North Dakota enacts law ensuring colleges and universities fulfill their First Amendment obligations pressreleasepoint.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressreleasepoint.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
At the Legislature: individual rights vs. social action But issues are not always one or the other
Dylan Sherman
BISMARCK A divergence of vision on how best to protect individual rights while addressing societal issues has sometimes marked the 2021 North Dakota legislative session, but the difference between the two aims is not always clear.
Legislators in North Dakota have argued one way or the other this session, on whether bills would affect individual or social rights, for better or worse.
Affordable health care is an area where the legislature felt that while some bills may be beneficial, they could infringe on personal rights. Two health care bills that failed include a paid family leave study and an affordable insulin bill.
North Dakota governor vetoes bill allowing December legislative votes bismarcktribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bismarcktribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
North Dakota governor vetoes his first bill this session
The bill, sponsored by Fargo Republican Rep. Andrew Marschall, passed the House of Representatives by a 57-36 vote and the Senate by a 41-6 vote. Written By: Jeremy Turley | ×
The North Dakota House of Representatives meets in the state Capitol on Feb. 11, 2021. Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service
BISMARCK North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum vetoed his first bill of the session on Wednesday, March 31, citing legal concerns.
House Bill 1378 would allow the Legislature to consider bills and conduct other official business in December of even-numbered years just before the biennial legislative session. The Legislature meets then to hold its organizational session, but normal legislative business has to wait until January. The bill, sponsored by Fargo Republican Rep. Andrew Marschall, passed the House of Representatives by a 57-36 vote and the Senate by a 41-6 vote.
GOP leaders North Dakota legislative redistricting bill would shield draft plans bismarcktribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bismarcktribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.