End of the 65th legislative sessionDemocratic-NPLAt the onset of the 65th legislative session, we said early and often that the Democratic-NPL caucus would be the voice of leadership you can trust. We dedicated this session not only to sharing information from the capitol, but also to listening ...
Day 66We have reached Day 66. As most of you have probably read, there are quite a few bills in conference committee. I believe that I counted 68 bills.There are a number of policy bills which are still being worked on, but most of the issues revolve around appropriations. With the revenue ...
To all North Dakotans,I am letting you know that ND has a super majority, a super majority that doesn't know left from right nor up from down. In certain cases all you have to do is look at the will of the people and politicians ignoring it. Medical Marijuana passed in every single district. On ...
Here it is: day 62. As I mentioned last week, we are moving along. There are 32 House bills left in the Senate to be heard on the Senate floor. Conference committees have been meeting and are hammering out the differences. Currently, there are about 50 different conference committees working. ...
After Prom Committee thanks communityMany people who live in a small town know that the best part of living in one is the people. The RHS After Prom Committee can certainly attest to that after the amazing support shown by the businesses, parents, and school for the event.We cannot thank the ...
Here it is: Day 57. Most committees have completed their work and have moved the bills to the Senate floor for final approval or disapproval. As of this writing, 61 bills remain to be heard in the Senate, and of those, 25 remain in appropriations. With the decline in revenue, most of the ...
Day 52 is upon us in the legislature, and many things are already coming together. Many committees have heard all of their assigned bills with just a handful of stickier issues left to be compromised on and moved along.There have been a number of gun bills introduced this session. Many are just ...
Day 47 is here, and the budget forecast was presented last Thursday. Although these numbers were somewhat dismal, many of us thought that they would be worse. At this point, we are projected to need about $66 million to finish this biennium and about $682 million short to get us to June 2019. ...
Day 42 is upon us here at the Legislature. Tomorrow, we will hear what the new revenue projections look like. This final projection will provide the final roadmap to completing the budgeting process. Indications at this point suggest a sort of dark projection. Sources suggest we may need to ...
With the recent news of the retirement of Judge John McClintock, a five member panel will convene to study the vacancy of the Judicial Chambers in Rugby and decide whether the position should continue to exist. This panel will take comments from any individual up to March 17, 2017.It will be ...