Carrington City Library has a designated children’s reading area where youth gather for activities. (Erik Gjovik/Foster County Independent)BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota lawmakers are revisiting potential regulations about the placement of allegedly questionable library materials,

North Dakotans would no longer need to change their clocks for daylight saving time under a bill approved Tuesday by House lawmakers. The House voted 55-37 to approve House Bill 1259, which would keep the state on standard time year-round.

BISMARCK — Funding for North Dakota public broadcasting is under threat from a new bill introduced to the Legislature with an outpouring of online testimony unanimously opposed to the bill. House Bill 1255 would ban the government from using any funds to directly or indirectly support public broadcasting.

The North Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would eliminate daylight saving time and keep the state on standard time throughout the year. The House voted 55-37 to pass the

North Dakota lawmakers passed a bill ending Daylight Saving Time and forcing permanent standard time. The House voted 55 to 37 in favor of sending House Bill 1259 to the Senate. It does not change any time zone lines.

House Bill 1259 would eliminate daylight saving time in North Dakota, instead having the state observe standard time year-round.