We're seeing a lot of partisanship in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling. The Democratic-NPL is using words like "vile" and "evil" to describe it. Yet, without elected members of the Democratic-NPL, North Dakota's abortion ban might not exist.
Members of the Chamber’s Business Government Education Alliance Committee met to hear about UND’s development of a new strategic plan, likely to be unveiled at the end of 2022. Committee members wondered how that plan would include priorities of the Legislature, at a time when legislative leadership is set to change. Committee members discussed what a conservatives twist to the Legislature could have for both higher and K-12 education.
A former football coach and math teacher, Sen. Rich Wardner was first elected to the House of Representatives in 1990 and the Senate in 1998. He is the second longest serving Senate majority leader in state history, having assumed the role in 2011 after the death of former leader Bob Stenehjem.