FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo City Commission is getting a new member. In the primary election Tuesday, Michelle Turnberg won a seat by leading the pack of seven candidates with 6,850 votes. Incumbent John Strand came in second with 6,579 votes to win another term. Commissioner Arlette Preston, who also served as deputy mayor, came in fourth in the voting…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Candidates for Fargo City Commission get another chance to talk about the issues facing the community. Fargo Moorhead West Fargo Chamber of Commerce hosted the candidate forum at Fargo City Hall. It was held in partnership with Building Industry Association of the Red River Valley and Downtown Community Partnership. Five of the seven candidates running for…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The League of Women Voters of the Red River Valley host a candidate forum for those seeking a Fargo City Commission seat. There are seven candidates for two seats up for election including those of Arlette Preston and John Strand, who are both running for re-election. They were joined by Al Carlson, Anna Johnson and Delson…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Voters will be deciding between seven candidates for Fargo City Commission during the election in June. Two seats are up for grabs including those of Commissioners John Strand and Arlette Preston. Both are running for another term. Other candidates include Michelle Turnberg, a former Fargo television news anchor, Nathan Pullen, Delson Saintal, Al Carlson and Anna…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo voters will have 15 city commission and 7 candidates for mayor to pick from in June. The filing deadline was late Monday afternoon. Michael Borgie is the latest person to get into the mayoral race and just under the wire. Mayor Tim Mahoney is running for another term. Other challengers include Shannon Roers Jones, Hukun…
Al CarlsonFARGO (KVRR) – Former North Dakota House Majority Leader Al Carlson is running for the Fargo City Commission. Carlson spent 26 years representing District 41 in the legislature, the last 10 years as majority leader. The Republican lost his reelection bid in 2018. Carlson says he believes his experience will help him “be an outstanding Fargo City Commissioner, representing all…
Al CarlsonFARGO, ND — A major Republican upset in the North Dakota legislature: Al Carlson of Fargo has lost his re-election bid. Carlson is the house majority leader. He came in 4th in a 4-way race in District 41. Republican Michelle Strinden was elected to the house with 28 percent of the vote. Strinden’s father-in-law, Earl Strinden, served in the North…
North Dakota’s Republican House majority leader is not giving up on his effort to establish more casinos in the state, even after members of his own party folded on the idea. Fargo Rep. Al Carlson says his proposal to allow up to six state-owned casinos will be reconsidered by the House Judiciary Committee this week. The North Dakota Senate also…
BISMARCK, N.D. — The chairman of the Three Affiliated Tribes is against a proposal to allow state-owned casinos. Mark Fox told the House Judiciary Committee that casinos provide jobs and revenue for the state’s five Indian reservations and nearby communities. Opponents also say that state-owned casinos would hurt American Indian gambling facilities and impact relationships with tribes. Republican Rep….
