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    November 14, 2017
    Tax code books sit on a table as the House Ways and Means Committee begins markup of the GOP tax bill on Nov. 6, 2017. Andrew Harrer / Bloomberg News
    Proposed elimination of tax deduction worries ND county association
    BISMARCK — A group representing North Dakota county governments is urging against cutting a popular tax deduction as congressional lawmakers...
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 14, 2017 - 6:44pm
    Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., reviews details of an omnibus budget plan passed by Congress during a 2014 meeting. Eric Hylden / Forum News Service
    Hoeven says Moore should drop out of race, but declines to 'speculate' on potential expulsion
    BISMARCK — Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore should bow out of the race amid mounting accusations of sexual misconduct, Sen....
    news/government-and-politicsNovember 14, 2017 - 4:29pm
    November 9, 2017
    Hoeven introduces lot purchase bill for Jamestown Reservoir
    U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., introduced legislation this week that would let cabin owners on Jamestown Reservoir buy the lots on which their cabins sit from the federal government. The legislation would also transfer all remaining U.S. Bureau of Reclamation lands around the reservoir...
    newsNovember 9, 2017 - 10:12pm
    October 26, 2017
    President Trump walks past reporters on Wednesday before his announcement on opioids. Bill O'Leary / Washington Post
    Trump praised for discussing opioids, criticized for not providing money
    WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump pledges a major campaign to fight unneeded opioid painkiller use, but it is not clear how his declaring...
    newsOctober 26, 2017 - 5:19pm
    October 25, 2017
    U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks in Las Vegas City Hall following a Unity Prayer Walk in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., October 7, 2017. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus
    Hoeven, Burgum to join Pence for Minot address
    BISMARCK — North Dakota's governor and senior senator will join Vice President Mike Pence when he visits Minot Air Force Base Friday, Oct....
    newsOctober 25, 2017 - 4:37pm
    October 10, 2017
    Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D.
    Leaders divided on Trump after Korea tweets, rift with senator
    GRAND FORKS — Mounting tensions with North Korea, a rupture with a top Republican senator and warnings of World War III have left North...
    newsOctober 10, 2017 - 7:52pm
    October 9, 2017
    The Great River Energy Coal Creek Station coal plant near the Falkirk mine outside of Underwood, N.D., is the largest power plant in North Dakota Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
    ND officials happy with rollback of EPA's carbon emissions rule
    BISMARCK—North Dakota officials welcomed news Monday, Oct. 9, that the Trump administration would repeal a rule restricting greenhouse...
    newsOctober 9, 2017 - 6:53pm
    October 4, 2017
    Federal agency proposes delaying methane rule
    BISMARCK—The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is proposing to delay a rule on methane emissions until January 2019, members of North Dakota's...
    news/government-and-politicsOctober 4, 2017 - 8:39pm
    North Dakotan congressional delegates vow to learn more about 'bump stocks'
    BISMARCK — As members of Congress scrutinize a firearm accessory found at the scene of the Las Vegas massacre, North Dakota's senators said they wanted to learn more about the devices Wednesday, Oct. 4. A "bump stock" is a legal accessory that uses a gun's recoil to accelerate...
    newsOctober 4, 2017 - 6:31pm
    October 3, 2017
    From left to right: Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND), Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-ND). Special to The Forum.
    Here's how much money ND candidates have received from gun rights lobbyists
    FARGO - Here is a breakdown of how much money North Dakota political candidates received from gun rights lobbyist groups for the 2014 and 2016...
    newsOctober 3, 2017 - 3:26pm
    September 26, 2017
    Ryan Taylor, one of the advocates in a coalition of groups opposed to the Cassidy-Graham GOP health care bill, speaks at a news conference Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in Fargo. Representatives from AARP, North Dakota Farmers Unioin, North Dakota AFL-CIO and the North Dakota Women's Network urged defeat of the bill, which was withdrawn. Patrick Springer / Forum News Service
    Advocates: GOP health plan would hurt North Dakota's most vulnerable
    FARGO — Advocates representing a coalition of groups opposed to the latest Republican plan to overhaul the Affordable Care Act said the...
    newsSeptember 26, 2017 - 9:50pm
    September 24, 2017
    A Global Hawk watches over the gathered crowd of airmen and local dignitaries gathered to watch a Thursday, June 15, 2017, realignment ceremony -- transferring the command structure for many personnel on Grand Forks Air Force Base -- from Air Mobility Command to Air Combat Command. Sam Easter / Forum News Service
    Threat of Grand Forks air base closing off the table for now
    GRAND FORKS—Grand Forks Air Force Base appears to be safe from another round of base reviews after the process was left out of recent legislation....
    newsSeptember 24, 2017 - 8:51am
    September 21, 2017
    Port: Podcast: Hoeven accuses Heitkamp of “scare tactics” on Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill
    Senator John Hoeven joined me on my radio show today to talk about healthcare reform. The Senator has indicated support for the latest version...
    opinionSeptember 21, 2017 - 3:07pm
    September 20, 2017
    Portrait of Governor Doug Burgum
    Burgum signals support for Republican health care effort
    BISMARCK—Gov. Doug Burgum signaled support for the latest Republican health care reform effort this week. A letter Burgum signed with 14...
    news/government-and-politicsSeptember 20, 2017 - 9:32am
    September 18, 2017
    Senators John Hoeven and Heidi Heitkamp listen to Drayton resident and business owner Pete Anderson voice concerns of flood insurance costs being a burden on the elderly and business owners during Thursday's public form, February 23, 2017 in Drayton, N.D. Jesse Trelstad / Forum News Service
    Hoeven 'supportive' of new health care bill, Heitkamp critical
    BISMARCK — The latest health care reform effort from congressional Republicans is again causing a split between North Dakota's senators....
    newsSeptember 18, 2017 - 6:51pm
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