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STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Federal failure costs state
By Don Davis The federal governments failure to agree on how to fix its debt problem could cost Minnesota more than $90 million this year. Early numbers show schools and health programs could be among...
Posted on 4/5/13 at 5:04 PM
4 MY FUTURE: CAREER AND CHARACTER EDUCATION Sequestration: What It Means for CTE...
Within the Grand Forks Public Schools, funding for the Career & Technical Education (CTE) department (which includes the K-12 Career Education program) comes from three sources: 1) local, 2) state...
Posted on 7/24/12 at 2:06 PM
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD NORTH DAKOTA House votes to repeal health care reform, Senate repeal unlikely
By Ryan Schuster Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act, 244-185 today, but the vote is not expected to end the controversy over the legislation anytime ...
Posted on 7/11/12 at 12:29 PM
THE NEW FORTY Unacceptable losses
The suicide rate of active duty military membersis up to about one a day. Whenwe add this to the 18 veteran suicides a day that have been documented overthe past few yearswe should be horrified. One a...
Posted on 6/9/12 at 9:22 PM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS U.S. Sen. John Hoeven speaker at May 7 UND School of Law Commencement
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven of North Dakota will be the featured speaker at the University of North Dakota School of Law spring commencement ceremony at 10 a.m., May 7, in the Chester Fritz Auditorium. ...
Posted on 4/26/11 at 4:43 PM
Congress may allow states to collect online retail taxes 
The U.S. Senate is debating a bill that would to allow states to collect sales taxes from online retailers, a change designed to deliver billions of dollars of lost tax revenues.
By Brett Neely , April 24, 2013
SANDY PAPPAS: Congressional budgeting can help the states
Today is Tax Day. As we race to get our taxes filed, let’s consider what we actually get for our tax dollars.
April 15, 2013
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10 Things to Know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday:
By Associated Press , April 07, 2013
Web site founder announces Minnesota run for Congress
The founder of the CaringBridge Web site says she's running for Congress in Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District.
By Associated Press , April 02, 2013
Analysis: Budget balance is in eye of the beholder
When it comes to budgets, balance is in the eye of the congressional beholder. To House Republicans, it means a balanced budget in a decade, achieved by $4.6 trillion in spending cuts and without any tax increases.
By Dave Espo , March 23, 2013
OUR OPINION: Support bill to put U.S. records online
Before the sun sets on Sunshine Week, March 10-16, take a minute to consider these words from the Sunlight Foundation: “Public equals online.” We’re in the age of the Internet, an age in which it won’t be long before much of the content of the Library of Congress and will be available and searchable online.
By Tom Dennis , March 18, 2013
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U.S. lurches into new budget crisis, spending cuts imminent
The U.S. government stumbled headlong on Friday toward spending cuts that could dampen the economy and curb military readiness, after President Barack Obama and congressional leaders failed to find an alternative budget plan.
By Richard Cowan and Jeff Mason , March 01, 2013
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Gun ban would protect more than 2,200 firearms
Congress' latest crack at a new assault weapons ban would protect more than 2,200 specific firearms, including a semi-automatic rifle that is nearly identical to one of the guns used in the bloodiest shootout in FBI history.
By Eileen Sullivan , February 16, 2013
Resolution would urge Congress to help with Corps issues
Fed up with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, some North Dakota lawmakers and business owners want to take land-right issues to Congress.
By TJ Jerke , January 26, 2013
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OUR OPINION: Good news (gasp!) in D.C.
Readers of Washington tea leaves have grown used to drinking their tea, looking into their Capitol souvenir cups and seeing the leaves there heaped in an ugly mess. But Wednesday’s divination would have yielded a much rarer and more encouraging sign: leaves forming the shape of a shoe, a classic symbol for being on the right path.
By Tom Dennis , January 24, 2013
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Douglas Sczygelski, Grand Forks, ND. letters: Let president budget and Congress override
Letter to editor by Douglas Sczygelski of Grand Forks North Dakota on congress and the Constitution.
January 19, 2013
Capitol Chatter: Nolan may use insider connection on farm bill
Rick Nolan sounds thrilled to sit on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, and he hopes a personal relationship with the House speaker could help the cause.
By Don Davis , January 13, 2013
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Wind tax-credit extension seen driving growth, trade group says
The production tax credit was due to expire at the end of 2012 and the extension was part of yesterday's passage of the bill to avert the so-called fiscal cliff that would have imposed income tax increases for most U.S. workers. The bill will cover all wind projects that start construction in 2013.
By Iain Wilson , January 02, 2013
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Farmers upset over lack of new farm bill
Farm groups toiled for months over a new bill, but Congress extends the old bill for nine months instead.
By Jonathan Knutson , January 02, 2013
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For Peterson, fiscal cliff bill puts budget ‘further behind’
Rep. Collin Peterson, D-Minn., an accountant before turning politician, could not support budget legislation passed on New Year's night because it will grow the federal deficit by $3.9 trillion.
By Don Davis , January 02, 2013
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