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Tuesday, February 2nd, 2021 | Written by Renee In 2005, North Dakota made headlines in the global online poker industry after Republican representative Jim Kasper authored a bill which sought to legalize online poker in the state. During that time, Kasper was contesting the Interstate Wire Act of 1961 which criminalized all forms of online gambling. The bill was able to get enough support from the House, but it was ultimately voted down in the Senate as several senators were concerned about vi...

Letter: Mayors back North Dakotas state of emergency We want to show our gratitude and support for those everyday heroes who are helping to keep us on the right path. We strongly encourage the North Dakota legislature to do the same and reject HCR 3007. Written By: Signed by 13 North Dakota mayors, including Grand Forks Mayor Brandon Bochenski | 8:00 am, Feb. 2, 2021 × As city leaders, we are grateful for the strong collaboration with the state of North Dakota as we conti...

Woman holds ultrasound images | Getty Images/Westend61 Lawmakers in Kansas last week overwhelmingly passed a ballot proposal that, if approved by state voters, would amend the state constitution to clarify that there is no right to an abortion. Senators in the Sunflower State voted 28 to 11 last Thursday to support Concurrent Resolution 5003, which places the amendment on the Aug. 2, 2022 state ballot, where a simple majority would be needed to change the state’s constitution. The language of...

Resolution would end state of emergency. 2:22 pm, Feb. 1, 2021 × Mayor Dwaine Heinrich, Jamestown; Mayor Dave Carlsrud, Valley City As city leaders, we are grateful for the strong collaboration with the state of North Dakota as we continue efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19. While we are working together to bring an end to this pandemic, North Dakota’s legislature is considering a resolution that would put an end to our state of emergency. House Concurrent Resolution 3007 woul...

House Concurrent Resolution 3007 would send the wrong signal and remove a key component of our state and local response to this unprecedented public health emergency.

Heres How Much Every State Spends on Public Health  By Andrew Lisa, Stacker News On 1/30/21 at 10:00 AM EST Public health is the branch of medicine that deals with prolonging and improving the quality of life across entire populations. Such a task is wide-reaching and can include anything from public education campaigns and hygiene mandates to disease-prevention initiatives and anti-addiction or non-smoking initiatives. In the United States, individual states are responsible for creating, ...

Ten more bills were given a do-pass recommendation in the Arizona Senate Health and Human Services Committee’s virtual meeting on Wednesday, one of which spurred a partisan debate on abortion policy. Senate Concurrent Resolution 1009, sponsored by Sen. Sine Kerr, would express the Arizona Legislature’s support for the passage of the federal Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. The resolution proved to be controversial among committee members, with Democratic Senators Tony Navarrete...

Biedermann, R-Fredericksburg, filed House Bill 1359, officially titled the Texas Independence Referendum Act, on Tuesday.  If approved by the 87th Legislature and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, voters could decide to assign a joint legislative committee to draft plans for Texas independence. In legislative lingo, the bill proposes “a referendum to the people of the State of Texas on the question of whether this state should leave the United States of America and establish (its own) indepen...

Sen. Caryn Tyson|Legislative Update Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 1602 titled Value Them Both (VTB) was supposed to be debated on the Senate Floor but it didn’t happen. It needs 27 votes to pass but Senators were gone or refused to vote Yes or No. The House passed their resolution, House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 5003, with the same language on Friday. The Senate will debate it next week and if it passes there will be no need for the Senate resolution. It is an important issue and sho...

SDs state senate committee opposed to DC statehood, says the city too small South Dakotas senate state affairs committee voted 8-1 along party-lines on Monday, Jan. 25, calling on the federal delegation to oppose efforts to turn the nations capital, the District of Columbia, into the 51st state. Republican Senate Majority Whip Jim Bolin told lawmakers that the city of roughly 700,000 only comprised 68 square miles and that "no area that small" should be considered for statehood. ...