NORTHFIELD, Minn. (KVRR/AP) — President Joe Biden is in Minnesota. He stopped by a family farm in Northfield, just south of the Twin Cities, to announce over $5 billion to support rural communities. It will go toward better adapting agriculture to climate change, as well as expanding high-speed internet access and improving infrastructure. The funding comes from infrastructure and inflation…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A proposal to expand income tax relief is killed in the North Dakota Senate as the legislature wraps up it’s three-day special session. Gov. Doug Burgum called the bill’s failure a great disappointment, and a “squandered opportunity” for the people of North Dakota. The Senate vote was 16-31 against the $91 million proposal, which would have…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) – A special session of the North Dakota Legislature is underway to fix a budget bill problem and Gov. Doug Burgum wants an additional $91 million in income tax relief. He is also asking for increased spending on infrastructure and destination grants. The session was called due to the state Supreme Court finding the Office of Management…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Gov. Doug Burgum’s presidential campaign says he has surpassed the donor threshold for the third GOP debate. Burgum has contributions from more than 70,000 donors including 200 from 20 different states. He becomes the fifth candidate to meet the RNC’s debate requirement for donors. Burgum still needs to get at least 4% in two national polls….
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota lawmakers are scheduled to be back in Bismarck on Monday to begin a special session to fix a budget mess after the state Supreme Court struck down a major funding bill last month. Here is a preview of the issues involved in the special session and what awaits Republican Gov. Doug Burgum and the Republican-controlled Legislature. WHAT CAUSED THE SPECIAL…
JAMESTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) — Katrina Christiansen makes it official and announces her bid for U.S. Senate in North Dakota with posts on social media. KVRR Local News first reported her intention to run earlier this month against Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer. Christiansen is a Democrat who lost to Republican Sen. John Hoeven in 2022 getting just 25% of the votes….
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) – Senator Kevin Cramer, Senator John Hoeven and other Republicans have sponsored a bill which would permanently freeze payments sent to Iran. The six billion dollars has been intercepted and is being unofficially held in Qatar. The bill would make it so that the funds remain frozen and not accessible to the Iranian government. The efforts…
ST. PAUL (KVRR) — Geri Joseph, a former U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands and former DFL Party Chairwoman in Minnesota, has died. Current DFL Party Chairman Ken Martin says Joseph “was a trailblazer who was the first woman to hold many crucial roles in government and politics.” She graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Minnesota. Joseph worked…
Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) House Majority LeaderWASHINGTON (AP/CNN) — Republican Steve Scalise ended his bid to become House speaker late Thursday after hardline holdouts refused to back the party’s nominee, throwing the GOP majority into deeper chaos with the chamber unable to function. Scalise told GOP colleagues at a closed-door evening meeting of his decision and pointedly declined to announce…
BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — The timeline for calling a special session of the North Dakota Legislature has been accelerated. The state Supreme Court ruled in September that the Office of Management and Budget appropriations bill was unconstitutional since it did not solely focus on the department’s budget. It said it would become void effective October 28. But today, the court…
