North Dakota lawmakers propose dark sky initiative protecting migrating birds
North Dakota lawmakers will consider a resolution Thursday that would establish a statewide Dark Sky Week to combat light pollution and protect migrating birds. Senate Concurrent Resolution 4004, which would designate April 21-28 as Dark Sky Week,
North Dakota lawmakers propose initiative to protect migrating birds
The resolution introduced by Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, Sen. Dean Rummel, R-Dickinson, Rep. Austin Foss, D-Fargo, Rep. Karla Hanson, D-Fargo, and Rep. Eric Murphy, R-Grand Forks, aims to protect a critical and disappearing natural resource: darkness.
Bills on gender, conversion therapy debated by North Dakota lawmakers
Minot, speaks in favor of a bill to legalize conversion therapy at a House Human Services Committee meeting on Jan. 21, 2025. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A panel of lawmakers considered two bills Tuesday that could have sweeping impacts on LGBTQ rights in the state: one requiring North Dakota to recognize
Lawmakers review bill to reform violent crime sentencing and rehabilitation in North Dakota
North Dakota lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 2128, a proposal that could change how the state handles violent crimes and offender rehabilitation.
North Dakota lawmakers hear bills to define gender, protect conversion therapy
Bills to redefine gender and to deem conversion therapy as ethical have returned to the North Dakota Legislature.
North Dakota bill seeks to define two genders
Opponents testifying against the bill also worry about how this would discourage students from attending colleges in North Dakota. “House Bill 1181 not only would have severe, d
North Dakota waitress, mother of 6 confronts customer who allegedly stole her tips: ‘That money is mine’
Brittany Baker was hard at work during a shift at Perkins Restaurant in Fargo, N.D. when a man allegedly snagged cash from a ...
About 12% of North Dakota's oil output shut down by cold weather
North Dakota's oil production was estimated to be down by between 125,000 barrels per day (bpd) and 150,000 bpd due to ...
North Dakota bill sparks debate over displaying the Ten Commandments in schools
North Dakota’s school boards already have a state law that gives them the ability to display the Ten Commandments in ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day: How It Became a Holiday in North Dakota
Exploring the federal and state history behind Martin Luther King Jr. Day and its observance in Dickinson and across North ...
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Affordable housing plan in North Dakota draws broad support
Dion Schilling speaks during a committee hearing on homelessness on Jan. 21, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota ...
Standing Rock chair opens North Dakota Legislature, urges collaboration with tribes
Janet Alkire, chairwoman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, urged North Dakota lawmakers to join forces with tribal nations ...
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North Dakota Game and Fish Department sets spring turkey season
Spring turkey applicants can apply on the Game and Fish Department website at gf.nd.gov. The deadline for applying is Feb. 12 ...
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North Dakota state agency earns national award for Whitestone Hill site reinterpretation
In the background is the monument to the soldiers erected in 1909 at Whitestone Hill State Historic Site. The stone monument ...
Jan. 6 charges dismissed against former officer for North Dakota Young Republicans
Charges against a former North Dakota man who was at the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6., 2021, riot have been dismissed.