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(Minot, ND)  --  A new North Dakota bill would require elementary students to participate in patriotism projects.  The bill would create and enact a new section of the North Dakota Century Code.  The projects would have to be student-led and chosen and take action on a community issue to influence the issue positively.  Senator Dick Dever helped introduce the bill as a way to encourage civic engagement by students. Suggested Content

1:41 A Legislative committee is considering a bill requiring a Governor to call lawmakers into special session, if there is an extended emergency, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic. The bill would allow the Legislature to weigh-in on executive orders. Lawmakers would be allowed to meet remotely. Lawmakers would have to be convened after the first 30 days of a declared emergency. The bill's main sponsor -- Sen. Janne Myrdal (R-Edinburgh) -- told the Senate Judiciary Committee the Legislative branch should be involved in the discussions over responding to an emergency. "This is not a simple...

North Dakota could pass an affordable insulin bill: 'It's literally life or death' North Dakota lawmakers will soon consider a bill that caps a 30-day supply of insulin at $25 upfront for consumers who are insured under a North Dakota health insurance plan. 5:50 am, Jan. 9, 2021 × A North Dakota Senate bill would cap the amount people have to pay upfront for insulin medication at $25. Hillsboro, N.D., resident Angela Kritzberger has paid up to $1,200 for a 30-day insulin prescription for her daughter Nina. David Samson / The Forum HILLSBORO, N.D. — Twelve-year-old Nin...