Senate

The Senate appropriations committee recently passed the FY 2024 funding bill that includes provisions fought for by Montana's senior senator.

Local members of the North Dakota State Legislature have seen 15 of their bills pass and 16 fail during this session. Just 6 bills remain to have their fates decided on. Here is the tale of the tape.

Legislative Check-In As Lawmakers Enter The Homestretch

Local members of the North Dakota State Legislature have seen 12 of their bills pass and 13 fail during this session. Here is the tale of the tape.

Here is a check in to see what bills sponsored by our local law makers have passed and which have failed before Saturday's Legislative Forum in Williston.

North Dakota State Senators in the region were split in voting over a bill to expand a free lunch program for schoolchildren from low-income families, a bill that failed by one vote.

The first locally originated bill is seat to head to Governor Burgum's desk while more have fallen short of passing both the house and senate.

Several pieces of legislation that have originated locally have seen a vary of results so far this session, with several seemingly bound to appear on the governor's desk.

Bills originating from our local legislator's have made their way to the opposite half of the state legislature, while one bill that has been creating a firestorm across the state receiving massive amendments to make it toothless, if not reverse course entirely.

As more of our legislator's 37 bills have made it through to crossover, here is how each Senator and Representative have made progress this legislative session. Here is the tale of the tape. Freshman District 23 Senator Todd Beard In his first term in office, Senator Beard was named to committee memberships of: Education, Energy and Natural Resources, as well as chairing the Correction and Revisio