POLITICS
House Dems on track for vote on $940 billion health bill
House Democrats are pushing to the brink of passage a landmark, $940 billion health care overhaul bill that would simultaneously deliver on President Barack Obama’s promise to expand coverage while slashing the deficit, a strategy aimed at winning over the party’s fiscal conservatives.
By Erica Werner , March 18, 2010
Minnesota House committee defeats porn-free hotel bill
The legislation would prevent state workers from booking rooms at in-state hotels or meeting facilities where customers can order pornographic films, specifically those that link sex with violence. Adult movies on cable channels would be OK.By Associated Press , March 17, 2010
Bill would allow families to care for their dead
The bill allows families to preserve a body with dry ice instead of embalming it. Dr. Michael Osterholm, a former state epidemiologist, said bodies are not a health problem, and dry ice should control odor.By Don Davis , March 17, 2010
Stenehjem, Goehring will run for re-election
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring both plan to run for re-election this year, the North Dakota Republican Party announced Wednesday.
March 17, 2010
Clinic: Woman championed by Obama eligible for aid
A woman championed as the Obama administration's emblem for health care reform does not have to choose between her home and her health, according to officials at the Ohio hospital where she is being treated.
By Meghan Barr , March 17, 2010
AP FACT CHECK: Premiums would rise under Obama plan
But if cost controls work, annual increases would level off with time, new fed tax credits would help cover the cost, experts sayThe premium reduction of 14 percent to 20 percent that President Obama cites would apply only to a portion of the people buying coverage on their own — those who decide they want to keep the skimpier kinds of policies available today.
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar , March 17, 2010
Bernell Bachmeier announces bid for North Dakota House
Grand Forks resident and retired registered nurse Bernell Bachmeier is seeking the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party’s nomination for the state House of Representatives, she announced Tuesday.March 16, 2010
Author and activist Paul Begala to speak at N.D. Democratic convention
Author and Democratic activist Paul Begala will be the keynote speaker at the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party state convention in Fargo, party officials announced Tuesday.
March 16, 2010
Rick Berg's campaign manager resigns after admitting lying about e-mail database
Paul Sorenson resigned Monday as campaign chairman for state Rep. Rick Berg, a Fargo Republican who is seeking the party’s endorsement to run for the U.S. House, after Sorenson admitted he misled Berg about an e-mail database.
By Chuck Haga , March 15, 2010
John Edwards' mistress didn't want him to run for president
John Edwards' mistress Rielle Hunter didn't want him to run for president and considered it "reckless" for him to stay in the race after his wife's cancer returned, she said in an interview released today.
By Associated Press , March 15, 2010
Sorum discusses Senate bid, competition with Hoeven
Fargo architect Paul Sorum wants to bring his conservative principles to the U.S. Senate, he told the Herald in an interview that also discussed his competition with Gov. John Hoeven for the Republican nomination.
March 14, 2010
Hoeven talks Senate race, being a Republican in Herald interview
The three-term governor said he would bring a focus on economic development to D.C.Gov. John Hoeven decided to run for the U.S. Senate weeks before Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., announced he would not seek re-election, Hoeven told the Herald in an interview that ranged from his membership in the Republican Party to his goals if elected.
March 14, 2010
GOP questions Berg’s list use
Republican U.S. House candidate Rick Berg improperly used a closely guarded e-mail list of GOP supporters to promote himself over GOP rivals in a contest to unseat Democrat Earl Pomeroy, the state party chairman said.
By Dale Wetzel , March 13, 2010
Pawlenty to speak at N.D. GOP state convention
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will be a keynote speaker during the North Dakota Republican Party state convention March 19-21, the party announced today.
March 12, 2010
Palin to host Bachmann fundraiser in Minneapolis 
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is hosting a Minneapolis fundraiser for Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann’s reelection effort.
By Associated Press , March 11, 2010
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OUR VOICES Getting help from the Herald's new intern
Earlier today, I gave an hour's worth of mentorly advice to Herald intern Kaitlin Ring. Perhaps
Is 2010 like 1994?
Stafford (center)
Rick Stafford remembers 1994, when Republicans kicked Democrats out of congressional control, and with Tuesday's Massachusetts GOP upset he sees some similarities th
OUR VOICES Music and politics (and copyrights)
During the buildup to the November election, there was a fair amount of controversy when politicians used music without the permission of the songwriters or original artists (Heart had a public gripe against Sarah Palin walking onstage at appearances while "Barracuda" blasted over lou
Posted by: Ryan Johnson on Jul 21, 2009 at 2:57 PM | Valley SoundWinners, losers hold different views
In politics, it is all about winning. Take, for instance, Al Franken's razor-thin victory over Norm Coleman in the Minnesota U.S. Senate race. The day after the state Supreme Court ruled in Franken's favor, making him Minnesota's newest senator, Brian Melendez, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party ch
Posted by: Don Davis on Jul 3, 2009 at 1:47 PM | Capitol ChatterGOP candidate announcements start
An onslaught of Republican governor candidate announcements begins in the next few days. State Rep. Marty Seifert of Marshall visits 14 cities on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to formally announce he will run. He just left the House minority leader job to seek the governor's position. State Sen.
Posted by: Don Davis on Jul 3, 2009 at 9:49 AM | Capitol ChatterPoliticians fight for money
Gov. Tim Pawlenty's unilateral spending cuts, designed to balance Minnesota's budget, affect the poor seeking health care, cities and counties that will lose some state aid and countless others. But the governor reported one complaint overshadows all others he has heard. It does not come from the p
Posted by: Don Davis on Jun 20, 2009 at 8:46 AM | Capitol ChatterPawlenty revamps campaign site
Tim Pawlenty has not said whether he plans to seek a third term, but it might appear that way because Minnesota's Republican governor is rolling out improvements to his campaign Web site. A Pawlenty video welcomes people and a form next to the video box asks visitors to "join the team." I
Posted by: Don Davis on Apr 22, 2009 at 12:57 PM | Capitol ChatterOUR VOICES ND Senator Dorgan featured in Newsweek
For those of you out there wondering why no one saw the collapse of our financial system coming long before AIG, the flood of foreclosures and government bailouts, apparently someone did. But no one would listen. North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan foresaw some of the b
Posted by: Prairie Business on Apr 6, 2009 at 12:11 PM | Prairie Pulse — a blog with Prairie Business editor Ryan Schuster
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