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League of Women Voters Helping Candidates for Fargo City Commission Attract Voters

Mahoney says it's all about electing people that will create change people are looking for

May 3, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Election season is in the air and the League of Women Voters is helping those running for Fargo City Commission attract voters. The vote for Fargo City Commission may not be until June 12th, but the League of Women Voters wants you to know more about the candidates. “As you listen to the answers and the responses…

Senator Hoeven Asks for $35 Million of Federal Funds to Support Diversion

The funds will go towards flood protection of Fargo as well as diversion design and engineering plans

May 3, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — While the Metro Flood Diversion Authority awaits a decision from the Minnesota DNR on the new diversion plan, North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum and Senator John Hoeven stress the need for flood protection across the valley. “This is a huge project, you’re talking more than $2 billion, but really important because this is a dynamic, growing region and…

Congrats Grads! Twenty-Two Students Say Goodbye to Cass County Youth Commission

Everyone in the program learned leadership skills, about local government and how to fundraise

May 2, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Like many people, Grace Beauchamp was shy growing up. “I moved schools last year and I was terrified. I had an hour car ride every day and I didn’t want to talk to people, I didn’t want to go to school,” Beauchamp said. That is until a little thing called passion sparked inside of her this year. She…

League of Women Voters Introduces Fargo Parks and Fargo School Board Candidates

Five people currently sit on the Fargo Parks board and nine sit on the Fargo Public School board

April 30, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — Five people sit on the Fargo Parks board and nine sit on the Fargo Public School board. All of those seats are now up for grabs as this year’s City of Fargo elections draw closer. And if you plan on voting for any of the candidates, some say it’s important to do the research before casting a ballot….

Trump Critic Announces Run for U.S. Senate Seat In Minnesota

Richard Painter served as chief White House ethics lawyer to President George W. Bush.

April 30, 2018

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ST. PAUL, Minn. – A former Republican White House lawyer and prominent critic of President Donald Trump is running for former Sen. Al Franken’s seat. And he’s running as a Democrat. Richard Painter filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission late last week to run for the seat after exploring a bid for more than a month and formally announced…

Congressman Collin Peterson Gets Party Backing While Challenger Wants 6 Debates

Dave Hughes Lost To Peterson In 2016 By More Than 16,000 Votes

April 29, 2018

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Congressman Collin Peterson (D) / Dave Hughes (R)WILLMAR, Minn. — Congressman Collin Peterson has won the DFL endorsement to run for a 15th term in Congress. He won the endorsement during the DFL Congressional District 7 Convention this weekend in Willmar. The seat has the potential to flip after President Donald Trump carried the district during the 2016 election. Republican…

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Indicts Ten In International Fentanyl Ring

Five defendants are Chinese nationals, and three have been captured in three different states

April 27, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — What started as an investigation over a fentanyl overdose in Grand Forks in 2015 snowballed into an international opioid ring with the source of the fentanyl traced back to China. “They and their co–conspirators allegedly shipped fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China through the mail and it killed people, killed people, in North Carolina, New Jersey, Oregon, and…

State Rep. Erin Maye Quade Ends Her Gun Legislation Sit-In

First-Term Lawmaker Sat on House Floor For 24-Hours

April 25, 2018

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — A Democratic lawmaker has finished a 24-hour sit-in on the Minnesota House floor to protest inaction on gun control legislation. Colleagues showed up to show their support for State Rep. Erin Maye Quade during the sit-in. The first-term lawmaker from Apple Valley said her overnight protest underscores the growing frustration and urgency for lawmakers to act…

Attorney General Sessions Will Visit Fargo Friday

The Justice Department says Sessions will make a "law enforcement related" announcement and deliver remarks on the opioid crisis.

April 25, 2018

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FARGO, ND – Attorney General Jeff Sessions is coming to Fargo on Friday. Details regarding what Sessions plans to talk about are not being released. The Justice Department says Sessions will make a “law enforcement related” announcement and deliver remarks on the opioid crisis. Sessions said in a trip to North Carolina last week that the federal government will continue to…

Fargo City Commission Candidates Gather for Q & A

Some of the biggest concerns from citizens are housing, infrastructure, and transportation

April 24, 2018

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FARGO, N.D. — The Hawthorne Neighborhood Association hosted a forum for Fargo city commission candidates. Organizers say the questions citizens submitted were wide-ranging, but some of the biggest topics were aging infrastructure, housing, election reform, and affordability of living in the city. The candidates say improving core neighborhoods is key, as is balancing the needs of renters and landlords to create…