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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 [email protected]. Spread the word of our newsletter by sharing our sign-up link today: https://demnpl.com/join-our-newsletter/.
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How you can keep up!
The North Dakota Legislative Website has a bill tracker tool (and even an app!) where you can use to keep track of bills you want to follow.
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What's Coming Up?
Rep. Jorin Johnson’s (R-41) bill HB 1255 to DEFUND Prairie Public has a hearing in the Senate State and Local Government committee on Friday, March 7 at 10:00 AM!
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Tell the Committee Members to give this bill a DO NOT PASS recommendation:
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Democratic-NPL Bills
Sen. Tim Mathern’s (D-11) bill SB 2171 to extend the amount of time allowed for an emergency mental health petition hold to be similar to neighboring states has a hearing in the House Human Services committee at 10:00 AM. His bill SB 2096 to provide funding for regional acute psychiatric treatment and residential supportive housing services has a hearing in the House Human Services committee at 3:00 PM.
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Rep. Gretchen Dobervich’s (D-11) bill HB 1252 to create a tribal health care coordination fund has a hearing in the Senate Human Services Committee at 2:15 PM, and after that her bill HB 1464 which would establish a postpartum doula certification program has a hearing in the same committee at 2:45 PM.
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Sen. Josh Boschee’s (D-44) bill SB 2254 to provide funding for city and paratransit bus services has a hearing in the House Transportation committee at 2:15 PM. His resolution SCR 4018 to create a memorial dedicated to volunteer and career Emergency Medical Service resonders who died in the line of duty will have a hearing in the House Government and Veterans Affairs committee at 4:00 PM.
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Rep. Zac Ista’s (D-43) bill HB 1238 to lower the number of years a teacher is required to serve before they can recieve a lifetime teaching license has a hearing in the Senate Workforce Development committee at 9:00 AM.
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Federal firings hit employees with ties to Fargo, Moorhead and Theodore Roosevelt National Park
She was even threatened with financial charges if she didn’t turn in her equipment, she said.
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“My co-worker and I just left our stuff in the office, left our keys there and locked the door on our way out, hoping that was enough that we didn’t get charged,” she said. “It was just very dismissive. It’s just a very undignified way of ending a job for somebody who is a high performer.”
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Gorz said she does not know if she can continue in her field, even though she wants to help her community.
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“Do I continue with this kind of work and keep putting myself out there and keep pushing to help people and help my community, or do I just do something that’s a little easier on me?” she asked.
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Perry Miller and Nathan Berseth talk about school choice with Amy De Kok
Perry Miller and Nathan Berseth are Richland County Commissioners, and are filling in for Joel while he's out. Nathan also serves on the NDHSAA Board of Directors representing the ND School Boards Association, and brings Amy De Kok on "News and Views" to talk about school choice and public dollars going to private schools. Amy De Kok is the Executive Director of the North Dakota School Board Association.
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Letter: ND officials should face voters
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Why they are standing by as federal workers are fired causing chaos and confusion and will be costly for the country? Federal workers are an essential part of government function.
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I have called and emailed our representatives asking for town halls, maybe other voices will join and demand Fodorchak, Cramer and Hoeven face the ND voters.
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Readers hold quiet protests statewide against North Dakota bill targeting library content
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More than 100 people of all ages brought folding chairs, blankets and, most importantly, books, to Fargo's part of a statewide protest of a bill aimed at public libraries and school districts.
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Right to Read ND, a nonpartisan North Dakota group fighting censorship and protecting the freedom to read, held statewide Read Outs on Saturday, March 1.
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Events were held at 16 libraries in all areas of the state, including Fargo and West Fargo.
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Outside the main Fargo Public Library branch downtown, 101 Fourth St. N., well over 100 people sat out in the sunny but cold weather to read in silent protest of Senate Bill 2307.
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The senators added that the Education Department “failed to answer basic questions about DOGE’s access to student loan borrowers’ personal data.”
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Letter: Are Republicans capable of shame?
Julie Fedorchak, John Hoeven, and Kevin Cramer are complicit in the surrender of America to cruelty, authoritarianism, to facism, to oligarchy, and to robber barons. They should feel immense shame, if Republicans are capable of shame anymore.
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Letter: Public money should stay with public schools
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But anyone paying attention knows that North Dakota’s public schools already provide these services, often for free.
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In fact, public schools are already required to provide special education services to private school students when their schools don’t offer them. And in many cases, private schools simply do not accept students with special education needs at all.
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If lawmakers are serious about investing in education, the solution is simple: strengthen the public schools that already educate over 90% of our students.
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Check out these posts from the national Democratic Party
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GOP Budget Cuts Stand to Deal Tremendous Damage to Rural Economies
Rural communities would also be hit particularly hard by cuts to SNAP because of potential impact on farm producers. Coppess identified three nodes of connection between farmers and SNAP recipients: the political intersection, as major agriculture programs and nutrition benefits are both governed by the massive legislation known as the farm bill; the symbiotic relationship between food consumers and producers, as giving low-income Americans the means to purchase vegetables or meat indirectly helps farmers; and the impact that SNAP recipients and farmers alike have on their local communities.
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The Rate of Rural Hospital Closures is Accelerating
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If people are literally bleeding to death before they can get to an open hospital or trauma center, the system isn’t working.
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As the new Trump administration finds its footing, they must commit the funding and support needed to keep rural hospitals and clinics open and solvent, expand telehealth offerings for seniors and the disabled, and expand Medicaid coverage, particularly for expectant and new mothers. Unfortunately, the early indications are they plan to scale back or outright gut those very programs.
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Americans deserve world-class health care regardless of what zip code they live in.
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Stocks tumble after Trump says long-threatened tariffs are coming
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped about 800 points, or 1.8%. The S&P 500 fell 2.1% and was set for its worst day of the year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 3%, weighed down by a separate issue affecting Nvidia, which was already down more than 9%.
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‘It’s Just Mind-Blowing’: DOGE Laid Off Workers Who Were Protecting Infrastructure From Foreign Hackers
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency laid off more than 100 people last month as part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s efforts to shrink the government. Among those staffers were agents tracking the activity of threat groups like Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon, recently laid-off workers and a congressional aide familiar with the matter told NOTUS.
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“I don’t think there was any criteria at all. It was just random,” said Kelly Shaw, CISA’s former lead of CyberSentry, a system that monitors for breaches from known cybercriminals and malicious state actors.
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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 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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