Supporters say the bill protects Second Amendment rights, but opponents say it takes away a tool that could prevent gun violence, like the July 14, 2023, shooting that killed a Fargo officer.

North Dakotans would no longer need to change their clocks for daylight saving time under a bill approved Tuesday by House lawmakers. The House voted 55-37 to approve House Bill 1259, which would keep the state on standard time year-round.

House Bill 1361 would establish mandatory minimum prison sentences for people found guilty of human trafficking crimes. The highest sentence would put a person convicted of a Class AA trafficking-related felony — a charge usually involving child victims — in prison for at least 40 years.

BISMARCK — Funding for North Dakota public broadcasting is under threat from a new bill introduced to the Legislature with an outpouring of online testimony unanimously opposed to the bill. House Bill 1255 would ban the government from using any funds to directly or indirectly support public broadcasting.

A bill that would reduce the time it takes for a North Dakota teacher to earn a lifetime educator license passed through the House by a substantial margin Friday, Jan. 24. Representatives voted 79-12 to advance House Bill 1238,

A bill that would end Daylight Saving Time in North Dakota has passed in the House. If it becomes law, you would not have to set clocks forward an hour every spring and back again in the fall. Representatives in favor of the bill argued that the time change often results in sleep debt and can

A bipartisan effort in the Nevada Legislature could put an end to the practice this year. Democratic Assemblywoman Selena La Rue Hatch and Republican Senator Robin Titus both have introduced bills to shift the state to permanent standard time later this year.