POLITICS
THE WEST WING 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 Rural Reflections Radio
Here is this week's Rural Reflections Radio program, Bullitt...
Posted on 5/10/13 at 10:39 AM
GREATER GRAND FORKS YOUNG PROFESSIONALS 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
THE DULLUM FILE 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
NEW PLATEAUS In the Not-Now
What does it say about Americans that the public is already starting to talk about candidates for president for 2016? Eckhart Tolle wrote in his book The Power of Now that mankind is threatened by ou...
Posted on 2/18/13 at 11:27 AM
Minnesota advanced-practice nurses lobby to remove barrier 
Nurses at the top level of their profession can do many of the same things doctors do: diagnose illness, manage treatment, prescribe medications, order tests.
By John Lundy , May 06, 2013
Obama dares college graduates to reject cynical voices
A year to the day after kicking off his victorious re-election campaign on this college campus, President Barack Obama returned to Ohio State University and told graduates that only through vigorous participation in their democracy can they right an ill-functioning government and break through relentless cynicism about the nation's future.
By Josh Lederman , May 05, 2013
Tax relief tops $850 million as N.D. Legislature wraps up in wee hours
North Dakota legislators wrapped up their work after 4 a.m. today, setting a record for the longest session in modern history and approving an unprecedented $850 million-plus in property tax relief.
By Amy Dalrymple , May 04, 2013
Minnesota Capitol Chatter: Unionization measure on track for passage
An effort to allow child care workers and personal care assistants to join unions appears on the verge of a partisan victory.
By Don Davis , May 04, 2013
DFL swing vote on gay marriage to support bill in Minnesota
A freshman Democratic state representative from a socially conservative district said Friday that he'd support the bill to legalize gay marriage in Minnesota, a key pickup for supporters as votes on the issue get closer at the Capitol.
By Patrick Condon , May 03, 2013
N.D. Legislature: K-12, college budgets still awaiting action on the last day
After starting the day with the House defeating a bill that would have increased funding for K-12 schools and provided about $714 million in property tax relief, the final day of the North Dakota Legislature is dragging on.
By Forum News Service , May 03, 2013
N.D. House kills K-12 funding, property tax relief bill on second try
Reversing a vote from Thursday, House lawmakers today defeated Gov. Jack Dalrymple’s proposal to increase state aid to K-12 school districts while providing about $714 million in property tax relief.
By TJ Jerke , May 03, 2013
80-day North Dakota Legislature marks record
North Dakota's Legislature has marked its longest session in modern state history. Friday is Day 80. That eclipses the 2009 session when lawmakers met for 79 days.
By Associated Press , May 03, 2013
Medical marijuana bill outlined in Minnesota, but debate waits
Supporters of legalizing marijuana for medical use put their plan forward at Minnesota's Capitol on Thursday even though the major debate will wait until next year.
By Brian Bakst , May 02, 2013
ND Legislature approves $1.1 billion oil-impact measure
Lawmakers agreed Thursday to provide more than $1.1 billion in state aid to help western North Dakota communities deal with exploding energy development in the region.
By James MacPherson , May 02, 2013
Minnesota lawmaker pay plan rests with joint panel
A pay raise plan for Minnesota elected officials is a key point of difference as a House-Senate panel begins negotiations on a state agency budget bill.
By Associated Press , May 02, 2013
Sunday liquor sales plan fails again in Minnesota
Another year, another defeat for Sunday liquor sales. The Minnesota House voted 106-21 Wednesday to retain state law forbidding Sunday liquor store hours. The issue
By Don Davis , May 02, 2013
OUR OPINION: Slam the gate on ‘crossing the border’ fee
Put simply, we’re going to make it easier to conduct the trade and travel that creates jobs, and we’re going to make it harder for those who would do us harm and threaten our security.”
By Tom Dennis , May 02, 2013
Iowa Senate panel to review ethics complaint involving Bachmann's campaign
An Iowa Senate ethics panel has voted to appoint a special investigator to review charges that a state senator took payments from a presidential campaign.
By Catherine Lucey , May 01, 2013
Senate backs Minnesota tuition for immigrants' kids
The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill that extends in-state public college tuition rates to children of people who are not in the country legally.
By Patrick Condon , May 01, 2013
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