politics

This comes as several GOP statewide and Legislative candidates are looking toward the June primary.

She's the fourth candidate to announce for the House seat

All are in the GOP Column.

Burgum said he would not seek a third term.

Becker made the announcement Monday morning

The adjournment of the Legislature often brings a collective sigh of relief. Sessions over the years have ended late at night, often with major issues decided in the last moments. Some sessions ended bitterly, even violently. Here’s a sampling.

Governors throughout North Dakota history have given speeches to the Legislature to outline their priorities and proposals and to describe the state's outlook: a “state of the state,” it's been called. Those speeches are often given around this date, including in times of war, prosperity, gloom and uncertainty. Here’s a sampling:

That — after a unanimous decision by the state Supreme Court.

Mark Haugen has been pressured by some party members to step aside, because of his views on abortion.

North Dakota rarely stands out on the national political scene, but one figure did at the 1964 Democratic National Convention, which began on this date in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Future Governor George Sinner was a state senator and a delegate. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for Congress that year.