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North Dakota governor partly vetoes bill to restrict state college ties with abortion providers
Many in the North Dakota University System say the bill is an affront to the First Amendment and academic freedom. 11:02 am, May 8, 2021 ×
North Dakota State University nursing professor Molly Secor-Turner stands next to her father, plant pathology professor Gary Secor, at a rally on April 22, 2021, opposing legislation aimed at an NDSU sex education program Secor-Turner oversees. Alyssa Goelzer / The Forum
BISMARCK Gov. Doug Burgum partially vetoed a bill late Friday, May 7, that aims to restrict North Dakota universities from partnering with abortion providers or supporters.
Burgum vetoed the part of Senate Bill 2030 that would penalize any of the state s 11 colleges and universities $2.8 million for such a partnership. He also nixed the portion of the bill that said a person who signs a contract with an abortion-supporting group would be criminally charged
North Dakota House rejects change to state beef checkoff
The North Dakota House has rejected a bill that would have allowed beef producers to choose whether to pay a $1-per-head assessment to the state Beef Commission, favoring the current system where the $1 must be paid but can be refunded. 5:30 am, Feb. 19, 2021 ×
North Dakota Beef Commission Chairman Weston Dvorak registers healthcare professionals to receive meals during a Sept. 11, 2020, event put on by North Dakota beef groups. (Jenny Schlecht / Agweek)
A one-word law change that would have made North Dakota s state-specific beef checkoff an opt-in rather than an opt-out program failed earlier this month.
With oil revenue down, North Dakota approves budget forecast as legislators hope for 2022 production boost
Lawmakers accounted for a substantial, pandemic-induced shortfall in oil tax revenue in the state in drafting up the budget forecast that will govern the first months of the new legislative session. Written By: Adam Willis | ×
The chamber of the North Dakota House of Representatives is pictured on Tuesday, Jan. 12. (Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service)
BISMARCK The North Dakota Legislature approved a budget plan Friday, Jan. 15, that will govern the first half of its ongoing session, accounting for a substantial, pandemic-induced shortfall in oil tax revenue that has forced lawmakers to consider belt-tightening measures for the years ahead.