In the days between May 25 to June 9, 2020, Grand Forks witnessed three people murdered, huge layoffs at a large local employer, protests, a mayor’s election, a new UND president and vicious storms all amid the backdrop of the growing COVID-19 pandemic.
North Dakota’s budget director says he has applied for the state’s share of federal money from the “American Recovery Act.” But Joe Morrissette doesn’t yet
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.