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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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Hands Off! Day of Action - Saturday, April 5, 2025
North Dakota State Capitol Building
600 E Boulevard Ave, Bismarck
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502 4th St NE, in front of the old post office
Devils Lake
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Veterans Memorial Bridge
Main Ave, Fargo
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Town Square Grand Forks
1 S 3rd St, Grand Forks
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City Hall
10 3rd Ave SW, Minot
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This is a nationwide mobilization to stop the most brazen power grab in modern history. Trump, Musk, and their billionaire cronies are orchestrating an all-out assault on our government, our economy, and our basic rights—enabled by Congress every step of the way.
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They want to strip America for parts—shuttering Social Security offices, firing essential workers, eliminating consumer protections, and gutting Medicaid—all to bankroll their billionaire tax scam. They’re handing over our tax dollars, our public services, and our democracy to the ultra-rich.
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If we don’t fight now, there won’t be anything left to save.
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Cass County Democratic-NPL Policy Meeting
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Tuesday, April 8, 2025 – 5:30 PM
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Fargo Dem-NPL Office
1325 23rd St S, Suite B, Fargo
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Our monthly meeting which includes representatives from the 11 Legislative Districts in Cass County, elected Legislators and staff.
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District 41 April meeting with guest speakers
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Monday, April 21, 2025 – 5:30 PM
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D41 will host their April 21st meeting on Monday, April 21st at 5:30 at the HIHO Restaurant located @ 3051 25th St S in Fargo. Jamie Selzler, ND DNC Committeeman will be our featured guest speaker. Jamie was the former Executive Dr of the ND Dem-NPL and is a frequent KFGO guest host and has a good pulse on what is happening in our state and country. In addition, we will have a guest from Youthworks to speak about the important work they do in our state for our youth. We invite other districts to join us.
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8th Annual Governors Dinner with Former Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn
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Saturday, May 3, 2025 – 6:15 PM
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The Annual Governors Dinner Fundraiser, featuring January 6 Capitol Police officer and former Congressional candidate Harry Dunn, is May 3rd at 6:15 pm, in Mandan.
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We are so excited to welcome Mr. Dunn to ND and we hope you will plan to join us!
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Adrienne Bard from CBS News shares her thoughts on tariffs live from Mexico City
CBS News Radio Reporter Adrienne Bard is in Mexico City and joins Joel on "News and Views" to talk about President Trump's global tariff announcement. Adrienne has covered almost every major news story in Mexico for CBS News Radio since 1994
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Port: What if Drew Wrigley tried building consensus for a change?
Expect the attorney general to spend the interim between legislative sessions rushing to the scene of any crime he can shoehorn into his preferred narrative, podium in tow and his self-referential "be worthy" slogan on display, so he can attribute blame for the crime to the opponents of his legislation.
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Port: Native American lawmaker objects to colleague's comments about Standing Rock reservation
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"As a Native legislator, I hear too often the careless ways our sovereign tribal nations are spoken about in this chamber," she continued. "I urge us all to be more responsible with our words. Tribal nations are not the cause of the drug crisis in North Dakota. We are partners in public safety, in community healing, and in justice reform."
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When I reached her by phone, Davis had no additional comment. "I put it all in there," she said. "Normally I would, and have in the past, take people aside. That hasn't worked, so I tried another route."
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Letter: List of Trump 'firsts' is growing alarmingly
Never before has a US President repeatedly referred to our border with Canada as being an “artificial boundary.” It’s a first. Trump.
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Red-O Pedos
Right next door in Minnesota, Republican state Senator Justin Eichorn was arrested on March 17th for soliciting prostitution from a person he thought was a 17-year-old girl, but who was actually a detective in a sting operation. Earlier that same day, Eichorn and four of his Republican colleagues had introduced a bill classifying “Trump Derangement Syndrome” as a mental illness suffered by those who dare to criticize Donald Trump. Karma works fast in Minnesota, apparently.
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Trump, DOGE actions spark planned protests in North Dakota
Rick Loftus, a doctor at the Veterans Administration hospital in Fargo, is the organizer of the Indivisible Fargo chapter, also known as Fearless.
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“Indivisible wants to focus on connecting citizens with their elected officials, holding electeds accountable to the people they represent,” Loftus said.
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Humanities North Dakota in limbo after loss of federal funding
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Humanities North Dakota could be forced to close after learning Wednesday all of its federal grant funding was terminated.
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The nonprofit, which provides civics, arts and cultural education, relies on funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to cover core operational costs, Executive Director Brenna Gerhardt said.
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She said Humanities North Dakota received a letter earlier this week from the National Endowment for the Humanities indicating that a $900,000 grant it received for the 2025 fiscal year was axed effective immediately. The nonprofit, which has four full-time and two part-time staff, had yet to spend about $600,000 of the grant, said Gerhardt.
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“We’ll have to close our doors,” she said.
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Friday Federal News Round-Up
Today, DNC Chair Ken Martin announced the launch of the “People’s Cabinet,” a new project from the DNC that will leverage a deep bench of qualified policy experts, national and local leaders, as well as community voices who – all working together – will cut through the lies and speak directly to the American people about the reality of the Trump administration’s reckless and dangerous agenda.
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This will include a virtual roundtable on the impact of Trump’s economic agenda on farmers and rural communities with former U.S. Senator from North Dakota Heidi Heitkamp and farmer, rural advocate, and co-founder of The Back Forty Will Westmoreland.
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Today, the DNC hosted a press call with DNC Chair Ken Martin, former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich, and former Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su to call out Donald Trump’s reckless economic agenda. With Trump putting the economy on recession watch, it’s clear that Trump and his billionaire Cabinet – including his shadow president Elon Musk – will do nothing but hurt working families and tank economic growth with their reckless agenda.
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“We are in a crisis right now because of Donald Trump and his administration. They have created an economic crisis,” said former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. “Not only do we have an employment report that shows that manufacturing jobs are almost stagnant in terms of where they’ve been and the Labor Department actually adjusted downward its figures for the last couple of months. … I’ve almost never seen something like this happen.”
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“Donald Trump does not have a good track record on [manufacturing]. When he left office, manufacturing jobs were down 200,000 just within his first term … bringing back industry requires not just one blunt instrument, not just throwing out words like tariffs and doing them in a completely unstrategic fashion,” said former acting Labor Secretary Julie Su. “And so just watching an administration that has no real interest in governing, no real interest in making sound policy decisions, but rather just, you know, throwing out terms and words and hoping that people aren’t paying attention.”
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On Tuesday, Elon Musk’s dream of buying a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court to further his and Trump’s far-right agenda was crushed as Wisconsin voters overwhelmingly elected liberal Judge Susan Crawford.
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“Senate Republicans are helping Donald Trump put an unqualified grifter in charge of gutting Medicare and Medicaid for millions of people. Just like Trump, Dr. Mehmet Oz doesn’t give a damn about Americans’ health care — he’s more interested in pillaging Medicare and Medicaid to give tax handouts to Trump’s billionaire backers. Make no mistake: Our health care is not safe in Trump and Dr. Oz’s hands.”
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Trump Chooses Saudi LIV Golf Over Fallen Troops
Sam Stein and Ben Parker discuss the dignified transfer of four U.S. troops who died in a NATO training accident in Lithuania. President Trump chose to skip the event, attending a golf-related negotiation and fundraiser instead. Stein and Parker criticize Trump's absence, noting his history of controversial comments about veterans and contrasting his decision with past political responses to similar events.
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China imposes a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products starting April 10
China announced Friday that it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” slate of double-digit tariffs.
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The new tariff matches the rate of the U.S. “reciprocal” tariff of 34% on Chinese exports that Trump ordered this week.
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The Commerce Ministry in Beijing also said in a notice that it will impose more export controls on rare earths, which are materials used in high-tech products such as computer chips and electric vehicle batteries.
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Judge orders return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador
A federal judge ruled Friday that a Maryland father who was mistakenly deported to a prison in El Salvador must be returned to the U.S. by Monday, April 7.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia was deported to a supermax prison on March 15, despite a protection order granted in 2019 that should have kept him from being deported. He filed a lawsuit against several federal officials demanding to be returned to the U.S.
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Higher prices are likely for these 10 grocery items when tariffs hit
Prices for items such as seafood, coffee, wine, nuts and cheese are all expected to rise. And if you're tempted to grab a candy bar while you're in the checkout line, you'll probably have to pay more for that as well.
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Steve Rattner: The U.S. is the loser in Trump’s tariff war
Morning Joe economic analyst Steve Rattner discusses the economic impact of Trump's tariffs on the United States.
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GOP Confirms Anti-Voting Rights Extremist To Protect Americans' Voting Rights
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A former California Republican Party official, Dhillon has been Trump’s legal adviser for the last four years. During his 2020 campaign, she perpetuated his lie that the election was stolen from him and spread false claims about persistent voter fraud in Pennsylvania, a state that Trump legitimately lost to Joe Biden.
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Her law firm, Dhillon Law Group, has filed more than a dozen lawsuits across eight states aimed at challenging voting rights, election processes or the ability of Trump to appear on 2024 ballots in states that disqualified him because of his role in inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
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‘Terrified’: Republicans in Congress scramble for answers to defend Trump’s tariffs
David Jolly, former Republican Congressman from Florida, Michael Linden, Former Senior Advisor to President Biden at the Office of Management and Budget and Charlotte Howard, Executive Editor at The Economist join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House to discuss what comes next for Congressional Republicans who have ceded all power they have to push back against Donald Trump and are now being forced to defend President Trump’s tariff policy which they cannot support no matter how hard they try because of how politically toxic these policies are.
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Inside the “Vital” Office for Reproductive Health Gutted by Mass HHS Firings
The CDC’s reproductive health division functioned as “a key source of support for maternal and child health programs nationwide,” Elizabeth Kielb, director of maternal and infant health at March of Dimes, a nonprofit organization focused on maternal and infant health, said in a post on LinkedIn. “Cuts to this division risk disrupting prenatal care, contraception access, and efforts to reduce maternal and infant mortality.”
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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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Meets Thursday and Friday
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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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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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