LEGISLATURE
Duluth-area leaders bring a message of thanks to Capitol
ST. PAUL Previous years visits to the state Capitol by Northeastern Minnesota community leaders included requests to fund projects such as an airport terminal, a hockey arena, an intermodal transpo...
Posted on 2/14/13 at 1:00 AM
Money requested from Legislature to study Killdeer Mountain
BISMARCK A proposal in the state Senate seeks to provide $250,000 to do an archaeological study within the Battle of Killdeer Mountain study area, in part due to the encroachment of oil development. ...
Posted on 2/7/13 at 9:59 PM
Legislators prepare for 2013 session
BISMARCK North Dakota legislative leaders agreed Tuesday to move forward with a video project that they see as an opportunity to improve public access to the Legislature. In previous sessions, the p...
Posted on 6/19/12 at 5:45 PM
Areavoices Digest #67 - More than just Marilyn Hagerty
That title you see above is my cheap ploy to get you to click on my blog. I'm not beneath trickery. But the fact is: Marilyn Hagerty is hot. Stories about her and now her Areavoices blog are generatin...
Posted on 3/14/12 at 4:39 PM
outdoors bills passed so far in 2011 North Dakota legislature
HB 1180 - (Representatives Drovdal, Schatz; Senator Nodland) - Landowner preferential elk licenses will be issued by weighted lottery if the number of applicants exceeds the number of licenses availa...
Posted on 3/18/11 at 2:50 PM
Marathon Senate session OKs child care union
Minnesota senators took nearly 17 hours to approve a bill allowing childcare providers and personal care attendants to unionize. The bill passed 35-32 a little after 8 a.m. today after senators debated it continuously since Tuesday afternoon.By By Don Davis and Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , May 15, 2013
Budget surpluses spur tension in some GOP states
Turns out that cutting was the easy part. Now Republicans who control a majority of the state capitols in the United States face a far greater philosophical dilemma — what to do with all the money when an improving economy suddenly creates a surplus in revenues?By Associated Press , May 13, 2013
Outdoor Heritage Fund projected to fall far short of $30 million cap
FARGO — A glitch in the funding formula for North Dakota’s new Outdoor Heritage Fund means the conservation initiative is projected to have only a little more than half of the $30 million authorized for the next biennium.By Patrick Springer, Forum News Service , May 13, 2013
Attention turns to Senate after House OKs gay marriage
Minnesota is a vote and a signature away from becoming the 12th state to allow gay marriage.By Don Davis and Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , May 09, 2013
Minnesota House votes to allow gay marriage
ST. PAUL - Minnesota is a vote and a signature away from becoming the 12th state to allow gay marriage.By Don Davis and Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , May 09, 2013
Gay marriage momentum expands to 2 Midwest states
The national momentum on gay marriage has been limited mostly to the East and West coasts, but it looks like that's about to change.By Associated Press , May 08, 2013
ND Legislature: Record spending, session length
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Republican-led Legislature took the entire 80 days allowed by law to spend a record amount of cash, fueled by the state's oil wealth.By James MacPherson, Associated Press , May 06, 2013
Session is over: GOP calls session greatest ever; Democrats lament
By Amy Dalrymple , May 06, 2013
ND Legislature finishes longest session in history
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Legislature ended its longest session ever early Saturday morning after weary lawmakers approved final spending measures for a record-high state budget.By James MacPherson, Associated Press , May 04, 2013
ND K-12, college budgets still awaiting action on the last day
BISMARCK – After starting the day with the House defeating a bill that would have increased funding for K-12 schools and provided about $714 million in property tax relief, the final day of the North Dakota Legislature is dragging on.By Forum News Service , May 03, 2013
House kills K-12 funding, property tax relief bill on second try
BISMARCK -- Reversing a vote from Thursday, House lawmakers today defeated Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s proposal to increase state aid to K-12 school districts while providing about $714 million in property tax relief.By TJ Jerke , May 03, 2013
From the North Dakota Legislature
Western North Dakota will see $1.1 billion to address issues due to the rapid energy development once Gov. Jack Dalrymple signs a bill passed Thursday.By Forum News Service , May 03, 2013
North Dakota Legislature heads toward home stretch
BISMARCK — North Dakota’s Legislature is headed down the session’s home stretch, but first must find consensus on a host of spending plans and other last-minute measures before the state constitution’s 80-day limit is imposed.By James MacPherson, Associated Press , April 29, 2013
Bill makes animal cruelty a felony in North Dakota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's Legislature has made cruelty to animals a felony.By Associated Press , April 24, 2013
GOP says House tax plan hurts Minnesota
Minnesota House Democrats say it is time to balance the state budget and make new investments, but Republicans argue the tax plan they are expected to vote on today does so at the expense of taxpayers.By Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , April 24, 2013
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