If passed, the law to bring back North Dakota's blue laws would force retail businesses, or stores that vend a majority of retail items, to close on Sunday mornings and penalize those that don't.

A bill under consideration by North Dakota lawmakers would restrict which organizations qualify to conduct charitable gambling. The discussion comes as electronic pull tab machines have proliferated in North Dakota,

Property tax relief is a key legislative priority for Gov. Kelly Armstrong, who said Tuesday that North Dakotans would not tolerate inaction on the issue.

North Dakota may soon become a pioneer in eliminating property taxes on homes, under a proposal by Republican Governor Kelly Armstrong. His plan, utilizing $483 million from the state's general fund and part of the earnings on the state's $11.