It’s not very often we get a nuanced picture of life in Western North Dakota from our bigger media outlets. This article from Jennifer Brooks and the Star Tribune is an exception to the rule. It is worth reading. [...]Read More... from[...]
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MHS Principal Chosen as Principal of the Year
Minot High-Magic City Campus head principal Scott Faul has been chosen as North Dakota’s secondary school principal of the year. Full story from KX News. [...]Read More... from MHS Principal Chosen as Principal of the Year
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Landowner Group Happy With Legislature
Leadership of the Northwest Landowners Association is pleased with the progress made in the 2015 legislative session. Several bills related to oil industry and pipelines were passed that will positively affect landowners. KX News has the full story. [...]Read More... from Landowner[...]
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Bismarck, Mandan Improve Water Parks and Pools
Bismarck and Mandan Park District’s are making improvements to their recreational water facilities. Full story from the Bismarck Tribune. [...]Read More... from Bismarck, Mandan Improve Water Parks and Pools
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Republicans Propose Removing Oil Price Trigger in Exchange for Lower Rate
Republican legislators proposed a late-session bill that would remove the oil-tax price triggers from oil production tax equation in exchange for a slightly lower overall tax rate. Details from Mike Nowatzki. [...]Read More... from Republicans Propose Removing Oil Price Trigger in Exchange[...]
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House Does End-Run Around the Senate To Pass Income Tax Cuts Anyway
We all know the world of politics is as much gamesmanship and savvy as it is issues and idealism. Want a peek at how it really works? Rob Port at Say Anything Blog provides the back-story and context surrounding the ND House’s[...]
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Dalrymple Signs Bill Establishing State Grant Program for Early Childhood Education
— Official News Release, Governor Dalrymple — Gov. Jack Dalrymple today signed into law Senate Bill 2151, establishing a state grant program for early childhood education. The bill provides $3 million in state grants to certified pre-kindergarten programs that serve low-income children.[...]
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Hoeven: Canadian Pacific Railway Commits to Keeping Key Crossing in Enderlin Open
Enderlin, a small town in SE North Dakota took on Canadian Pacific in a short-lived federal lawsuit last fall, the issue — trains sitting in town blocking crossings. The suit was quickly dropped, but it appears a compromise has been reached after[...]
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Manitoba Flood Forecast Misses Mark, Costs Farmers
Flood forecasting is tricky business, and farmers in Manitoba will pay the price for a missed forecast this year. Get the full story on the unanticipated larger flows into the upper Assiniboine river from the Winnipeg Free Press. [...]Read More... from Manitoba[...]
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McKenzie County Well Sets Initial Production Record
Bakken oil wells typically have high initial production and then gradually decline over time, but information that has recently become public shows a well in McKenzie county has set a record for initial production at 7,824 barrels per day. [...]Read More... from[...]
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Solar Power will Soon be as Cheap as Coal
Improvements in the underlying technology and manufacturing efficiencies are driving the price of solar energy down towards the competitive realms. [...]Read More... from Solar Power will Soon be as Cheap as Coal
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Highway Patrol Nabs Driver with 6 Pounds of Marijuana Near Minot
— Official News Release, ND Highway Patrol — On Tuesday, a trooper performed a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling west of Minot near Burlington on U.S. Highway 2. During the course of the stop, a search of the vehicle was conducted,[...]
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Hoeven: EIA Finds Crude Oil Exports Will Lower Fuel Prices
The U.S. has a law that does not allow oil producers to export their product abroad, but it’s a holdover from a period when we were less energy independent. Now, the Energy Information Administration has found that allowing exports would boost prices[...]
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Use Of E-Cigarettes Triples Among U.S. Teens
Even as the use of traditional cigarettes and most other tobacco products dipped or stayed the same from 2013 to 2014, the use of e-cigarettes climbed among students in high school and middle school. [...]Read More... from Use Of E-Cigarettes Triples Among[...]
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No Confidence Meeting At UND Gets Ugly
A Thursday night meeting by the UND student government got heated as the student senate heard from administrators, students, and others as they considered a vote of no confidence in UND President Robert Kelly. [...]Read More... from No Confidence Meeting At UND[...]
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Former University System Lawyer Alleges Problematic Behavior
Rob Port at Say Anything Blog has the story on a former university system employee who has chosen to go public with some disturbing allegations. Follow the link below for the full story. [...]Read More... from Former University System Lawyer Alleges Problematic[...]