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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 bill. The multimillion-dollar Cass County academy project will involve the school districts of Farg...

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 Dakota Rep. Luke Simons, R-Dickinson, speaks at a hearing that ended with his expulsion over sexual ha...

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 resolution. "This is about a pattern of inappropriate behavior, and about someone who was given multip...

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.