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Diverse coalition forms to oppose ending property tax

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The Keep it Local Coalition is constituted of a broad range of members united in their opposition to the End Unfair Property Tax ballot measure in North Dakota. The coalition includes members from various economic sectors, including agriculture, energy, natural resources and real estate, as well as unions, educators and first responders groups. Coalition chair Chad…

U.S. House passes bill to avoid rail strike, Senate will vote next

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) — The U.S. House passed a resolution forcing unions to accept a tentative agreement reached earlier this year between railroad managers and their workers making a strike illegal. The House also passed a second bill providing seven days of paid sick leave to railroad workers. The two bills are heading to the Senate, which has until December…

North Dakota Farmers Union Concerned About Redistricting

BISMARCK, N.D. — A panel of North Dakota lawmakers has agreed to use the current number of legislators and the districts they represent as a template for redrawing new legislative boundaries. The redistricting committee began its task in Bismarck. When it’s finalized later this year, it likely will show urban areas gaining political strength in the Legislature, and rural parts…