2017 Legislature

The current state budget uncertainties because of the COVID-19 pandemic and low oil prices hearkens back to 2015-2016.Low oil prices and a weak farm…

When the Legislature gavels in Thursday, it will spend that day listening to speeches.Chief Justice Gerald Vandewalle will give the “State of the…

A Bismarck Republican State Representative who had been looking at a run for Congress or the US Senate says he has decided to run for re-election to his…

The North Dakota Legislature has now filed suit against Governor Doug Burgum over some of his line-item vetoes.Burgum used that line-item power to change…

The North Dakota Legislature has now filed suit against Governor Doug Burgum over some of his line-item vetoes.Burgum used that line-item power to change…

The Legislative Management Committee has decided to go ahead with a lawsuit over some of Gov. Doug Burgum’s line item vetoes from the 2017 session.The…

It hasn’t yet been filed – but a potential legal dispute still looms over some of Governor Burgum’s line item vetoes following the 2017 Legislative…

Gov. Doug Burgum (R) will be asked to chair a special Tribal-State relations interim committee.That committee will be especially looking at taxation…

A group of 9 NDSU professors said the future of higher education in North Dakota is being threatened by deep budget cuts to the North Dakota University…

The majority leaders in the House and Senate said they believe the Legislature could end its session Saturday.When the session started, they had hoped to…