Legislators considered a bill on Monday that would give North Dakota renters more protections during their move-out process, a proposition strongly opposed by property managers.

A bill to reinstate part of North Dakota’s “Blue Law” has been soundly rejected by the House. The measure introduced by Bismarck Republican Representative Matthew Heilman would prohibit most stores from being open between the hours of 6 am and noon Sundays.

Minot, speaks in favor of a bill to legalize conversion therapy at a House Human Services Committee meeting on Jan. 21, 2025. (Mary Steurer/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A panel of lawmakers considered two bills Tuesday that could have sweeping impacts on LGBTQ rights in the state: one requiring North Dakota to recognize

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to run.

An Oklahoma City attorney says he’s spent nearly five years on a legal team representing a North Dakota man former President Joe Biden decided to grant clemency to Monday.

A bill looking to make it more difficult for “foreign countries of concern” to purchase land in North Dakota failed in the Senate Monday.

Opponents testifying against the bill also worry about how this would discourage students from attending colleges in North Dakota. “House Bill 1181 not only would have severe, d

Bills to redefine gender and to deem conversion therapy as ethical have returned to the North Dakota Legislature.

A bill proposes to reduce the years needed for a lifetime teaching license in North Dakota, but a state licensing board says ongoing education is critical to the career field. The House Education Committee held a public hearing Tuesday for House Bill 1238 that would reduce the years needed for teachers to acquire a lifetime

Janet Alkire, chairwoman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, urged North Dakota lawmakers to join forces with tribal nations during Tuesday's state Legislature’s opening address. Delivering remarks at the Capitol in Bismarck she said, “Our collective work can create lasting change and brighter futures for the next generation.”

After contentious debate over several bills related to gender identity and sexuality during the 2023 legislative session, North Dakota lawmakers are again considering regulation related to both issues.

President Joe Biden, as one of his last acts on Monday, commuted the sentence of Leonard Peltier, a Native American activist who was serving life in prison after being convicted