Happy birthday, North Dakota
With so much focus on Election Day, North Dakota's big day was nearly overlooked this year.
The state celebrates its 121st birthday on Tuesday, a fact pointed out by Secretary of State Al Jaeger.
We're guessing you don't have much planned this year for a celebration. But what about the big 125? How do you think the state should celebrate its next big birthday in 2014? Send your ideas to politics@wday.com or write me at Teri Finneman c/o Forum Communications, Press Room, State Capitol, Bismarck, N.D. 58505. Please include your name, town and a phone number to reach you for verification.
I'll run some of your ideas in a future column.
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Legislative week ahead
The Agriculture Committee meets Thursday at 10 a.m. in the Prairie Room in the state Capitol.
Lawmakers will hear a presentation from the Advisory Committee on Sustainable Agriculture and receive a report from the State Board of Agricultural Research and Education.
The committee will also review a bill draft and a resolution draft relating to the rewrite of North Dakota Century Code provisions governing the State Seed Department.
The agenda can be found at www.legis.nd.gov/council/interim/meetings.
Campaign contributors
If you want to see who is donating money to North Dakota political candidates, you can find that information at http://web.apps.state.nd.us/sec/emspublic/gp/cfdisclosurerptsearchbyrpt.... .
Click the race topic (statewide, legislative, etc). The most recent reports filed were Pre-General.
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Don't forget to also look at the measure committees related to the legacy fund (Measure 1) and the proposed ban on high-fence hunting (Measure 2).
N.D. suicide coalition meets
The North Dakota Suicide Prevention Coalition will meet Wednesday in Bismarck.
The meeting begins at 10 a.m. in the Gold Seal Building, 918 E Divide Ave.
Agenda items include discussing state funding and programming, as well as reviewing committee work and coalition goals.
