Several Republican state lawmakers have been censured by their own party in the wake of North Dakotaâs House of Representatives expelling a member in March for workplace and sexual harassment.
Some believe that indicates an intraparty clash. The top House Republican characterizes it as a battle for the soul of the party. And one of the most respected GOP politicians in recent state history says the tactics being used are cutthroat and uncalled for.
A censure formally condemns someone s conduct. District GOP chairs and lawmakers say the recent censures are at least in part due to representativesâ votes to oust Rep. Luke Simons, R-Dickinson. But some say the reasons go further than that and include how lawmakers voted on certain legislation during the 2021 session, which recently ended.
JAMES MacPHERSON
Associated Press
The 2021 North Dakota Legislature reached its finale early Friday in a session marked by a record-high state budget, the first expulsion of a lawmaker and coronavirus pandemic protocols.
Lawmakers adjourned sine die at 12:26 a.m. Friday with approval of the spending bill for the Office of Management and Budget, which also serves as the Legislatureâs last-minute catchall measure.
Thursday was Day 76 for the Legislature, just short of the 80-day maximum set by the North Dakota Constitution. The Legislature will use the remaining days later in the year to approve new legislative districts.
The Republican-led Legislature has passed record-setting budgets in most of the past several sessions, but the spending plan for the next two-year budget cycle is particularly eye-popping, due in part to federal coronavirus aid.
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Travis Laube and his fiancée Mellisa Grosz were evicted from Brookwood Estates in West Fargo four months ago. Laube is part of the North Dakota Manufactured Home Owners Association, a group seeking better state laws for mobile home owners. C.S. Hagen / The Forum
WEST FARGO Before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Travis Laube was settled comfortably in his mobile home at Brookwood Estates in West Fargo.
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