The two candidates vying for North Dakota's U.S. House seat have agreed to a third debate.
Democratic-NPL incumbent Earl Pomeroy and Republican challenger Rick Berg are set to debate at 3 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Fargo Holiday Inn, according to a news release from the North Dakota Associated Press Broadcasters Association, the event sponsor.
Association president and KVRR-TV news director Jim Shaw will moderate the debate, and questions will come from news reporters who work for North Dakota radio and TV stations associated with the AP, the release said.
Berg and Pomeroy also have agreed to two other debates next month sponsored by Prairie Public Broadcasting and jointly by Fargo's KVLY-TV and Bismarck's KFYR-TV.
N.D. gets $3.5 million to expand health work force
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North Dakota will receive more than $3.5 million of federal grants to expand its primary care work force.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced $320 million in grants under the Affordable Care Act that will be used to strengthen the health care work force across the country. Of that amount, $253 million go to improve and expand the primary care work force.
In a written statement, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the federal investment "will strengthen the role that wellness and prevention play in our health care system."
UND will receive a $150,000 grant. Cankdeska Cikana Community College in Fort Totten, N.D., will receive $1.68 million, and the Turtle Mountain Community College in Belcourt, N.D., will receive $1.65 million.
Federal grant to establish state broadband office
A federal grant of more than $2 million will be used to establish and support a broadband Internet program office in North Dakota, the state's congressional delegation announced Tuesday.
The office will coordinate data collection and the expansion of broadband service across the state. This round of funding comes from the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The grants will help complete the state broadband mapping project, which will show telecommunications companies and residents what types of broadband service is available across North Dakota. Once complete, the information will help determine where broadband service can be expanded in the future.
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Health care education funded
North Dakota will receive more than $400,000 in federal grants to educate families on their Medicare and Medicaid benefits, the state's congressional delegation announced Tuesday.
The funding was made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
North Dakota will get $398,692 in grants to support state Medicaid agencies as they transition seniors and individuals with disabilities from nursing homes to community-based care.
Spirit Lake Nation, the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and the Trenton Indian Service Area will receive an additional $3,000 in grants to provide guidance and advice to Medicare beneficiaries about their coverage, including preventive services.
Herald Staff Writer Ryan Johnson, the Associated Press and The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead contributed to this report.
