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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Update: Education debate about more spending, better economy
By Don Davis A debate about education funding goes beyond helping individual students: There is widespread agreement that a better education system would help the economy. However, there is less agree...
Posted on 4/23/13 at 9:48 PM
NEW PLATEAUS Give and Take
In this season of giving, here are two counter-intuitive truths about how Internet music piracy and product knock-offs benefit the original creators. #1: In November, TechNewsDaily published a story ...
Posted on 12/27/12 at 10:48 AM
STAFF BLOG NIE ROCKS! The Fiscal Cliff
What is the fiscal cliff? It is a term first used by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to describe the impact on the economy of about $502 billion in expiring tax cuts and spending reductions, bot...
Posted on 12/5/12 at 3:11 PM
COBBERS ON THE BRAIN Obesity: The Rising Epidemic
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention website, . There has been an increase in obesity in the United States and rates remain high. More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7...
Posted on 11/25/12 at 4:20 PM
IT'S SIMPLY GRAND! Black Friday shopping and Thanksgiving dining hours in Greater Grand Forks
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Posted on 11/19/12 at 12:46 PM
PAUL KRUGMAN: Bond bubble? Stock bubble? Probably not
There’s a lot of bubble talk out there right now. Much of it is about an alleged bond bubble that is supposedly keeping bond prices unrealistically high and interest rates unrealistically low.
By Paul Krugman , May 12, 2013
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Jobless claims fall to lowest level in almost five-and-half years 
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless aid fell last week to its lowest level in nearly 5½ years, signaling labor market resilience in the face of fiscal austerity.
By Lucia Mutikani , May 09, 2013
Rural Minnesotans less optimistic about jobs, economy
Rural Minnesotans are less optimistic about the economy than people in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, according to a new study by the Blandin Foundation.
By Tom Robertson , May 08, 2013
RYAN BAKKEN: Plenty of room to enjoy
Here’s a proposed new North Dakotan slogan: “We have elbow room.” That’s something clearly lacking for Rhode Island residents, who recently were revealed in a national poll to experience the least enjoyment of any state. Rhode Islanders also ranked second — behind only West Virginia and its coal miners — for being stressed out.
By Ryan Bakken , May 05, 2013
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Heidi Heitkamp: Poverty exists amid plenty in North Dakota
A day doesn’t go by without someone asking me about North Dakota’s economic success. Because of the energy boom and the hard work of people across the state, our unemployment rate is the lowest in the nation, and our tax revenue is hitting record highs.
By Heidi Heitkamp , May 04, 2013
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Obama: US, Latin America must strengthen economies
President Barack Obama came to Latin America eager to move the region's relationship with the U.S. beyond fighting drugs and organized crime, yet the pervasive problems still trailed him throughout his three-day trip to Mexico and Costa Rica.
By Julie Pace , May 03, 2013
Study: State ranked No. 1 in economic performance; Minnesota 15th
North Dakota took the top ranking in a recently released study of economic performance, showing strength in technology fields in the east as well as energy jobs in the west.
By Robb Jeffries , May 02, 2013
Midwest, Plains economic survey index dips
A monthly economic survey index for nine Midwest and Plains states dropped last month but continues to suggest improving economic growth for the region.
By Associated Press , May 01, 2013
Brighter view on jobs and pay lifts U.S. confidence
Americans are more optimistic the job market is healing and will deliver higher pay later this year.
By Christopher S. Rugaber , April 30, 2013
PAUL KRUGMAN: The debate is over, and the ‘austerians’ lost
Economic debates rarely end with a T.K.O. But the great policy debate of recent years between Keynesians, who advocate sustaining and, indeed, increasing government spending in a depression, and austerians, who demand immediate spending cuts, comes close — at least in the world of ideas.
By Paul Krugman , April 28, 2013
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Stock market rebounds from worst day of the year
Strong housing and earnings reports helped stocks rebound from their worst day of the year. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 157.58 points, or 1.1 percent, on Tuesday, to 14,756.78, winning back more than half of the 265 points it lost a day earlier.
By Steve Rothwell , April 16, 2013
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DOUG LEIER: Hunting, fishing mean big bucks for state economy
Few in the Midwest will question the role of hunting, fishing and trapping when it comes to quality of life. At the same time, most of us are well aware that the money we spend on licenses and other fees directly benefits our activities.
By Doug Leier , April 13, 2013
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JEFF ZIENTS: Obama’s budget would create jobs, cut the deficit
The president’s fiscal year 2014 budget is a concrete plan to create jobs and cut the deficit. We do not need to choose between these two priorities. The president’s balanced, compromise plan proves we can do both.
By Jeff Zients , April 13, 2013
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Obama sends Congress $3.8 trillion spending plan
President Barack Obama is sending Congress a $3.8 trillion spending blueprint that strives to achieve a "grand bargain" to tame runaway deficits. It would raise taxes on the wealthy and trim popular benefit programs including as Social Security and Medicare.
By Martin Crutsinger , April 10, 2013
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