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The 69th Legislative Assembly has come to an end! Please help us improve our newsletter with your feedback! If you would like to have something added to the newsletter, email us at laura.dronen@demnpl.com. Spread the word about our newsletter by sharing our sign-up link today: https://demnpl.com/join-our-newsletter/.
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Cass County Dem-NPL Women Plus Membership Event
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Mon, May 19, 5:30pm-8:00pm
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El Zagal Shrine Fargo
1429 3rd St N, Fargo, ND 58102
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Join other members for an evening of food and community With special guest speaker Jackie M. Stebbins Author of Unwillable: a Journey to Reclaim My Brain. Annual membership is $15/person, $10 for 65+, Free for 25 and under
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D12 "Stay on Message" May's Monthly Meeting
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Tue, May 20, 5:30pm-7:00pm
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Shady's Restaurant & Lounge
111 2nd St NE, Jamestown, ND 58401
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How do you deal with misinformation, lies, and social media? By staying on message. Come join the DEM-NPL District 12 group for a discussion at Shady's in Jamestown.
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District 47 monthly meeting
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Tue, May 20, 6:45pm-7:30pm CDT
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North Dakota Kennedy Center
1902 E Divide Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501
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Join us for the District 47 monthly meeting
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Tuesday May 20th, 6:45 pm Kennedy Center 1 902 E Divide Ave Bismarck
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District 24 Monthly Meeting
Tuesday, May 20, 2025 – 7:00 PM
District 24 headquarters
200 N. Central Ave, Ste J (downstairs), Valley City
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You are invited to attend our next monthly meeting to be held on Tuesday May 20, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at the District 24 headquarters located at 200 N. Central Ave, Ste J (downstairs), Valley City, ND. This location is more commonly known as the Straus Mall.
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And hey! Guess what! It costs you nothing attend our meeting unlike another political party that actually charges their members for their attendance. Heck, we will even offer you coffee and water for free!
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Our Democratic Party stands for working families, rescuing our economy not just in the short run, but to rebuild it for the LONG run. We support public education, fair and equitable tax structures and accessible health care for all. But that is not all! Come join us and learn how you can make a difference in these days of near dictatorship.
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District 8 Social
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Sun, Jun 1, 1:00pm-4:00pm CDT
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Sons of Norway Park
1500 ND-810, Bismarck, ND 58504
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Come join us for a fun-filled day at the Sons of Norway Park in Bismarc! Our Community Potluck event is a great opportunity to meet your neighbors and enjoy delicious homemade dishes. The park is located at 1502 E Bismarck Expy, so pack your favorite dish and come on down! Let's share some food, stories, and laughter together. See you there!
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Community & Ice Cream in the Park
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Thu, Jun 26, 5:00pm-8:00pm CDT
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Lindenwood Park
1905 Roger Maris Dr, Fargo, ND 58103
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Join us and our District 11 State Reps for Conversation, Ice Cream and more. June 26 Lindenwood Main Shelter
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Help us spread our message—share these recent posts!
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Laurie Levenson gives her legal perspective on birthright citizenship and airplanes from Qatar
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Joel Heitkamp is joined by Laurie Levenson, Law Professor at Loyola Law School, on "News and Views." Laurie is a Legal Commentator for CBS, CNN, ABC, NBC, BBC, and NPR. She’s also a frequent lecturer for State and Federal Bars regarding legal ethics, wrongful convictions, and criminal procedure.
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She joins Joel for a conversation on the Supreme Court hearing arguments regarding birthright citizenship, as well as, the legalities of President Trump accepting a plane from Qatar.
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Joel shares his thoughts on birthright citizenship, "Why is it okay for you in the 2nd Amendment but it's not for a baby in the 14th Amendment?"
Joel Heitkamp talks on "News and Views" after hearing from Laurie Levenson from Loyola Law School. The listeners text in questions and comments regarding birthright citizenship, and Joel shares his responses
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Fedorchak touts ‘one big, beautiful bill’ advancing Medicaid cuts, preserving tax cuts
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates the reforms Fedorchak’s committee has proposed would result in more than 10 million people losing Medicaid coverage over the next 10 years. Fedorchak said the state did not provide numbers about how many of the approximately 105,000 North Dakotans who are currently covered by Medicaid would be impacted by the changes.
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States on the hook for billions under U.S. House GOP bill making them help pay for SNAP
“That’s not to expand benefits or improve outcomes, that’s just to maintain the status quo.” she said. “To cover the costs, Ohio, along with every other state, is going to have to make brutal tradeoffs. It’s going to mean cutting K-12 education funding, scaling back opioid and mental health treatment programs, reducing Medicaid coverage or putting off critical infrastructure repairs.”
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12th measles case confirmed in North Dakota
According to the department’s measles dashboard, the 12th case of measles in the state was confirmed in Williams County.
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Fedorchak emphasizes need for new Medicaid requirements
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Hogan said she would not be surprised if state health officials approach the Legislature during the interim to request additional funding and staffing.
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On the proposed work requirements, Hogan said many people receiving Medicaid benefits work in low-paying service jobs that do not offer health insurance. She questioned what would happen if a person worked 18 hours one week and 22 hours the next.
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“Do you lose your benefit? It’s really complicated to document, particularly for lower-end workers,” she said. “The ability to actually implement these administrative responsibilities feels like a punishment for being poor.”
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Ruling in North Dakota case erases path for people in 7 states to sue under the Voting Rights Act
“These decisions together at the moment mean that no one can sue under the Voting Rights Act in the seven states that comprise the 8th Circuit, other than the U.S. Attorney General,” said Mark Gaber, senior director for redistricting at Campaign Legal Center and an attorney for the Spirit Lake Tribe and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians.
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The First Amendment was upheld in 2025 session, but the debate continues
Since the First Amendment was ratified in 1791 as part of the Bill of Rights, these 45 words have been integral to democracy. It protects our fundamental rights to free expression and speech, to practice religion or no religion at all, and to protest our government, among other rights.
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Upholding these rights is the sworn responsibility of our elected leaders. But the culture warriors among our state legislative assembly seemed wholly unconcerned. And that’s extremely alarming!
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Forum editorial: North Dakota is failing its teachers, and it’s time to do something about it
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So while North Dakota has tried to slowly increase teacher pay in recent years, it hasn’t kept pace with the value other states have placed upon teachers.
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As a result, North Dakota is struggling to attract and retain teachers, especially in rural areas. The problem is getting more acute by the year as the core of longtime educators retire and fewer young people pursue the profession known for poor pay and challenging work conditions made worse by poor parenting and a growing distrust of education.
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Medicaid Work Requirements Are Cruel and Pointless
For those fundamentally opposed to Medicaid and the welfare state more generally, the fact that these new requirements would create administrative barriers that disenroll eligible recipients may be seen as a feature, not a bug. I suspect that for many of the Republican policymakers who endorsed work requirements, the goal of such a policy isn’t genuinely to increase employment or remove support from only those who refuse to work. Rather, it is to redirect resources from lower-income Americans toward those at the top. And for that purpose, it is indeed well designed.
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The biggest takeaway from SCOTUS’ birthright citizenship hearing is not an obvious one
During an exchange between Sauer and Justice Amy Coney Barrett — Trump’s latest nominee to the court and, in most cases, a reliable conservative — the justice confronted him about the administration’s approach to compliance with court orders issued by courts other than the Supreme Court (aka, federal, district and appeals courts).
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Sauer told Barrett that it is “general practice” for the government to “respect those precedents,” but added that “there are circumstances when it is not a categorical practice.”
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Barrett then asked Sauer whether he believes that has been the “general practice” of only the Trump administration or the Justice Department historically.
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SCOTUS Says Trump Violated Venezuelan Migrants’ Rights With Attempted Removals
The Supreme Court in a 7-2 ruling Friday said the Trump administration violated the due process rights of Venezuelan migrants in its rushed effort to remove them from the U.S. last month using the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), a 1798 wartime law.
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DOGE tried assigning a team to the Government Accountability Office. They refused
"DOGE's attempted intrusion into an independent, nonpartisan legislative branch agency is a direct assault on our nation's sacred separation of powers," said Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, which oversees GAO, in a statement to NPR. "DOGE cannot and must not have any access to GAO. Oversight Democrats are monitoring this situation closely and stand behind GAO's well-established status as a critical legislative branch agency."
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EMBARRASSING: MAGA Wants To Jail Comey Over Meme THEY Started! (w/ Peter Hamby)
MAGA is having a performative tantrum calling for James Comey to be jailed over a seashell meme because the daily job of Trump's supporters and Cabinet members is to try to warm his heart. Peter Hamby joins Tim Miller to discuss.
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The Century Club supports our year-round work to build party infrastructure supporting candidate recruitment, local district and regional leadership, issue-based education, and tools for Dem-NPL success.
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Help us elect great Democrats up and down the ballot!
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The North Dakota Democratic-NPL is launching a new grassroots program called “Neighbor to Neighbor” where volunteers will connect with voters in your community to elect Democrats up and down the ballot. As a volunteer, you will be responsible for connecting with voters in 25 homes in your neighborhood or friends and family to help elect Democrats up and down the ballot about 3-4 times this year.
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Grassroots organizers are the lifeblood of the Dem-NPL! Sign up to volunteer with the Dem-NPL!
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