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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 work during the current pandemic,” Burgum said. “By bringing these two agencies together, we will...
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 saving time. David Samson / The Forum BISMARCK — A North Dakota proposal to enact year-round dayl...
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 Dakota's lawmakers earn their pay and should certainly get the modest pay increase they've scheduled for themselves, they go and do something that makes me think maybe they really are overpaid after all. I'm kidding. Mostly. Legislative pay is fine, but the state of our transparency laws for political campaigns is not. Currently, you...
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 on March 29, 2021. Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service BISMARCK — North Dakota senators have killed ...