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ND has true champion in Cramer

Mark Jantze, Minot City Council member, Minot I’m grateful to have Senator Kevin Cramer representing our state in the U.S. Senate. Senator Cramer has been and continues to be a clear-headed voice on the issues that matter to North Dakotans, and he has been instrumental in making sure our state has the resources it needs to thrive and grow. We are seeing this firsthand here in Minot. Thanks to the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which passed with Senator Cramer’s support, we can look forward to $1.7 million in funding for Minot International ...

City ordinance needs more review

Liz Hoppman, Minot Kudos to ALL who spoke regarding proposed changes to the human relations committee ordinance at the council meeting on May 1, 2023. It is good to see people getting involved. The human relations ordinance has been inactive for quite a few years. I see no problem reactivating and updating this ordinance. I agree with the council member who said this process should be given the time and attention necessary to get it right. I see a few problems with the proposed revision. Can the proposed committee of 7 properly reflect the diversity of the community, with ...

ND now even more business-friendly

Alison Ritter, NFIB State Director We all know that business is good in North Dakota – but thanks to a successful 2023 legislative session, business is now even better. The North Dakota legislature adjourned after 75 days, and they got a lot of things done that will help small business owners here in our state grow and thrive. One of the biggest victories small business owners saw this year was tax reform – which will also benefit every single person in North Dakota. The state’s income tax was reduced, and property taxes lowered. You know what that means: the more money ...

Thank a teacher during Teacher Appreciation Week

By Nick Archuleta President ND United May 8-12 is National Teacher Appreciation Week! All of us at ND United wish to thank our dedicated and talented K-12 educators for the incredible work they do every day in service to their students, their students’ families and their communities. Most North Dakotans, regardless of their zip code, have been impacted positively by public education and can easily remember a teacher, a paraprofessional, a bus driver, a coach, or another education support professional whose kindness and professionalism helped them to be successful in ...

Fox News disinformation apparent

Norton Lovold, Bismarck I returned to North Dakota in 2004 and it was not the state that I left in 1972. The general politics of the state became distrustful of outsiders, fear and distrust of people of color, fear of the LGBT+ community, love of guns and not a state where it was welcoming to anyone living on the margins. One of the things that was really disturbing was the rush to take away health care options for women. It was initially a mystery to me then it dawned on me that North Dakota media was dominated by the advent of 3 hours daily of Rush Limbaugh and in the ‘90s ...

Legislature strengthens ND’s insurance industry

Jon Godfread You’ve no doubt read the headlines about this legislative session. The past four months have been a rollercoaster of bills and legislative priorities. As the 68th Legislative Assembly has wrapped up and gone home, I want to share some highlights from this session affecting our state’s insurance industry. Your legislature has made a big step forward in fire safety. With the passage of SB 2211, we’re providing all the funding that is meant for the fire service back to local fire departments and districts. The funds from insurance premium taxes have been directed ...