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Teachers urge prioritizing public ed

Amy Neal, Sara Medalen, Kristi Reinke, all Minot; Mary Eldredge Sandbo, Des Lacs; Andee Mattson, Rugby; Bret Dockter, Harvey; Kendall Bergrud, Lincoln; Sheila Peterson, Mandan; Karyn Chiapella, Hettinger; David Volk, Moorhead, Minn. As public teachers and North Dakota State Teachers of the Year and Finalists, we closely follow legislative decisions that impact our students. At this session’s halfway point, we urge lawmakers to prioritize public education and oppose efforts to use public dollars to fund private institutions. North Dakota has never been a state to go along with the ...

Proposed bills underfund ND public schools

Brenda Seehafer, Rolla The legislature has reached the halfway point, and I worry our lawmakers don’t have their priorities straight. My biggest concern is K-12 funding. Governor Kelly Armstrong proposed 2% increases in the K-12 budget for each year of the coming biennium. The percentage the Legislature is working with now seems to be 3%, but that is simply not enough. For starters, a point of clarification: K-12 budget increases are not teacher salary increases. Since the costs of running a school increase as inflation increases, the budget increases will likely not be reflected ...

Senate bill is bad for libraries, citizens

Clarice Liechty, Jamestown SB 2307 is bad for libraries and citizens of North Dakota. It is unnecessary and costly. Hopefully by the time you see this letter, SB 2307 will have been defeated. Or if passed, our Governor Armstrong will veto it. Can you imagine all the lawsuits that would come about from passing such a bill as SB 2307? The impact of passing SB 2307 for the libraries and our citizens of North Dakota is nothing but unwise. Horrible, yes, or find me another name. It is unnecessary and costly. Yes, it is costly! Most librarians and their boards, who make the decisions ...

Thank you to Dems

Gary E. Berube, Mandan I have written many articles and have always tried to remain neutral, but thanks to the Democrats for helping me out. At the State of the Nation address on 03/04/2025 the Democrats made it very clear to the world that they are only concerned with their own selfish personal interests in power and wealth and have no concern for anybody else. Their disgusting, embarrassing, immature display on Tuesday has left me without words, but my dearest friend has helped me out. Jesus said on the cross “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” As difficult ...

Tribal communities see wins in Legislature

Reps. Jayme Davis, Rolette; Collete Brown, Warwick; and Lisa Finley-DeVille, Mandaree Sen. Richard Marcellais, Belcourt The 2025 session of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly has reached its halfway mark, and it has already been a successful session for North Dakota’s Indigenous community and the sovereignty of Tribal Nations. With HB 1535, the House voted to create a new “Feather Alert” that provides public notice of a missing Indigenous person just like current Silver and Amber Alerts already provide notice of a missing senior citizen or child. HB 1199 was also adopted ...

Request representatives to hold town halls

Neta McDonald Lincoln I think it is time for Senator Hoeven, Senator Cramer and Representative Fedorchak to have town halls at several cities covering ND, either individually or as a group. I think ND voters deserve a face to face to ask why they are no longer honoring their oath to the constitution as an equal branch of government with the power to be a check on the executive branch. Why are they permitting Musk to have access to our treasury and all other departments? Why they are voting to cut trillions from the budget so they can give the rich a $4.3 trillion tax cut and ...