(North Dakota Monitor/By Bill Dubensky) – Advocates for low-income housing and people seeking to reduce homelessness lined up to testify in favor of a bill that allocates $211 million to address North Dakota’s housing crisis. The bill also calls for a legislative study of homelessness in the state before the 2027 legislative session.

The motion for a bill to be introduced was made by a Bismarck native who had garnered support through a Facebook group called ‘Legislative Action For Renters North Dakota.’ She claims that a large rental company charged her $5,000 in fraudulent charges when she moved out.

A new bill proposed by a North Dakota lawmaker aims to strengthen renter’s rights in the state. West Fargo Representative Jared Hendrix wrote the bill, which would change North Dakota’s Century Code for renters, which would bolster protections when moving in or moving out.

Keep track of every crash that KX News covers from around the state of North Dakota: January 17, 2025: Cattle hauler crashes near Valley City, calves killed, one missing. Six calves were killed and one is missing following a cattle hauler crash near Valley City early Friday morning.

BISMARCK — North Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday, Jan. 15, heard testimony for and against a bill to ban cellphone use by public school students during instructional time. House Bill 1160, sponsored by Rep. Jim Jonas, R-West Fargo, would prohibit students ...

North Dakota is working with PowerSchool to determine the scope of the breach, according to education leaders.

North Dakota lawmakers are debating whether to move forward with a bill to have businesses close on Sunday. The decision was 10 to 4 to not move forward with the bill. Representatives from The Chamber of Fargo Moorhead West Fargo and other areas believed it needed to be amended.

People are going to look back at 2024 as a really good upland year in North Dakota. Pheasant numbers, grouse numbers and partridge numbers provided good hunting opportunities.

The Digital Trust Workforce Inclusion Program (DT-WIP), through a partnership between ISACA and the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber, is expanding th

David Flohr, executive director of the North Dakota Housing Finance Agency, said building affordable housing helps attract and retain workers, a major challenge in the state. Adding housing supply also helps address homelessness and helps keep rent affordable, he said.

The challenge of funding special education programs has become a little easier in North Dakota this year. West Fargo Public Schools is utilising a new Medicaid funding source that provides the district with funds for some of the administrative work involved in placing students in their special education programs.

Right now, state lawmakers say too many kids aren’t putting their phones down during class, and they want a tougher law on the books.