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Sen. Mike Wobbema, R-Valley City, speaks on House Bill 1540 during a Senate floor session at the North Dakota State Capitol on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Sen.
Jonathan Sickler, R-Grand Forks, said he has seen the Legislature appropriate “many hundreds of millions of dollars” to support private entities -- including grants for day care centers, tax incentives for the oil and gas industry, value-added agriculture and forgivable loans to hospitals and nursing homes -- so he questioned why private education should be any different. Sen. Justin Gerhardt, R-Mandan, expressed frustration with what he said is a common argument from other lawmakers -- that they won’t support the bill because it wouldn’t benefit their district.
Sen. Justin Gerhardt, R-Mandan, speaks on House Bill 1540 during a Senate floor session at the North Dakota State Capitol on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Myrdal spoke on the floor a second time, saying that after her initial remarks she received “some not-so-friendly texts and emails” from lawmakers and others about her decision to vote no on the bill, and she clarified her position.
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