Legislative Updates

2021 North Dakota Legislative Session Wrap Up

The 2021 North Dakota Legislative Session was the most productive pro-coal session in the history of the Lignite Energy Council. Overall, 18 pieces of legislation were passed. They include significant...

Legislative Updates

Federal Update

Federal Update Hoeven and Cramer Help Introduce Legislation to Eliminate Wind Tax Credit WASHINGTON – Senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer this week helped introduce legislation, led by Senator James Lankford (R-Okla.) and joined by Senator Shelley...

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Minnesota Update

Minnesota Update Last week, the House passed their Health and Human Services omnibus, and the Senate passed their Tax omnibus and Health and Human Services omnibus. Each body has now passed their thirteen budget bills...

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What are ESGs?

What are ESGs? For the past six months, the members of the LEC Government Affairs Committee have been working on proposals to strengthen the industry as we face increasing federal regulations and detrimental policies,...

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North Dakota Update

North Dakota Update The North Dakota Legislative Session adjourned sine die shortly after midnight on Friday morning. In the final days of the session, there were major budget bills that were worked on to authorize...

Legislative Updates

North Dakota Update

North Dakota Update The House and Senate reconvened after a midsession break and are taking up each other’s passed bills. On Wednesday, the Senate sent the first batch of legislation of the 2021 Legislature, which...

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Federal Update

EPA Nomination Advances Out of Committee Hearing This week, the Biden nominee for the EPA administrator, Michael Regan, passed out of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee. Senator Kevin Cramer R-ND questioned Mr. Regan at...

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North Dakota Legislative Update

North Dakota Update The 2021 legislative session began this week with legislative hearings and floor sessions. Due to new COVID-19 legislative rules, there are many changes to the in-person experience of being at the Capitol....

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Minnesota Legislative Update

LEC Presents Carbon Capture to Minnesota Legislative Committee Last week, the LEC CEO and President Jason Bohrer led a panel presentation on carbon capture technology that is being developed by North Dakota’s coal...

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Minnesota Legislative Update

Minnesota Legislative Update The 2020 Legislative Session has begun and already there are many reasons that LEC members who live in North Dakota should be paying very close attention to what happens at the Minnesota...

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