LEGISLATURE
2013 Legislative session wraps up
By Business Manager Broc Lietz At approximately 4:30 a.m., Saturday, May 4, the 2013 legislative session drew to a close. The North Dakota Legislature meets for a maximum of 80 days every other year,...
Posted on 5/9/13 at 12:10 PM
Statement from Dem-NPL legislators on failure of HB 1319
(BISMARCK, N.D.) - Following the defeat of HB 1319 46 to 46 by North Dakota Republicans on Day 80 of the 63rd Legislative Session, Dem-NPL leaders Senator Mac Schneider, D-Grand Forks, and Representat...
Posted on 5/3/13 at 9:21 AM
HBA urges N.D. Senate to reconsider actions on HB 1020 concerning F-M Area Diversion Project funding, asks Fargo citizens to mobilize
April 17, 2013 - Yesterday, the North Dakota Senate approved an amendment to House Bill 1020 (by a 24 23 vote) that requires the federal government to appropriate its $800 million in funding before t...
Posted on 4/17/13 at 12:03 PM
The people's business, done behind closed doors
Perhaps the most important piece of legislation to come before the South Dakota Legislature received a hearing Monday. It was the first, and likely last, public discussion of SB 235,a plan empowering...
Posted on 3/4/13 at 4:12 PM
Proposed new N.D. Outdoor Heritage Fund initiated measure to get hearing Thursday
The North Dakota Wildlife Federation and other conservation advocates in the state are asking people who care about the states natural resources and the wild places that remain to get behind a new pro...
Posted on 3/1/13 at 4:47 PM
U.S. Senate gives green light to F-M diversion
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate has authorized the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion, what proponents call a major milestone for the proposed $1.8 billion project.
By Erik Burgess , May 15, 2013
Minn. gay marriage group to live on as PAC
ST. PAUL — With gay marriage soon to be the law of Minnesota, the political group that led the push to pass it will live on as a political action committee to help legislators who voted for it.By Associated Press , May 15, 2013
Minn. House votes to up candidate donation limits
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House has passed a bill that raises the maximum donations that candidates for office can accept from donors.By Associated Press , May 15, 2013
Vote on $800M construction bill may come Friday
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota House plans a Friday debate an $800 million construction projects bill that can't pass without Republican votes.By Associated Press , May 15, 2013
Rush of same-sex marriages expected Aug. 1
ST. PAUL — City officials in Minnesota are making plans for a rush of marriages on Aug. 1, when the new state law legalizing same-sex unions takes effect.By Associated Press , May 15, 2013
Minn. taxes on way up, but which and on whom?
ST. PAUL — Minnesota taxes will rise by more than $2 billion in the next two-year state budget, but who pays how much on what is still being hammered out as the Legislature speeds toward a Monday deadline for the session's adjournment.By Brian Bakst, Associated Press , May 15, 2013
Marathon Minn. Senate session OKs child care union
ST. PAUL – 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 Don Davis and Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , May 15, 2013
Minn. Senate passes stripped-down gun bill
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Senate has approved scaled-back revisions to state gun laws that do not include an expansion of background checks for gun purchases.By Associated Press , May 15, 2013
Minnesota Senate works overnight on day care unionization
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Senate stayed up all night debating a bill that allows personal care attendants and home day care providers to unionize.By Associated Press , May 15, 2013
Highlights of the gay marriage issue in Minnesota
ST. PAUL – Here are highlights of the gay marriage issue in Minnesota: The law Minnesota law has restricted marriage to between men and women, but a bill the governor signed Tuesday evening allow “civil marriages” between any two people other than close family members.By Don Davis, Forum News Service , May 14, 2013
6,000 people crowd Minn. Capitol to celebrate signing of gay marriage bill
By Don Davis, Forum News Service , May 14, 2013
Key Minnesota tax proposals to be finalized this week
ST. PAUL – Ten Minnesota lawmakers must decide exactly how to raise about $2 billion for the state, and they have plenty of work to do before the Legislature adjourns Monday.By Danielle Killey, Forum News Service , May 14, 2013
New state funding formula, sequestration leave Fargo School District budget unclear
FARGO – The budget picture is unclear for the Fargo School District as district staff wrestle with trying to determine how a new state K-12 funding formula and federal sequestration cuts fit in with facilities planning, teacher contract talks, building maintenance and other needs in the budget for the 2013-14 school year.By Helmut Schmidt , May 14, 2013
DFL lawmaker: Deal reached on frack sand mining
ST. PAUL — A DFL lawmaker says a compromise has been reached on regulating frack sand mining in Minnesota.By Associated Press , May 14, 2013
For Minn. gay marriage sponsors, it's personal
ST. PAUL — When Gov. Mark Dayton adds his signature to the bill legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota later Tuesday, its two main sponsors will stand triumphantly beside him admiring the fruits of their long and often demoralizing struggle for gay rights.By Associated Press , May 14, 2013
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