Andrew Allis Granville Trump Saving, Not Abusing America. In a recent letter to this paper, one contributor likened Trump’s executive orders to family abuse, the abuse of the family of the United States. While every analogy limps, this one didn’t even crawl. Consider the abuse to ...

Michelle Wagner Bismarck Ensuring that every child has access to healthy school meals is about reducing hunger and is an investment in North Dakota’s economy. That’s why I strongly support HB 1475, a bill that would provide school meals at no charge to all students. As the Child ...

Sen. Paul Thomas Velva Rep. Jared Hagert Emerado In the 2023 session, we passed bills to address the limited growth and advancement of animal agriculture. That legislation provided the regulatory freedom and framework necessary to attract high capital, value-added animal and production ...

Deven Mantz, Minot Here we are again, the rush of yet another ND legislative session, and the critical issue of providing meals for children in school is back. Many of us believed this matter had been resolved. Was there not legislation that provided meals in the last session? Yes, there was. ...

Cody Mickelson, Jamestown The 69th Legislative Assembly is well underway and North Dakotans need to watch the actions of their elected officials closely. There are a variety of bills this session that seek to undermine public education under the guise of Educational Savings Accounts, ...

Sydney Stock, Fargo A deeply troubling bill, House Bill 1373, has been introduced in the North Dakota legislature. This so-called “Personhood” bill aims to redefine the term “human being” within the state’s criminal code to include fertilized eggs — specifically “upon the fusion ...