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JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press The 2021 North Dakota Legislature reached its finale early Friday in a session marked by a record-high state budget, the first expulsion of a lawmaker and coronavirus pandemic protocols. Lawmakers adjourned sine die at 12:26 a.m. Friday with approval of the spending bill for the Office of Management and Budget, which also serves as the Legislature’s last-minute catchall measure. Thursday was Day 76 for the Legislature, just short of the 80-day maximum set by the North Dakota Constitution. The Legislature will use the remaining days later in t...

Mobile home residents group undeterred after North Dakota tenant rights bill gets watered down Many mobile home owners in the state welcome the new protections, but worry about the future as lot rents rise. Written By: C.S. Hagen | × Travis Laube and his fiancée Mellisa Grosz were evicted from Brookwood Estates in West Fargo four months ago. Laube is part of the North Dakota Manufactured Home Owners Association, a group seeking better state laws for mobile home owners. C.S. Hagen / The Forum WEST FARGO — Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Travis Laube was set...

North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum signs campus free speech bill into law The law prohibits activity fee funding discrimination based on a student organization’s viewpoint and allows speakers on campus regardless of their views. Additionally, it eliminates free speech zones on college campuses, though no campuses in the North Dakota University System have free speech zones. 4:03 pm, Apr. 21, 2021 × North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum With his signature on House Bill 1503, Gov. Doug Burgum has added campus free speech protections into North Dakota law. The law prohibits activity ...

If signed into law, House Bill 1298 would restrict transgender athletes in K-12 sports in North Dakota from competing alongside competitors of their identifying  gender. The Senate approved the bill in a 27-20 vote on Thursday after it cleared the House by a wide margin the day before. 

North Dakota Senate sends transgender athlete bill to Gov. Doug Burgum's desk If signed into law, House Bill 1298 would restrict transgender athletes in K-12 sports in North Dakota from competing alongside competitors of their identifying  gender. The Senate approved the bill in a 27-20 vote on Thursday after it cleared the House by a wide margin the day before.  Written By: Adam Willis | × Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, speaks in favor of a bill that would restrict K-12 transgender athletes from participating in sports alongside competitors of their identifying...