Jacob Notermann

State lawmakers heard a bill that would force North Dakota’s electoral college voters to vote in line with the results of the presidential election.

North Dakota lawmakers are making another attempt at reforming how ballot measures are handled.

Stakeholders took to the capitol Monday over a controversial bill that would bar transgender student athletes from playing for teams that don’t match the gender on their original birth certificate.

There’s another bill that loosens restrictions on alcohol sales, but during declared states of emergency.

If HB 1182 passes the state legislature, party affiliation could play a bigger role in local elections.

The last election cycle saw debate over how people should be allowed to vote, including how many polling places should be open.

A North Dakota lawmaker requested that a bill whose aim was to help increase adoption rates be withdrawn.

On Inauguration Day, the North Dakota Assembly discussed a series of bills that look into how our state votes on Election Day.

Just one day before the Presidential Inauguration, North Dakota lawmakers heard a bill that would require the state’s electoral voters to vote with the state’s popular vote.

For months, North Dakota has had the VP3, which is a state partnership focused on long term care protections and resources.

Roughly 22,000 North Dakotans fall under Medicaid expansion.

Lawmakers said they hope this bill will bring vaping and tobacco use down amongst teens.

North Dakota’s vaccine supply is expanding, but still limited. North Dakota health leaders are trying to coordinate with the public on when it will be their turn to receive it.

Whether or not Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D., extends the mask mandate past Monday, the implementation of the mandate has been a hotly debated topic.

North Dakota’s House Transportation Committee heard a bill that makes seat belt-use a primary cause for getting a ticket.

North Dakota has a problem protecting its nuclear weapons: having properly classified guardsmen.

Just a few months after the election, state lawmakers have been voicing their concerns with election security. One in a series of bills adds and extends voter eligibility requirements.

A heated debate took place in the State House Wednesday over a trucking bill that’s been getting a lot of attention.

North Dakota lawmakers are going after abortion laws. A bill would make anyone who receives an abortion and anyone who performs an abortion guilty of a class AA murder.

North Dakota is struggling not only to find teachers, but to keep them as well. Supporters say the bill will add necessary support and confidence to teachers to keep them in North Dakota schools.

The House Bill 1298 says any entity that receives public funding from the state is not allowed to let anyone participate on an athletic team that’s exclusively for males or females.

North Dakota has been in a State of Emergency for 305 days.

The court also plans on deploying a new automated transcriber.

The 2020 holiday season showed that commerce doesn’t necessarily slow down in a pandemic. However, shopping patterns change.

Over the interim, changes like widening doors and making modifications to the bathroom have been discussed and are a part of the plans.

There are three gigantic bonding bills floating around the state legislature. Some focus on sustainable infrastructure, while others focus on sustainable funding sources. But these projects are showing potential rifts within the Capitol very early on into session.

A newly-formed body in charge of overseeing campaign finance doesn’t have subpoena powers.

Earlier today, State Republicans unveiled a major infrastructure bonding project worth $1.1 billion. But the plan being proposed not only has opposition in concept, but it’s not the only major bonding bill of its kind.

To kick off the 67th legislative session, Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D., addressed all lawmakers to lay out his priorities for the next 80 days.

The first day of North Dakota’s legislative session is underway.

Gov. Doug Burgum, R-N.D., announced Monday that he will be decreasing the statewide COVID threat level to moderate. And with that, a change in guidance for businesses coming out of the holiday season.

The bill received some bipartisan support in the House, collecting more than 40 Republicans.

According to a study by Wells Fargo, nearly 90 percent of American homeowners made plans to renovate or increase their spending on their homes.

Wednesday was supposed to be a crucial deadline for dozens of North Dakota agencies that could’ve cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars, until a last-minute save from Washington, D.C.

The latest COVID relief bill extends unemployment benefits by $300 per week for 11 weeks, which should bring some relief to those struggling.

A new round of stimulus checks is on the way.

Health care leaders are urging families to be cautious and considerate when visiting their loved ones this holiday season.

For first-year international students, the drop was 43%.

As health care workers receive the vaccine, they also have to sell its safety.

Much of the vaccine coverage has focused on the roll-out, but now we’re starting to see the immediate impacts for some.

This is the first day businesses can return to normal operating hours.

Gov. Doug Burgum today signed an amended executive order paving the way for restaurants and bars to resume normal hours of operation as active cases and hospitalizations due to COVID-19 have decreased in North Dakota.

There have been more than 700 COVID-related deaths in North Dakota long-term care facilities. While cases and positives rates statewide have dropped in the past month, there’s still widespread concern over the safety of long-term care residents.

Regulators have approved more vaccines, and thus more are on the way. The State Health Department hopes to have completed the first round of long-term care allocations by early next week.

Over the fall semester, the state’s testing capacity has nearly doubled, but now there are new tests available as well.

While the world is focused on the COVID Vaccine to solve the problems of the pandemic, the fight against the opioid crisis continues.

North Dakota has spent about two-thirds of the $1.25 billion it received from the CARES Act.

With the Moderna vaccine expected to arrive sometime next week, North Dakotans will have more options to protect themselves from the coronavirus.

It’s a limited rollout of the vaccine, but a rollout nonetheless.

North Dakota and the Department of Justice reached an settlement agreement that will expand community-based care services for people with disabilities