North Dakota’s [spring light goose conservation order](https://gf.nd.gov/hunting/light-geese) opens Feb. 15 and continues through May 11. Residents must have a 2024-25 (valid through March 31) or 2025-26 (required April 1) combination license; or a small game, and general game and habitat license. Resident youth under[...]
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Citing need for business mindset, Iowa Gov. Reynolds establishes government efficiency task force
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has launched a new task force, named Iowa DOGE, aimed at making state government more efficient. This initiative is inspired by the federal Department of Government Efficiency and will be led by Emily Schmitt from Sukup Manufacturing. The[...]
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants to set a high bar for local tax increases
In Dallas, Governor Greg Abbott is advocating for a significant shift in Texas’ approach to property taxes, suggesting that local governments need voter approval from a two-thirds majority before any tax hikes. While Abbott emphasizes giving power to the people, many city[...]
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Roger Maris’ 1961 Yankees jersey could fetch up to $1 million at auction
A Roger Maris jersey from his historic 1961 season is generating significant buzz, with estimates reaching up to $1 million as it heads to auction. Maris famously hit 61 home runs that year, breaking Babe Ruth’s long-standing record. This particular jersey is[...]
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New round of U.S. tariffs threaten Saskatchewan steel exports
The U.S. is once again threatening tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, with a 25 percent levy set to take effect Monday. Saskatchewan exported $413 million worth of these metals to the U.S. last year, making the province a key player in[...]
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Two Bills Vie For Financial Support for Mental Health Treatment Investment; One Includes Building a New State Hospital in Jamestown
North Dakota is taking a major step toward addressing its mental health crisis with plans for a new $300 million State Hospital in Jamestown. Lawmakers are finalizing designs for a modern, more efficient facility that adds much-needed psychiatric beds without requiring additional[...]
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California cities launch nation’s first public hydrogen utility
A new player in California’s hydrogen landscape is gaining traction. First Public Hydrogen (FPH2), launched by the cities of Lancaster and Industry, is in the process of selecting suppliers as it aims to secure 20,000 tons of clean hydrogen by July. While[...]
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In Verse: DEI Lunch
Paul Simon–So Beautiful or So What(title song) In Honor of Elon Aloneand RFK–Health to the Bone I’m having a DEI lunch:a bagel munster and yellow mustard sandwichbolstered with a chicken gumboturkey sausage okra and veggie broth soupfollowed by a rainbow sprinkledchocolate covered[...]
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Minot Fire Department Rescues Occupant from Mobile Home Fire
The Minot Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire at 500 30th Ave. NW early this morning at approximately 5 a.m. While en route, Minot Central Dispatch informed responding crews that an occupant was still inside the home and unable to[...]
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On This Day | Wednesday, February 12th
On this day in 1909, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded by a group of activists, including W.E.B. Du Bois and Ida B. Wells, to fight for civil rights and combat racial discrimination in the United[...]
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On This Day | Lincoln’s Voice
I have never studied the art of paying compliments to women. But I must say, that if all that has been said by orators and poets since the creation of the world in praise [...]Read More... from On This Day | Lincoln’s[...]
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On This Day | Minot Stores Adopt War Time
In the span of 25 years war time or daylight saving, as it was originally called, has risen from a state of “disgust, deception and confusion”—so classified in Britain’s house of commons when it [...]Read More... from On This Day | Minot[...]
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On This Day | Doing Their Part
The Lazarus brothers are most certainly doing their share in the conflict in which we are engaged. Two other sons of Mr. Lazarus had previously joined the army. They are Andy and Francis Lazarus. [...]Read More... from On This Day | Doing[...]
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On This Day | More Heads Leads to More Bureaus
The president’s idea of streamlining war effort runs counter to all that business has learned in the past centuries. More heads are bound to come with more bureaus. [...]Read More... from On This Day | More Heads Leads to More Bureaus
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Trump administration targets Education Department research arm in latest cuts
President Trump is pulling the plug on a research arm within the Department of Education, leaving educators and policymakers in the dark. The Institute of Education Sciences (IES), which has long provided data on student achievement and best teaching practices, is seeing[...]
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Free school meals bill advances in North Dakota legislative committee
North Dakota lawmakers are weighing how to fund free school meals, but the debate isn’t about whether to provide them—it’s about where the money should come from. A legislative committee backed using $140 million from the state’s general fund rather than tapping[...]