North Dakota lawmakers not seeking to override veto of penalties for state colleges abortion ties
The North Dakota Senate would need to initiate efforts to override Gov. Doug Burgum s partial veto of the bill, and Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner said the majority of senators accept the veto. 3:09 pm, May 10, 2021 ×
North Dakota State University students and professors hold signs at a rally for academic freedom held in response to legislation aimed at an NDSU sex-ed program that involves Planned Parenthood on April 22, 2021, at NDSU’s Memorial Union in Fargo. Alyssa Goelzer / The Forum
BISMARCK State lawmakers do not plan to override Gov. Doug Burgum s partial veto of a bill that restricts North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota from partnering with abortion providers or supporters.
North Dakota governor partly vetoes bill to restrict state college ties with abortion providers
Many in the North Dakota University System say the bill is an affront to the First Amendment and academic freedom. 11:02 am, May 8, 2021 ×
North Dakota State University nursing professor Molly Secor-Turner stands next to her father, plant pathology professor Gary Secor, at a rally on April 22, 2021, opposing legislation aimed at an NDSU sex education program Secor-Turner oversees. Alyssa Goelzer / The Forum
BISMARCK Gov. Doug Burgum partially vetoed a bill late Friday, May 7, that aims to restrict North Dakota universities from partnering with abortion providers or supporters.
Burgum vetoed the part of Senate Bill 2030 that would penalize any of the state s 11 colleges and universities $2.8 million for such a partnership. He also nixed the portion of the bill that said a person who signs a contract with an abortion-supporting group would be criminally charged
Regulators irked after lawmakers don t make North Dakota rail inspection program permanent
“There’s a lot literally a lot of moving parts on a train, and there’s a lot that can be missed,” said North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak. Written By: Adam Willis | ×
National Transportation Safety Board member Robert Sumwalt views damaged oil cars after a BNSF train accident in 2013 in Casselton, N.D. National Transportation Safety Board / Special to The Forum
BISMARCK The North Dakota Legislature’s decision not to make permanent a railroad inspection
program that has identified
thousands
of train and track defects in the last six years remains a rub for state regulators who view its inspections as a safety
“There’s a lot literally a lot of moving parts on a train, and there’s a lot that can be missed,” said North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak.
Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a bill that creates a “Clean Sustainable Energy Fund.” The fund will use $25 million from the state’s General Fund to support