FARGO, N.D. — Some democrats say they’re seeing more and more people come out to support government both on a state and national level. “I think they’re frustrated. I think they’re tired of the way things are going not just nationally but in North Dakota. They don’t think their voices are being heard or being listened to in the state…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Gov. Doug Burgum will watch the Super Bowl from the stadium suite of a Minneapolis-based utility. The 52nd Super Bowl will be played at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Sunday. Spokesman Mike Nowatzki says the governor and first lady Kathryn Helgaas Burgum will watch from a suite provided at no cost by Xcel Energy. The…
Washington, DC — The Republican-led House Intelligence Committee has released a memo based on classified information that alleges the FBI abused U.S. government surveillance powers in its investigation into Russian election interference. President Donald Trump cleared the way for publication of the controversial memo despite objections from the FBI. The four-page memo was drafted by Republicans on the committee chaired…
BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring is running for re-election. The 52-year-old Republican was appointed to the job in 2009 by then Gov. John Hoeven and won elections in 2010 and 2014. Besides promoting agricultural interests and markets for farm products, the commissioner also sits on the state Industrial Commission, which regulates North Dakota’s oil industry. Goehring…
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ The North Dakota Supreme Court has set oral arguments in the Legislature’s lawsuit against Gov. Doug Burgum challenging his veto powers. The state’s high court scheduled the arguments for March 19. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem is defending Burgum in the lawsuit. Stenehjem says he will base his argument on a previous opinion he authored in June…
FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo businessman behind the push to do away with North Dakota’s Sunday Blue Laws is running for the legislature. Brandon Medenwald is running for a state house seat in District 41. His fellow Democrat, Paula Thomas, announced she is seeking the Senate seat for District 41. State Representative Pamela Anderson also announced her re–election bid. Medenwald…
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Republican lawmakers and aides say a train carrying them to a policy retreat in West Virginia has struck a truck. North Dakota Congressman Kevin Cramer was on the train. He tweeted “Kris and I are on the train and are OK. Praying for the drivers of the truck involved.” Kris is Cramer’s wife. Oklahoma GOP Rep. Tom…
FARGO, N.D. — A familiar face in North Dakota politics adds his name in the race to become the next Secretary of State. State Representative Josh Boschee announced this afternoon that he plans to run for the Democratic endorsement in the upcoming election this November. Boschee has represented Fargo in the state legislature since he was first elected back in 2012….
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Former UPS employee Dennis Kooren of Fargo is in Washington, D.C. tonight to listen to the president. Kooren is Senator Heidi Heitkamp’s guest for the State of the Union Address. The senator is highlighting Kooren’s struggles to maintain his pension benefits in her push to pass new legislation. If passed, it would protect people from further cuts to…
St. Paul, MN — (AP) Gov. Mark Dayton has named former Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm to again lead the agency, after the previous head resigned over problems in handling complaints of abuse in senior care centers. Malcolm held the job under Gov. Jesse Ventura from 1999 to 2003. Dayton cited her experience in that job and as a nonprofit health…
