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FMWF Chamber Attends Chamber Day at North Dakota Legislature

BISMARCK, N.D. (KVRR) — Local business leaders are in Bismarck to meet with the governor and lawmakers during a two-day trip. Things did run a little long today, but everyone left that conference room with smiles on their faces, saying that they were just so busy having positive conversations about business in the Fargo-Moorhead area. The Chamber Day at the…

Trump Stop Is Private Event, Democrat Leader Hopes It’s Not A COVID-19 Spreader Event

BEMIDJI, Minn. — When President Donald Trump arrives in Bemidji Friday afternoon, it’ll be a private event. Those attending will need a ticket from the organizers to enter what law enforcement is calling the “exclusion zone”. We talked to the majority leader of the Minnesota House of Representatives Ryan Winkler who is from Bemidji. The Democrat doesn’t agree with the…

Longtime Republican Lawmaker And House Majority Leader Voted Out

Al Carlson came in 4th in a 4-way race in District 41

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…