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Senate Bill 2326...don't drink the Kool-Aid!
It is a good thing I don't live in Bismarck. Heaven only knows how much time I would spend at the Capitol frothing at the mouth while trying to convey to legislators the idiocy of some of the things t...
Posted on 2/17/13 at 12:22 PM
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Hoffarth re-appointed to second term on the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education
The North Dakota University System Staff Senate has re-appointed Janice Hoffarth, an administrative assistant in the University of North Dakota Department of Music, to serve as staff advisor to the ...
Posted on 1/18/13 at 5:38 PM
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NDSU provides legislative bill tracking service
The NDSU Information Technology Division has launched an updated version of its web-based system for monitoring bills that are being addressed by the North Dakota Legislature. The Legislative Bill Tr...
Posted on 12/23/10 at 9:42 AM
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Sen Ray Holmberg
Sen Holmberg passed a bill (Senate Bill 2488) in 1993 that would discourage false reports of child abuse in divorce and child custody cases. All court costs would be paid by parent (often the mother) ...
Posted on 7/22/09 at 5:45 AM
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Good news for Stuart, or is it?
The good news: The Associated Press is reporting that the Minnesota Surpreme Court has ruled on who should be declared a winner in its still-in-progress Senate race. That winner is Al Franken, but to ...
Posted on 6/30/09 at 10:30 AM
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Senate farm bill 'a great start'

Better late than never. The federal farm bill jumped another hurdle toward becoming law when the Senate passed a five-year proposal Monday evening that would cost $955 billion over 10 years.

By Betsy Simon , June 12, 2013

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House votes to block study of border-crossing fee

FARGO – A bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday would block a proposal to charge a border-crossing fee for Canadians entering the United States – a fee that one Fargo-Moorhead tourism official said would encourage Canadians who shop here to stay home.

By Mike Nowatzki , June 07, 2013

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Heitkamp bill to tax online sales hits snag in House

GRAND FORKS — The chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee announced Thursday that he did not expect the Senate-passed Marketplace Fairness Act to pass the House, which one advocacy group celebrated as effectively killing the bill that Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., pushed through the Senate last month.

By Chuck Haga , June 07, 2013

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Next 5-year farm bill 'not out of the woods yet'

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The next five-year farm bill is progressing in the House, and representatives could vote on the legislation in the third week of June, Rep. Collin Peterson said Thursday.

By Ryan Johnson , May 31, 2013

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Senate debates farm bill: Limits crop insurance for high-income farmers, reject sugar amendments

WASHINGTON — Working on a new farm bill, the Senate last week defeated an amendment to change the sugar program but limited the crop insurance premium subsidies for high-income farmers before putting off further action on the bill until after a Memorial Day break.

By Jerry Hagstrom , May 29, 2013

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US Senate votes to ban fees for Missouri River water

FARGO — A proposal to charge for water in Missouri River reservoirs would be banned under legislation passed Wednesday by the U.S. Senate. The States’ Water Rights Act, sponsored by Sens. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and John Thune, R-S.D., easily passed the Senate in a voice vote.

By Patrick Springer , May 16, 2013

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US Senate gives green light to ND flood control project

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has authorized the Fargo-Moorhead flood diversion, what proponents call a major milestone for the proposed $1.8 billion project.

By Erik Burgess , May 16, 2013

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House kills K-12 funding, property tax relief bill on second try

BISMARCK -- Reversing a vote from Thursday, House lawmakers today defeated Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s proposal to increase state aid to K-12 school districts while providing about $714 million in property tax relief. Lawmakers spent the first hour of their last legislative day debating House Bill 1319, arguing whether it had the right provisions to provide property tax relief, though the bill’s supporters continually said it was an education funding bill, not a tax relief bill.

By TJ Jerke , May 03, 2013

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Senate to take up farm bill in May

WASHINGTON — Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said Saturday that she plans to hold a markup of a new farm bill in May, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., signaled that he intends to bring it to the Senate floor that same month.

By Jerry Hagstrom , May 03, 2013

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ND Legislature approves $1.1B oil-impact measure

BISMARCK — Lawmakers agreed Thursday to provide more than $1.1 billion in state aid to help western North Dakota communities deal with exploding energy development in the region.

By JAMES MacPHERSON , May 02, 2013

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Merit-based scholarships made more flexible

BISMARCK — High school students will have more flexibility with the state merit-based scholarship under a bill passed Wednesday.

By TJ Jerke , May 02, 2013

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In maiden Senate speech, Heitkamp urges collection of sales tax on Internet purchases

GRAND FORKS — In her maiden speech Tuesday on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., called for the federal government to “level the playing field” and allow states to collect sales taxes on Internet sales.

By Chuck Haga , April 23, 2013

Senate approves resolution to restructure higher ed board

BISMARCK — After a third attempt, Senate lawmakers successfully passed a resolution to let voters decide if the State Board of Higher Education should be removed from the state constitution and be replaced by a full-time, three-member committee.

By TJ Jerke , April 22, 2013

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ND Senate approves $5M grant for tribal colleges

BISMARCK — North Dakota's Senate has approved a measure that would provide $5 million to tribal colleges for job training.

April 19, 2013

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Gun control loses; no expanded background checks

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats scuttled the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades Wednesday, rejecting tighter background checks for buyers and a ban on assault weapons as they spurned pleas from families of victims of last winter’s school massacre in Newtown, Conn.

By Alan Fram and David Espo , April 18, 2013

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