The House voted 62-29 in favor of a bill that would allow registered sex offenders to ask the courts to remove them from the state registry earlier than what's currently provided in law.

House Bill 1287 would require all voters to register either ahead of an election or on the day of an election. North Dakota is the only state without voter registration.

"This case is a stark reminder of the dangers children face online," said Special Agent in Charge Alvin M. Winston Sr.

Supporters maintain sealing records would protect people's right to privacy; opponents say it would create transparency issues

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFGO) – North Dakota law enforcement officers handed out nearly 3,600 citations during the latest Click It or Ticket campaign.

The resolution introduced by Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, Sen. Dean Rummel, R-Dickinson, Rep. Austin Foss, D-Fargo, Rep. Karla Hanson, D-Fargo, and Rep. Eric Murphy, R-Grand Forks, aims to protect a critical and disappearing natural resource: darkness.

Rep. Eric James Murphy, R-Grand Forks, speaks during a meeting of the interim Education Committee on Sept. 24, 2024. Murphy plans to bring a bill during the 2025 session that would preserve some abortion access in North Dakota.

BISMARCK — Incarcerated women in North Dakota won’t get to have their children live with them in prison. The North Dakota Senate on Friday, Jan. 17, denied Senate Bill 2115 in an 18-29 vote. The vote came after the Senate Judiciary Committee recommended 7-0 to not pass the bill.

Dion Schilling speaks during a committee hearing on homelessness on Jan. 21, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — Advocates for low-income housing and people seeking to reduce homelessness lined up to testify Tuesday in favor of a bill that allocates $211 million to address North Dakota’s housing crisis.

The extreme North Dakota cold is known to disrupt several industries, including the production of oil and natural gas.

Erica Johnsrud, auditor and treasurer of McKenzie County, testified against Senate Bill 2178 at the State Capitol in Bismarck on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. The bill deals with data stored in the central voter file and primary election ballots. Legislators heard a trio of bills on Thursday that could change the way elections operate in North Dakota.

House Bill 1332 seeks to allocate dollars from an existing ag fund to the Bank of North Dakota to support large ag projects that are considering North Dakota.