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Tuesday, October 29 The North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation will begin using a waitlist to decide who to admit to prison first after running out of beds for male inmates. North Dakota's prison system has been over its capacity for men since July 1, 2023. As of Monday, it had roughly 150 more male prisoners than it had space for. In the meantime, the agency has been sending some of its inmates to county jails with open beds. Most of these overflow beds have been provided by... Full story
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe on Monday filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers arguing that the Dakota Access Pipeline is operating illegally and must be shut down. The tribe has long opposed the pipeline, also referred to as DAPL, due to concerns that it violates the tribe's sovereignty, endangers sacred cultural sites and threatens to pollute the tribe's water supply. The Army Corps of Engineers has jurisdiction over the section of the pipeline that passes under Lake... Full story
September 24, 2024 A North Dakota judge on Monday granted a request by the Catholic Diocese of Bismarck and a Catholic employers association to temporarily block the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from enforcing part of its anti-discrimination regulations related to abortion, fertility treatment and LGBTQ workers. The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Traynor, which blasts the regulations as "clearly anti-religion," came less than a week after he heard arguments on the... Full story
A cash management study presented to lawmakers Tuesday recommends shifting state money away from the Bank of North Dakota to increase returns for state government. The state keeps most of its operating funding at the Bank of North Dakota, the nation's only state-owned bank. A consultant's report found that this relationship could be harming both parties, but it was met with criticism during a meeting of the Legislature's Government Finance Committee. The report, prepared by consulting firm RVK... Full story
Property tax measure would impact more than residential taxes by Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor August 19, 2024 A ballot measure to eliminate taxes based on assessed property value wouldn’t just overhaul North Dakota’s residential property tax system — it’d also disrupt hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue local governments make by taxing other kinds of property. The measure, approved for the November ballot earlier this month, would bar political subdivisions from “levying any tax on real or personal property except for bonde... Full story
by Mary Steurer, North Dakota Monitor January 3, 2024 Homeowners in North Dakota can now apply for up to $500 off their 2024 property taxes. The new program, administered by the Office of State Tax Commissioner, aims to take pressure off taxpayers as the state government enjoys an unexpected financial surplus. If you own a home in North Dakota and live there a majority of the time, you’re probably eligible. You just need to provide proof of your identity and the parcel number of your home. Once approved, the credit would reduce your bill for t... Full story
