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A Closer Look with the Monitor

Craig Blumenshine

This weekly podcast will highlight how policy decisions affect North Dakota residents.

Host Craig Blumenshine from Prairie Public will speak with North Dakota Monitor journalists about their reporting, giving listeners a closer look at major topics in the news, from education and state policy to energy and agriculture topics.

New episodes every Friday.

For more information, visit www.northdakotamonitor.com/podcasts

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This weekly podcast will highlight how policy decisions affect North Dakota residents.

Host Craig Blumenshine from Prairie Public will speak with North Dakota Monitor journalists about their reporting, giving listeners a closer look at major topics in the news, from education and state policy to energy and agriculture topics.

New episodes every Friday.

For more information, visit www.northdakotamonitor.com/podcasts

Subscribe to A Closer Look with the Monitor on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube.

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North Dakota Legislature sued over term limits ballot measure

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January 30, 202620min 33sec

A North Dakota ballot measure that would change voter-approved legislative term limits could face a challenge before the state Supreme Court.

Monitor reporter Mary Steurer talks to Craig Blumenshine, producer and host of Prairie Public’s Main Street, about a new lawsuit that could change what appears on the November ballot.

North Dakota voters in 2022 approved a ballot measure that limits state lawmakers to serving no more than eight years in the House and eight years in the Senate.

Last year, state lawmakers narrowly approved a resolution that aims to tweak those term limits. The resolution seeks to put another measure on the ballot to enable lawmakers to serve up to 16 years in either chamber. It would also make it so partial terms don’t count against term limits.

A lawsuit filed by a former Minot lawmaker and a Grand Forks county commissioner claims the Legislature violated the constitution by creating the measure. The Supreme Court has not decided whether it will hear the case.

Also, North Dakota Monitor editor Amy Dalrymple talks about recent changes to financial disclosure requirements for elected and appointed officials and how the public can access the information.

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