Repro Health Bills at the State Legislature
Amy Jacobson, Executive DirectorPrairie Action ND January 29, 2025 The state legislature is debating several bills impacting reproductive health- your voice is needed! House Bill 1373 is a radical ‘Personhood’ bill at the state legislature. At its core, this bill seeks to redefine the term “human being” to mean a fertilized egg—upon the fusion […]
A Judge Strikes Down North Dakota’s Abortion Ban and Rules that Access is Protected
By: AP News | Jack Dura, John Hana September 12, 2024 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A state judge struck down North Dakota’s abortion ban Thursday, declaring that broad guarantees of personal liberty in the constitution of his conservative, Republican-dominated state create a fundamental right to abortion before a fetus is viable. The state’s GOP attorney […]
Childcare Workforce Challenges Persist
By: Michael Standaert, North Dakota News Cooperative May 2, 2024 Celeste Thingvold, superintendent of Bowbells K-12 school system in the northwest corner of North Dakota, faces potential blowback once the main child care facility in town closes in a few weeks. The only other day care provider in Bowbells is expecting a baby later this […]
Major Win: Fargo Public Schools Pull ‘Baby Olivia’ Video After Community Pushback!
By: Amy Jacobson, Executive Director, Prairie Action ND April 24, 2024 Last month we notified you that Fargo Public Schools was using a video in health class produced by the far-right, anti-choice organization Live Action. This video, titled ‘Baby Olivia’, is highly deceptive, inaccurately portraying the developmental timeline of fetuses and employing a pregnancy timeline […]
North Dakotans Deserve Health Care, Including Abortion and IVF
By: Elizabeth Samuelson March 24, 2024 Just before the Alabama Supreme Court ruling, I received a diagnosis informing me that my partner and I would possibly need assistance through IVF to have a child. I began having various labs and medical procedures completed to assess the health of my reproductive organs while representatives in North […]
No North Dakotan Should Have To Go Hungry Due to Bureaucratic Inefficiency
By: Amy Jacobson, Executive Director, February 22nd, 2024 Governor Burgum’s administration continues to fail to meet the needs of North Dakotans most vulnerable. There are deep concerns regarding the current state of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits processing in our state. KFGO reporter Tasha Carvell’s article “N.D. SNAP administration under scrutiny by feds as […]
North Dakota Needs School Meals for All Children
By: Heather Tyulyandin of West Fargo, NDFebruary 8th, 2024 I sincerely applaud the effort by Mandan Middle School students who fundraised to pay off the lunch debt of their peers. However, this highlights the still-present need for school meal funding in North Dakota. According to “School Lunch Debt Statistics” EducationData.org 16,900 children in our state are […]
A ‘Good Life’ is an Economy that Respects Working People
January 5, 2023 | Landis Larson, president of North Dakota AFL-CIO After reading the Forum’s headline ” ‘Good Life’ campaign brings 9 new workers to ND in first 6 months ” I knew I was in for a good chuckle. Gov. Burgum’s pet project to attract workers to North Dakota through an “innovative” PR campaign […]
Special Session Should Focus on Working Families Priorities
September 29th, 2021As submitted to Prairie Action ND With the upcoming special session, the Legislature and Governor must consider assisting working families with wrap-around benefits to fully address the workforce availability problem. With additional funds coming from the Federal government from the pandemic, we need to think strategically about making the most of these dollars […]