Public school and homeschool students would receive a flat $500 per student as part of the proposed education savings account program. Private school students would be eligible for up to $3,500.

Two bills passed Thursday that would create state-funded groups to address issues disproportionately impacting North Dakota tribes, like human trafficking and lack of cultural preservation.

North Dakota members of the House on Monday voted to defund Prairie Public Broadcasting, with one lawmaker citing it as in line with federal cost-cutting. The House Appropriations Committee had recommended continuing to fund Prairie Public with $1.

The North Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would ban ranked choice and approval voting in the state.

House Bill 1255 says the state may not expend funds toward public broadcasting. It passed in a 48-to-41 vote. It now moves on to the Senate.