Seventy Minnesota school districts hold vote on tax levy
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) -- Seventy school districts in Minnesota had referendums on the ballot. Asking residents in their district to consider a tax levy for ten…
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Around 70 school districts across Minnesota have referendum votes on Tuesday
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) -- Tuesday is election day and Minnesota School Boards Association says 70 school districts have referendums on the ballot, amounting to $1.6 billion in potential tax levies. The association points to a number of factors behind the…
Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded after judges’ rulings
President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture had planned to freeze payments to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
North Dakota tribes finding food, fuel solutions with federal aid uncertain
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Spirit Lake Nation and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa have enacted emergency plans as they prepare for interruptions to federal nutrition and fuel programs come November. “These are things…
Republican House Speaker Demuth to run for governor of Minnesota
ST. PAUL (KVRR/FOX9) -- Minnesota Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth is jumping into the crowded field of Republicans running for governor. The 58-year-old from Cold Spring represents District 13A in central Minnesota which includes the cities of Cold…
1 named to North Dakota Ethics Commission, other 2 seats still in limbo
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — State officials have tapped former Office of Management and Budget Director Pam Sharp to fill one of the three open seats on the North Dakota Ethics Commission, but remain divided on the reappointment of…
North Dakota provides $1.5 million for food, federal aid programs
BISMARCK, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — North Dakota is using $1.5 million in Department of Health and Human Services general fund money to address food insecurity across the state exacerbated by the federal government shutdown. The agency has granted $915,000…
FMWF Chamber of Commerce starts initiative to promote civic engagement within the community
FARGO — The Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce is starting an initiative to get more people involved in their communities. They are launching the Civic Engagement Center and are hoping to help shape the next community leaders. It…
Judge slashes jury damages in Greenpeace case to $345 million
DICKINSON, N.D. (North Dakota Monitor) — A North Dakota judge has nearly halved the $660 million sum Greenpeace was ordered to pay the developer of the Dakota Access Pipeline in March. A nine-person jury had found the environmental group at…
If SNAP benefits end November 1, how many people will be impacted in our region?
FARGO, N.D. (KVRRFOX 9) -- SNAP or food stamp payments will end this weekend due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. The program provides food assistance to over 42 million low-income people each month. That equals nearly 1 in 8…
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