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A collection of insulin vials. Insulin is an enzymatic injection that Type 1 and some Type 2 diabetics require on a daily basis to live. Between 1996-2018, insulin prices rose by 1,200%, while production costs remained static, according to a study by the Harvard Medical Review. The same study noted prices doubled between 2012 and 2016 alone. Gabriel Lagarde / Brainerd Dispatch file photo

Government and Politics Feb 22nd 2021 - 5pm

North Dakota lawmakers kill affordable insulin bill

The North Dakota flag is seen under a face mask. File photo

Government and Politics Feb 22nd 2021 - 5pm

North Dakota House advances bill barring government from mandating masks

Sen. Red Dawn Foster, a Pine Ridge Democrat, speaks in support of a senate resolution on Monday, Feb. 22 that opens a congressional inquiry into the U.S. military honors given to participants of the Wounded Knee Massacre. The resolution passed 35-0. (Christopher Vondracek / Forum News Service)

Government and Politics Feb 22nd 2021 - 4pm

South Dakota Senate unanimously backs opening inquiry into Wounded Knee Massacre medals

Destiny Belmont, a Benton-Stearns Education District school psychologist, on Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, told lawmakers and reporters about how her student loan servicer complicated her efforts to have her loans forgiven by the federal government.

Government and Politics Feb 22nd 2021 - 3pm

After borrowers say they were ripped off, Minnesota lawmakers want stricter rules for student loan servicers

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The North Dakota State Capitol. Forum News Service file photo

Government and Politics Feb 22nd 2021 - 10am

Can North Dakota rescind ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment?

North Dakota senators have watered down a bill that would have capped the upfront cost of insulin at $25 for insured patients. Hillsboro, N.D., resident Angela Kritzberger has paid up to $1,200 for a 30-day insulin prescription for her daughter Nina. David Samson / The Forum

Government and Politics Feb 22nd 2021 - 6am

North Dakota lawmakers scale back bill aimed at curbing insulin costs

Government and Politics Feb 22nd 2021 - 5am

Online license renewal bill for older North Dakotans working its way through Legislature

Here is a photo of Fargo Orchard Glen edible forest in south Fargo next to the Red River that is open to the public. This photo was taken in May when the fruit trees were in full bloom. Submitted photo

Government and Politics Feb 21st 2021 - 3pm

Food forest to be planted in Moorhead park

The North Dakota Capitol in Bismarck. North Dakota Game and Fish Department / Special to The Forum

Government and Politics Feb 21st 2021 - 2pm

ND committee reluctant to go all in on legalizing sports betting

U.S. Rep. Pete Stauber, R-Hermantown, speaks at the University of Wisconsin-Superior’s Lake Superior Research Institute in September. (2020 file / News Tribune)

Government and Politics Feb 20th 2021 - 4pm

Fond du Lac Band contradicts Rep. Pete Stauber, who says he’s ‘heard out’ tribes

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The North Dakota House of Representatives meets in the state Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 11. Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service

Government and Politics Feb 20th 2021 - 8am

For local Republican lawmakers, thoughts — and votes — vary on North Dakota transgender bill

UND President Andrew Armacost speaks during a legislative hearing about potential research funding for the state's universities and colleges as North Dakota State President Dean Bresciani watches on. Screen shot from North Dakota Legislature's livestream

Education Feb 20th 2021 - 8am

UND President Andrew Armacost experiences first legislative session, amid great change wrought by the pandemic

Grand Forks residents Mikael and Laurie Blackberg share a moment before school Friday morning with Bethany Blackberg, who Laurie wishes to adopt. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald

Government and Politics Feb 20th 2021 - 7am

A Grand Forks family hopes to grow via new adoption bill in North Dakota Legislature

Lt. Gov. Brent Sanford speaking at the 2019 North Dakota Energy Conference and Expo on the future that North Dakota holds in the energy producing industry. Photo by Josiah C. Cuellar // The Dickinson Press

Government and Politics Feb 19th 2021 - 6pm

Bill for annual legislative sessions squeaks through North Dakota Senate

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has built a scale model in Vicksburg, Miss., of a structure that will control Red River flows as part of the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion project. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Government and Politics Feb 19th 2021 - 5pm

North Dakota House advances $680 million bonding package

A memorial sign marks the general location along U.S. Highway 14 west of Highmore, S.D., where local man Joseph Boever, 55, died after being struck by a car driven by South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. (Christopher Vondracek / Forum News Service)

Government and Politics Feb 19th 2021 - 5pm

SD attorney general says he'll stay on the job with criminal charges pending; civil lawsuit on horizon stemming from deadly crash

Protesters gather on the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis, where George Floyd died while in police custody. Photo by Rachel Fergus/RiverTown Multimedia

Government and Politics Feb 19th 2021 - 3pm

$35 million SAFE plan falls short, legal marijuana bill clears first hurdle at the Minnesota Capitol

North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck. Special to The Forum

Education Feb 19th 2021 - 2pm

North Dakota Senate approves amendment to give private institutions access to state Challenge Grant fund

Government and Politics Feb 19th 2021 - 12pm

District 18 lawmakers to hold forum Saturday, Feb. 20

Government and Politics Feb 19th 2021 - 8am

District 17 lawmakers to host forum Saturday, Feb. 20, in Grand Forks

A security fence is in place around the Minnesota State Capitol building. Photographed on Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. The fence was installed during the civil unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd. (John Autey / St. Paul Pioneer Press)

Government and Politics Feb 18th 2021 - 6pm

Minnesota House votes down, then immediately revives SAFE Account bill in surprise vote

Government and Politics Feb 18th 2021 - 5pm

North Dakota House green-lights bill allowing edible medical marijuana

Minnesota Sen. Carla Nelson, R-Rochester, on Monday, July 20, 2020, spoke to reporters about her resolution urging the governor not to issue executive orders affecting public schools. The Senate approved the resolution Monday. Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service

Government and Politics Feb 18th 2021 - 3pm

'We must prevent this disaster from happening again': Senate votes to block Walz from closing schools

Hyde County State's Attorney Emily Sovell addresses three misdemeanor charges against South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, in a press conference in Pierre, South Dakota on Thursday, Feb. 18. Ravnsborg struck and killed Joseph Boever with his car just west of Highmore on Sept. 12. Christopher Vondracek / Forum News Service