Rural North Dakota issues a priority for new group of lawmakers

Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, speaks during a meeting of the rural caucus in the House conference room on Feb. 20, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, speaks during a meeting of the rural caucus in the House conference room on Feb. 20, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

Sen. Janne Myrdal likes to point out that everything North Dakota exports, from energy to food, starts from a gravel road.

That’s why she and other rural lawmakers banded together this session to share information on how they can better serve their communities.

The rural caucus, about 50 lawmakers from both chambers, amounting up to about a third of the total legislators, try to meet at least once a…