Viewpoint: Building back better in North Dakota
We are running for chair and vice-chair of the DEM-NPL in North Dakota. As a small business owner and veterinarian from western North Dakota and a 100th generation tribal citizen we are committed to listening to the concerns and problem solving with all North Dakotans. The name of our party, DEM-NPL reflects North Dakota’s long history as the party of the people.
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Shelley J. Lenz and Cesar Alvarez | 8:00 am, Apr. 11, 2021 ×
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Just over a year ago the COVID-19 global health pandemic began the public health and economic crisis that infected almost 30 million people in the U. S. alone and took over 540,000 American lives. In North Dakota over 100,000 of our just 762,062 population were infected and 1,466 North Dakotans lost their lives. This loss of life is accompanied by tremendous economic and social hardship.
The new Democratic administration is showing us what can happen when we put the needs of the people over partisan politics. For decades, Republicans have had supermajority control over the government in North Dakota. Our leaders are failing and our communities are suffering. Our state legislature has not passed a single piece of legislation that focuses on how we protect working families, restore our economy and ensure our key traditional industries evolve to address the changing energy and agricultural markets. In a Jan. 27 executive order on tackling the climate crisis, the president said his administration sees farmers “making American agriculture first in the world to achieve net-zero emissions and gaining new sources of income in the process,” giving North Dakota the opportunity to lead into the future.
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