North Dakota legislators showed their support for newspapers during the 2025 legislative session by protecting the publication of county minutes and highway bid notices in newspapers. They also restored the practice of spreading insurance abstracts across all newspapers in the state. A bill was passed to give legal weight to the website ndpublicnotices.com, maintained by the North Dakota Newspaper Association.
This support for newspapers was evident in the voting tallies, with bills related to public notices receiving strong support. Despite some legislators considering the possibility of cutting newspapers out of public notice placements in the future, the passage of SB 2069 ensures that newspapers remain a trusted source for public notices in North Dakota.
This compromise bill provides an alternate avenue for people to access public notices in case of disruptions impacting newspapers, while also recognizing the importance of printed newspapers in delivering community news and government actions. Cecile Wehrman, Executive Director of the North Dakota Newspaper Association, emphasized the importance of newspapers in keeping citizens informed and overseeing public notices.
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