From property taxes to school choice, 746 pieces of legislation survived past the halfway point of North Dakota’s 69th legislative session.
The state’s CIO Corey Mock comes to the role direct from the Legislature. He brings technology policy and budget knowledge with him to government IT, and the ability to speak the language of lawmakers.
A bill that aims to streamline how the Ethics Commission operates hit a roadblock Thursday when the governor’s attorney testified against it.
The conventional wisdom in North Dakota is that the state’s Constitution, Article Five, Section 10, prohibits a governor from threatening to veto bills in the Legislature. "I think that's probably unconstitutional," said Gov. Kelly Armstrong.