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Flood protection and bonding bills top of the list of 2021 legislation being watched by the City of Minot in the state Capitol.
Shane Goettle, Minot’s assistant city attorney for legislative affairs, reported to the council Monday on bills of interest, including some on which the mayor, certain council members or city staff have testified during committee hearings.
Goettle said he is tracking and monitoring just over 150 bills and resolutions.
“Every aspect of city governance and responsibility is touched by one bill or another,” he said. “We prioritize, for example, flood protection and NAWS, and almost not a day goes by without me talking to somebody about where we’re at with that.
Letter: Urge legislators to uphold smoke-free workplace laws in North Dakota
I am very concerned to learn that the ND Legislature is considering House Bill 1152 to exempt cigar lounges and bars that sell cigars from our statewide smoke-free law.
Written By:
Kelly Buettner-Schmidt | ×
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable death and disability in this country. Additionally, smoking may increase a person’s risk for serious complications from COVID-19. There is no safe level of exposure to secondhand smoke. In 2012, North Dakotans voted overwhelmingly in support of a statewide smoke-free workplace law. This was after multiple local ND communities pass laws on the local level requiring smoke-free workplaces.
North Dakota, Should We Be Driving Faster?
Full disclosure- I like driving fast.
I don t speed. If I m on Highway 83 (which I have been A LOT lately), I ll have the cruise set on 72 MPH and you can be darn sure in Washburn my cruise is set at 46 and I get out and walk alongside the car. Would I like to be going faster? Yes, yes I would. But I m of the frame of mind that getting pulled over for speeding isn t going to find me getting where I want to go any sooner. But I do love driving in the Twin Cities because we re all going 90 and you can t catch us all! Seriously, you have an eighth of a mile to get four lanes over so you flip on your turn signal and drift. It s a rush as long as everyone is paying attention.
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