North Dakota lawmakers swiftly rejected a bill that sought to bring back a mandate requiring all retail stores statewide to close between midnight and noon on Sundays.

A bill to reinstate part of North Dakota’s “Blue Law” has been soundly rejected by the House. The measure introduced by Bismarck Republican Representative Matthew Heilman would prohibit most stores from being open between the hours of 6 am and noon Sundays.

If passed, the law to bring back North Dakota’s blue laws would force retail businesses, or stores that vend a majority of retail items, to close on Sunday mornings and penalize those that don’t.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has ordered U.S. and Missouri flags to be flown at full-staff on January 20, 2025, at all state buildings and grounds in honor of Inauguration Day. Flags will fly at full-staff for 24 hours, according to the executive order.

The 69th North ... Dakota Poll conducted by the North Dakota News Cooperative showed broad support for free school meals, spending on child care, and state support for affordable housing. Sen ...

Senate hearings are scheduled this week for several of Trump’s picks for the Cabinet. While many are rapidly gaining support for their confirmation, the remaining still have to go before the committees overseeing the agencies Trump wants them to run.

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - The Great Plains Food Bank announced its support for HB 1143 introduced to the North Dakota Legislature ... decades to come.” The bill’s prime sponsor ...

U.S. Senate Democrats say Republicans should wait for a background check before scheduling a hearing for Trump nominee Doug Burgum.

Former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson and her nonprofit group sent a letter yesterday asking the Senate Armed Services Committee to allow an alleged victim

The change affects nearly 3 million people who receive pensions from their time as teachers, firefighters, police officers and in other public service jobs.

The bill rescinds two provisions—the ... John Thune of South Dakota, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Thom Tillis of North Carolina, voted against it. “We caved to the pressure of the moment instead ...

Senators Rounds and Thune re-introduce legislation to return part of the Wounded Knee Massacre site to restricted fee status.