BISMARCK, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – North Dakota District 24 State Representative Dwight Kiefert serves on the Agriculture and Human Services Committees.

Kiefert said in the past session, legislators approved of funding to build a new State Hospital in Jamestown. But he said the leveling of funding appropriated to cover services need to help people in the facility is falling short of expectations.

He’s also concerned about how the state is passing on a portion of the cost to fund Human Services to cities that can’t afford to meet critical needs.

He hopes legislators will vote for the necessary funding to operate Human Services across the state and at the State Hospital during the 2023 Legislative Session. Representative Dwight Kiefert serves on the Human Services and Agriculture Committees in the North Dakota House.