame on Valley News Live for lack of coverage on Luke Simons expulsion On the day that Luke Simons was expelled from the Legislature, there was not a word of it on the Valley News Live 6 or 10 p.m. newscasts. No coverage at all. Nada. Zip. That was irresponsible. It was journalistic malpractice. Written By: Jim Shaw | × Jim Shaw FARGO — Shame on Valley News Live for its lack of coverage of the Luke Simons story. On the day that Simons was expelled from the North Dakota L...

Rep. Luke Simons, R-Dickinson, was expelled from the House of Representatives over ‘pattern’ of misconduct

"The District 36 Executive Committee is willing to reappoint me, but I am concerned that there would be an effort to refuse me being re-seated, even though they should be obligated to do so," Simons wrote. "If I were to take this to the North Dakota Supreme Court, it may take weeks to get a decision."

Former state representative Luke Simons wont go to court over his expulsion from the Legislature.

Countywide school would receive estimated $9 million in funds for technical education infrastructure 6:45 am, Mar. 6, 2021 × This rendering shows what the entrance to a proposed career workforce academy in Fargo may someday look like. EAPC Architects Engineers / Special to The Forum FARGO — Local leaders urged Cass County legislators in a virtual meeting on Tuesday, March 2, to re-insert state funding for workforce academies across the state in what so far is a $680 million bonding...

The North Dakota House expelled a member for the first time in its history for a years-long pattern of abusive comments toward women. Luke Simons' expulsion was amply warranted, but decisive action should have been taken sooner.

North Dakota House expels Rep. Luke Simons after sexual harassment allegations Rep. Luke Simons is the first lawmaker to be expelled from the Legislature since North Dakota became a state, according to legislative officials. The next steps are unclear, but it’s likely the local GOP district committee in Dickinson will appoint Simons’ successor. GOP District 36 Chairman John Enderle did not respond to requests for comment.  Written By: Jeremy Turley | × North Da...

2:01 The state House of Representatives has voted to expel Dickinson Republican Representative Luke Simons because of sexual harassment. The vote was 69 to 25. It needed a two-thirds vote, or 63, to pass. Simons has been accused of inappropriate comments made toward female colleagues and interns. "This is not about someone occasionally using coarse language, or saying something that was misconstrued," said House Majority Leader Chet Pollert (R-Carrington), one of the authors of the expulsion re...

Why wasn't more done sooner? It's actually an easy question to answer. The answer completely undermines complaints from Simons and his ardent supporters.