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Only two weeks into the 2021 legislative session, local lawmakers already are giving consideration to how to spend available dollars.
“Coronavirus has dominated every other issue from education to political subdivisions to businesses,” Sen. David Hogue, R-Minot, said at a legislative forum Saturday. “I think the biggest issue this session is going to be trying to get things properly balanced in terms of distributing the next round of stimulus dollars that are going to be coming to the state of North Dakota. I didn’t think we did a very good job of getting a lot of the money where it needed to go.
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The Minot Area Chamber EDC will host virtual legislative forums in coming weeks to enable community members to hear from their representatives and senators.
The chamber will be using the Zoom platform and has tentatively scheduled forums for this coming Saturday and again Jan. 30, beginning at 9 a.m. Anyone interested in getting on a list to receive a link to any of the upcoming forums can contact the chamber at 852-6000.
Work has just started at the Legislature, which convened Jan. 5. A number of bills have been filed since then.
Among bills filed are those sponsored by Rep. Jeff Hoverson, R-Minot, regarding masks, vaccinations and abortion. Those bills include: