Natural gas is a byproduct of North Dakota oil production, and that invites the question — what should we do with it. Currently, a lot of gas is being flared because the infrastructure to collect, store, and use the product is still being built. But what if we had uses for the product right here
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One of Minnesota and North Dakota’s biggest energy suppliers is on the record with its plan to go greener. Xcel energy announced it will be ending dependence on coal in the Upper Midwest by the end of the next decade. Get the full story from the Bismarck Tribune.
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Bismarck’s Main Avenue will be transitioned down from 4-lanes to 3-lanes. It’s a project under the emerging practice in engineering known as ‘road diets’. It’s about making roads as friendly to bikes and pedestrians as they are to cars and trucks; there’s also less to maintain. Cheryl McCormack with the Bismarck Tribune has the full
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Should we be able to sell food we make in our own kitchen? Over the past two legislative sessions, passionate supporters successfully pushed back against regulations and won more freedom on this front, but the tug of war between state health officials and food freedom advocates continues. Jack Dura with the Bismarck Tribune has the
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By the time the next legislative session roles around, we’ll have a new and improved entrance to our Capitol. Jack Dura with the Bismarck Tribune has the full story on the makeover planned for the South entrance of Bismarck’s landmark building.
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The Bismarck City Commission has requested City staff draft ordinance language that would move the City to releasing population-quota liquor licenses based on the annual census estimate rather than the 10-year census. Here’s the quote from City Commissioner Shawn Oban: “I think if there’s an appetite for increasing competition and allowing more folks to get
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Washington state has a new law; crude oil imported through and to refineries in the state will need to be shipped at a vapor pressure level far lower than what North Dakota requires — if amounts exceed current levels or new facilities are built. In other words, the roughly 150,000 barrels per day headed West
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Have you observed a movie in the making? For the big Hollywood films, it’s quite a production. Imagine moving a small town’s amount of people to a new location for a couple months. They need food, housing, occasional entertainment. In other words, if your town can land a movie production, it’s quite the economic boon.
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How closely should we protect our historical buildings and neighborhoods? Should they be placed under a glass dome and preserved forever or should they be allowed to evolve in some circumstances? And how do we balance these interest against common interests like property tax rights and increasing property tax revenue? In Bismarck, they’re wrestling with
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Last fall, the Bismarck City Commission approved a rate structure that priced water at higher rates the more a user used. From the Bismarck Tribune article linked here, this is how it works: A single-family household that uses 24 units of water per month, for example, would pay $1.42 per unit for the first 4
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Darryl LaCounte, a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, has been appointed Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Mr. LaCounte has been acting in that role for the past year. The Bismarck Tribune has more on the story.
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When we think about North Dakota’s environment, most of us are pretty proud. But when it comes to air quality, our self-inflated perspective may be full of contaminated air — especially when the Western fires are burning. Get the full story from the Bismarck Tribune.
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What makes a waterway or lake navigable? That’s a question that the legislature wants reviewed. Much of these determinations go back to how the rivers and lakes were used at the time North Dakota become a state, but more than 100 years later, the question may have costly implications. Amy Dalrymple has the full story;
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After the pay-freeze of the last biennium, salaries for state employees have been a big topic for the legislature this session. Among the topics under discussion, attempting to equalize salaries for top elected positions. John Hageman has the story on the debate that may see one elected official get a proportionally bigger raise in the
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The transition from a reservation school — where administrators and teachers are more attuned to the particular challenges of native students — to a city school can be daunting. And in Bismarck, where native students make up ~9% of the enrollment, the School District is making an investment in helping these transitions and other challenges
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First, 21 of 47 Senators stood to speak on the question. In the end, 34 voted to support funding the operation of the library from various sources including authorization of a $35 million loan from the Bank of North Dakota. Jack Dura with the Bismarck Tribune has the story on the vote that paves the
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