The energy revolution we’ve been privileged to embrace over the past almost-ten years has been nothing short of remarkable. Western North Dakota has been transformed from poor to wealthy, from surviving to thriving, from a national after thought… to national and even world relevance. We are the standard bearer for creating a friendly, energy-development environment
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The farm will include 43 turbines and produce an estimated 107.5 megawatts of power.
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Gerald VandeWalle was elected to a fifth five-year term as the Chief Justice of the N.D. Supreme Court. VandeWalle was first elected to the court in 1978.
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Representative Scott Louser will introduce the income tax bill in the up coming session.
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The Common Core education standards are a hot button issue, and we’re going to get a taste of the debate during the upcoming legislative session. Get a good preliminary overview of the issue and some of the players in this piece from The Forum News Service.
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Data management and security is a big deal, and the North Dakota University System won’t be content with anything less than top-notch performance. N.D.U.S. is looking for a technology partner to help improve the new Grand Forks facility.
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North Dakota leadership has come out strongly against the EPA’s proposed Waters of the U.S. regulations. On Saturday, Senator Hoeven spoke to the North Dakota Farm Bureau on his work to marginalize the regulations including the following specifics: Defund the the implementation of the regulation through legislation. Prevent the implementation of the regulation in the first place.
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Dickinson is working to revive and rebuild the 17 mile Crooked Crane Trail system around Patterson Lake.
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Bonnie Campo talks with Jim Redding of the North Dakota Department of Transportation on the increase of traffic in the state and how we’re dealing with it.
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The big story of 2014 Election in North Dakota was the ballot initiatives. Here are the results. Measure 1. Life Begins at Conception added to the State Constitution. DEFEATED. No: ~64% (160,728) Yes: ~36% (89,888) Measure 2. Prohibit mortgage taxes and taxes on transfer of mortgage or real estate. WINS. Yes: ~76% (187,641) No: ~24% (60,241) Measure
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The State Historical Society has submitted a $3.5 million budget request to Governor Dalrymple with the purposing of stabilizing the shoreline and protecting the native america historic site 7 miles north of Bismarck.
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It was a big day in Bismarck with the celebration of North Dakota’s 125th birthday, and to help celebrate we also had the grand opening of the newly renovated heritage center.
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By the end of the year the committee responsible for the task will submit a action plan and likely several nickname ideas to UND President Robert Kelley.
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