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(Bismarck, ND) -- North Dakota lawmakers are reviewing the Legislature's workplace harassment policy and its approach to handling complaints. The Legislative Procedure and Arrangements Committee met yesterday to go over the policy. The review comes nearly 16 months after Republican then-Representative Luke Simons was expelled for workplace and sexual harassment of women at the
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – District 24 Republicans passed a resolution to censure Representative Dwight Kiefert during a meeting on April 17th according to a document submitted to NewsDakota.com by the District 24 Republican party. According to the resolution, Representative Kiefert’s vote to remove and expel fellow legislator Representative Luke Simons earlier this year without due process goes against established legislative rules, the North Dakota Republican Platform, the constitution of North Dakota, and the constitution of the United States. The resolution said, despite Rep...
Kolette Kramer, Towner The last lynching in ND was near Watford City on January 29, 1931. A mob of angry citizens broke into the jail at Schafer, North Dakota and took Charles Bannon and hung him from a nearby bridge. Some North Dakotans feel the last lynching in North Dakota happened last week in Bismarck at the State Capitol and it was done by our elected officials who are voted in to make the laws. On March 4th the North Dakota House of Representatives brought accusations and publicly held a “trial.” By the end of the session they had voted to expel District 36 Representative Luke Si...
(Bismarck, ND) -- Former state Representative Luke Simons says he will decide by tomorrow whether he is going to court to fight for his seat. Simons was expelled from the House last week after allegations of sexual harassment surfaced. Republican District 36 Chairman John Enderle says he is getting calls on naming a replacement for Simons but is waiting until Simons has made a decision about how to move forward.
BISMARCK, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – By Representative Dwight Kiefert and Representative Cole Christensen. This week the Members of the North Dakota House of Representatives reconvened from our crossover recess. On Wednesday we returned to the House floor to consider four concurrent resolutions. The HCR 3020 passed by a vote of 46-45. This resolution declares the state will obey only the federal laws, agency rules, or presidential executive orders the state determines to be constitutional. While supporters argued this resolution would promote state’s rights, Opponents believed that North Dak...