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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 ...

Thanks to city street department

Marlene Larsen, Minot I would like to commend the City of Minot street department. We had a large mound of pavement that appeared. I called on Friday morning. They put orange cones down on Saturday, and it was fixed by Wednesday. We appreciate your fast response.

City committee is about hospitality

Janet Mathistad, Minot I was pleased to read in the Minot Daily News two weeks ago that the City Council planned to revive the Human Relations Committee and had voted unanimously to approve a first reading of updated wording to the ordinance that would bring it in line with the inclusive terms that are widely used in today’s society. So it came as a surprise to learn that this update was being vehemently opposed by persons who objected to the inclusion of gender identity and sexual orientation in a list that also mentioned race, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex, pregnancy or ...