Legislative Report

ByPete Silbernagel We are nearing the half-way point in the 2013 Legislative Session. March 1 is the crossover date for bills and it appears that the House and Senate are...

ByRep. Kim Koppelman The 2013 North Dakota Legislative Session is well underway and many important issues are coming to the forefront. Some are taking shape in the House, while the...

By Sen. Gary Lee The Legislature is reaching another important benchmark this coming week. All bills with money or that have a fiscal impact must be reported out of the...

By Sen. Judy Lee Deadlines drive our schedules in the legislature, and the date by which all bills containing money had to be sent from policy committees to the appropriations...

ByRep. Wesley R. Belter District 22 Legislative Forums have been scheduled for February 16, and March 16 at the Casselton City Hall from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Senator Lee, Representative...

ByRep. Alon Wieland As we approach the end of the first four weeks of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, the controversial issues are appearing, and it looks as if there...

The 63rd legislative session began on January 8 and will last a maximum of 80 days, which means an end date of May 1. During that time, approximately 1000 bills...

Many interesting statistics were given to the Government Services Interim Committee this week. All in all, it was very good news and where there is always some negative to go...

Although I have my phone numbers on the national "do not call" list, I recently have received several solicitation phone calls. I checked with the Attorney General's office and learned...

The 62nd North Dakota Legislative Assembly is moving into the phase where most bills have been acted upon in one chamber and in committees in the other, and have been...

Flood threats are on everyone's mind, and although we can feel pretty safe in West Fargo, protected by Sheyenne Diversion, there is something that we all should do. It is...

Crunch time is here for policy committees. All bills containing appropriation requests, or budget increases, must be out of the originating chamber and re-referred to the appropriation committee. Crossover date...

States are currently considering a new level of cooperation in getting electric power from where it's generated to where it's used - the possibility of an Interstate Compact on Electric...

The new Health Care Reform law is being studied by interim legislative committees so that we can be prepared for the next legislative session. There are many federal mandates that...

There are many topics which have been getting attention from your legislators and other stakeholders during the past few months. One of them concerns the procedures used to ensure the...