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Posts tagged as “state legislature”

Protect Initiative, Mobilize Young Dems: Refer the Youth Minimum Wage

I would say Senator David Novstrup (R-3/Aberdeen) is pushing hard for the youth minimum wage, but that might exaggerate the forcefulness with which David Novstrup legislates. When David talks about Senate Bill 177, he sounds less like a man speaking…

Legislature Tells NRA No, Kills Concealed Carry Bills

The Senate Judiciary Committee looked the National Rifle Association in the eye yesterday and said no... twice. The NRA sent lobbyist John Commerford from Washington, DC, to lobby for House Bills 1096 and 1116 before Senate Judiciary Tuesday morning. Both…

Dakota Rural Action: Two Pro-CAFO Bills Down, HB 1201 to Go

Dakota Rural Action does not like concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). Big feedlots pose a greater risk to land, water, and air quality than other forms of agriculture. Dakota Rural Action has managed to knock down two bills promoting CAFOs…