POLITICS
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
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
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
'Hotdish for Heidi' With Garrison Keillor
As the 2012 campaigns (finally) wind down, there's one more Heidi Heitkamp fundraiser in Grand Forks and the great Garrison Keillor will be there. Now, this is in no way an endorsement of the candida...
Posted on 10/22/12 at 3:29 PM
Areavoices Digest #88 - Some top performers
I decided for this week's digest to offer up another look at some of our top performing blogs. They're both consistent with their posts, and their posts seem to generate broad interest in everything f...
Posted on 9/5/12 at 3:46 PM
UPDATED: Judge says he'll rule 2011 ND abortion law unconstitutional
At the end of the final day of testimony Thursday in the Fargo abortion clinic's challenge to a 2011 state law, Judge Wickham Corwin advised attorneys that he will rule that all of the challenged provisions in the law are unconstitutional.By Mike Nowatski , April 18, 2013
Second Bachmann aide to say Iowa aide wrongly paid
By Catherine Lucey and Thomas Beaumont , April 18, 2013
Gay marriage supporters to rally at Minnesota Capitol
By Patrick Condon , April 18, 2013
Gun control backers: Senate defeat won't stop us
By Alan Fram and David Espo , April 18, 2013
Crowd gathers in Bismarck to to support passed abortion bills
April 17, 2013
North Dakota Legislature: Bill affecting locked-out workers goes to governor
Future locked-out workers won’t be able to receive unemployment benefits if Gov. Jack Dalrymple signs a bill passed Wednesday.April 17, 2013
One UND med school bill defeated
The North Dakota House defeated one bill that funded a new medical school on the UND campus but another bill still reserves funding for a similar project. Senate bill 2233 included $56 million for a new building.April 17, 2013
Gun control measure fails senate vote
A key gun control measure has failed a Senate vote. The proposal to expand background checks for people buying guns online and at gun shows fell short of winning 60 votes needed to pass. The vote was 54 to 46. Vice President Biden was presiding over the Senate and announced the vote.April 17, 2013
Senate vote nears, background check bill in peril
A bipartisan effort to expand background checks was in deep trouble Wednesday as the Senate approached a long-awaited vote on the linchpin of the drive to curb gun violence. As the showdown drew near, an Associated Press-GfK poll showed ebbing public support for tightening gun control laws.By Alan Fram , April 17, 2013
N.D. lawmakers still wrestling with diversion funding
The North Dakota Legislature continues to battle over whether state money can be spent on a Fargo flood control diversion before getting federal funding for the project.By TJ Jerke , April 17, 2013
Walsh county examines potential election error
The Walsh County Canvassing Board met today to correct a potential 300 vote error in the Novembers election.April 16, 2013
North Dakota Abortion Battle Continues with Six of Seven Bills Still Alive
Sen. Margaret Sitte said a thwarted effort during the 2011 legislative session to define a human being at conception may have fueled this year’s legislation aimed at abortion and giving rights to the unborn.By TJ Jerke , March 05, 2013
ND Congressman Talks Guns in 1st Public Forum
February 22, 2013
Heitkamp, Local Leaders Discuss Violence Against Women Initiatives
February 22, 2013
Stiffer DUI Penalties Could Mean Taxed Law Enforcement Resources
By Adam Ladwig , February 20, 2013
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