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During the 69th Legislative Assembly, North Dakota Democratic-NPL Insider will provide updates and calls to action each day of the regular session. If you would like to have something added to the newsletter, email us at laura.dronen@demnpl.com. Spread the word of our newsletter by sharing our sign-up link today: https://demnpl.com/join-our-newsletter/.
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What happened today?
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The ND House concurred with the Senate on Rep. Ben Koppleman's (R-16) bill (HB 1540) that would send your public tax dollars to private schools. So now this bill will head to the governor's desk. Private schools don’t have to accept every student, and they’re not accountable to taxpayers! This isn't great, but the bill will still have to be voted on again in the House because the Senate added some amendments.
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What's coming up?
| Rep. Michelle Axtman's bill (SB 2400) which also seeks to use public funds to subsidize private schools, is headed to the House Floor tomorrow. Tell your Representative to vote no! |
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Follow Along!
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Did you know you can watch along with these hearings or watch them later on your own time?
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Help us spread our message—share these recent posts!
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Joel Heitkamp, from the Veteran's Honor Flight
Guest host Jamie Selzler is joined by Joel Heitkamp - live from the Veteran's
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Dr. Dan Pemstein - How do you measure democracy?
Dan Pemstein, NDSU Professor of Political Science, joins guest host Jamie Selzer during News & Views. How do you measure democracy?
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North Dakota lawmakers advance private school voucher bill
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Rep. Liz Conmy, D-Fargo, voted against the bill and told lawmakers the North Dakota Constitution prohibits the use of public school tax dollars to support a sectarian school.
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“We are obligated, constitutionally, to fund and strengthen public schools and specifically directed to not subsidize private education,” Conmy said. “We don’t get to pick and choose what part of the constitution we want to go with or not.”
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Letter: Protect our libraries and veto SB 2307
This bill threatens to take control away from local communities and parents, criminalize librarians and teachers, and block access to essential digital resources like Libby and Hoopla. Libraries already have processes in place to manage their collections, and laws are already in place to keep illegal materials out of libraries. SB 2307 adds nothing but confusion, fear, and at least $2 million in new costs for redundant internet filters.
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North Dakota Senate kills mandated reporter bill spurred by Holmberg case
The North Dakota Senate voted down a resolution Thursday that related to mandated reporting requirements for public officials, a proposal prompted by the sex crime conviction of former Sen. Ray Holmberg.
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Check out these posts from the national Democratic Party
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Opinion | Former Top Pentagon Spokesperson Details ‘Month From Hell’ Inside the Agency
From leaks of sensitive operational plans to mass firings, the dysfunction is now a major distraction for the president — who deserves better from his senior leadership.
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Hegseth 2nd Signal chat cause for 'worry' about nation's security, says Rep. Jim Himes
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is facing renewed scrutiny after news surfaced that he used a second encrypted group chat to share sensitive military information about last month's strikes in Yemen.
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Court blocks DOGE access to sensitive personal data at Social Security Administration
The order blocks the agency from granting DOGE access to systems containing personally identifiable information including Social Security numbers, medical records, mental health records, tax information and family court records.
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A WAR Is Brewing Between Trump and SCOTUS! (W/ Bill Kristol)
Republican senators could have insisted on someone who was even minimally competent to run our military, but because of their spinelessness, we've now got a SecDef who can't resist texting top secret war plans. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court shows it doesn't trust the Trump administration, and judges on lower federal courts have stopped believing what its lawyers say. And the uncanny relevance of the American revolutionaries' grievances against King George.
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Jerome Powell Is the Next Trump Crisis
The reactionary Supreme Court is itching to overturn Humphrey’s Executor. It signaled it will do just that earlier this month when Justice John Roberts stayed an appeals court’s reinstatement of Gwynne Wilcox, a Democratic member of the NLRB, pending review by the high court. Roberts may as well have said, “Why bother putting her back in when we’re just going to kick her out later?”
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Trump decries Supreme Court deportations ruling, says 'we cannot give everyone a trial'
A Connecticut doctor, an American citizen born in the U.S., is seeking help from immigration attorneys after receiving a government email telling her to leave the country immediately. WVIT's Jeremy Chen reports.
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House Republicans eye date for fight over food assistance program
This target date, while weeks away, is still an ambitious timeline as Republicans are trying to resolve the massive gap between the House’s instruction for the committee to accomplish $230 billion in spending cuts as compared with the Senate Agriculture Committee’s $1 billion minimum goal to offset the massive package of tax cuts, beefed up border security, energy policy and more.
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US stocks tumble as Trump again rips Federal Reserve chair
US stocks and the dollar tumbled Monday as investors assessed continued tariff uncertainty and the implications of President Donald Trump’s ongoing mission to oust Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich reports and Joe Weisenthal, co-host of Bloomberg’s “Odd Lots” podcast, weighs in on CNN News Central. Rep. Carlos Giménez (R-FL) joins The Situation Room to discuss.
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Committees
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Every bill is voted on in the North Dakota legislature, but first, it must go through a committee hearing. The committee will vote to give the bill a "Do Pass" or a "Do Not Pass" recommendation. Below is a list of Standing Committees this legislative session.
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Senate Standing Committee Members
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Meets Monday through Friday
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Desiree Van Oosting (R-36)
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Desiree Van Oosting (R-36)
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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House Standing Committee Members
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Gretchen Dobervich (D-11)
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Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (R-25)
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Meets Monday through Friday
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (R-25)
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Patrick R. Hatlestad (R-1)
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Mike Motschenbacher (R-47)
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Gretchen Dobervich (D-11)
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Lisa Finley-DeVille (D-4A)
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Meets Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
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Lawrence R. Klemin (R-47)
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Patrick R. Hatlestad (R-1)
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Lawrence R. Klemin (R-47)
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Mike Motschenbacher (R-47)
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Meets Thursday and Friday
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Lisa Finley-DeVille (D-4A)
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