Highlights from the North Dakota Dem-NPL policy platform
The passage came after longer discussion Friday night,
Here's a quick review of the highlights, from the most up-to-date platform information publicly available on Saturday evening.
Minimum wage: "
Internet use: "The Dem-NPL supports broadband equality for all and the reinstatement of a free and open internet through net neutrality."
Money in politics: "
Climate change: "
Health insurance: "
Sexual orientation and gender identity: "The Dem-NPL opposes discrimination in housing, employment and public accommodations based on sexual orientation or gender identity."
Gun Control: The party supports a lengthy list of items, some of which were hotly contested on Friday evening. Those items include stricter background check regulation for private gun sellers and gun shows, an age-21 requirement to purchase a "semi-automatic weapon" and "mandatory certified firearm safety training for any first-time purchaser of a firearm."
Pipeline construction: "
Corporate farming: "The Dem-NPL supports family farms by upholding
Marijuana: "The Dem-NPL supports the legalization, regulation and taxation of cannabis and expungement of non-violent charges."
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