POLITICS
'Buttcrack' billboard concerns Duluth couple
A Duluth couple wrote an e-mail to Mayor Don Ness and the City Council on Wednesday, urging them to create an ordinance that would ban indecent billboards like the one along Arrowhead Road between S...
Posted on 6/14/13 at 12:01 AM
Weekly Memo 5-17-13
Each Weekly Memo to the City Council and the agenda packet is also provided on the City Council web page. WEEKLY UPDATE: Labor Update There are two labor agreements on next weeks Council agenda. Tha...
Posted on 5/20/13 at 2:08 PM
Rural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Radio program, Bullitt...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 10:39 AM
Meet Kylie Oversen!
I moved to Grand Forks to attend UND and have been here for six years now. I love the University and the Greater Grand Forks community. Coming from a town of less than 1000, I love that its a bigger c...
Posted on 4/19/13 at 2:43 PM
Senator Heitkamp on News @5
Senator Heidi Heitkamp joins us this evening on WDAZ News @5....
Posted on 2/21/13 at 12:24 PM
ND judge allows new complaint to abortion lawsuit
A North Dakota judge ruled today that he will allow a new lawsuit onto a challenge of a 2011 abortion law that he already has called unconstitutional.By Associated Press , June 19, 2013
Mayors take victory lap on Minnesota local aid bump
Mayors from around Minnesota say they'll be able to maintain their fire and police staffing, be able to tackle backlogs of local road projects and pay down debt thanks to an $80 million bump in state aid to cities.By Associated Press , June 19, 2013
Poll indicates Dayton's approval rating is up
A newspaper's poll published Wednesday shows strong support for Gov. Mark Dayton with more than half of Minnesotans surveyed happy with his performance.By Associated Press , June 19, 2013
Peterson urges compromise on farm bill
As the House began debate on its version of a new five-year farm bill, the dean of Minnesota's congressional delegation urged colleagues to pass it.By Associated Press , June 19, 2013
Michael Manias, East Grand Forks, N.D. letter: One word can save taxpayers $200 million: Skype
Michael Manias of East Grand Forks writes in about President Obama's travel expenses.By Michael Manias , June 19, 2013
OUR OPINION: House Farm Bill needs conservation provisions
By Tom Dennis , June 19, 2013
‘Equal parenting’ petition OK’d
The petition for an “equal parental rights” initiated measure has been approved by North Dakota Secretary of State Al Jaeger, his office said Tuesday.By Herald Staff Report , June 18, 2013
10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about WednesdayBy Associated Press , June 18, 2013
House passes far-reaching anti-abortion bill
By Jim Abrams , June 18, 2013
CBO: 8 million to gain legal status in Senate bill
About 8 million immigrants living unlawfully in the United States would gain legal status under sweeping legislation moving toward a vote in the Senate, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, adding the bill would push federal deficits lower in each of the next two decades.By David Espo and Erica Werner , June 18, 2013
IRS worker: No political bias against tea party
An Internal Revenue Service manager and self-described conservative Republican said the close scrutiny of tea party groups' tax forms originated in his Cincinnati IRS office and not in Washington, according to a full transcript of his interview by congressional investigators released Tuesday.By Alan Fram , June 18, 2013
US, Taliban to start talks on ending Afghan war
By Patrick Quinn , June 18, 2013
Lobbyists tally costs of 2013 Minnesota session
Minnesota business and labor union organizations were among the heaviest spenders on lobbying during the first five months of 2013, which coincided with the Legislature's annual session, according to financial reports made public Tuesday.By Associated Press , June 18, 2013
N.D. general fund revenue beats forecast by $1.6 billion
Revenue streaming into North Dakota’s general fund has surpassed the state’s forecast by $1.6 billion with one month left to go in the two-year budget cycle, state Budget Director Pam Sharp reported Tuesday, prompting one lawmaker to ask, “How can we be that far off?”By Mike Nowatzki , June 18, 2013
Minnesota poll shows support for tax hikes
A new poll of Minnesotans found broad support for the tax hikes on wealthy residents and cigarette smokers that Gov. Mark Dayton and the Democratic Legislature approved last month.By Associated Press , June 18, 2013
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