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Primary Election Night in Minnesota

The city of Minneapolis is bearing out expectations of strong turnout for Minnesota's high-interest primary election.

August 14, 2018

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, MN — Minnesota voters are confronting their busiest primary election in recent memory, with races for governor, both Senate seats and three congressional seats all on the ballot. The biggest unsettled question may be the Democratic primary to succeed Gov. Mark Dayton. U.S. Rep. Tim Walz, Attorney General Lori Swanson and state Rep. Erin Murphy all had a path…

Johnson Discusses What He Would Do as Governor for Minnesota Ahead of the Primary Election

He says the state of Minnesota takes too much money from people for taxes so dialing those back would be his number one priority

August 13, 2018

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Hennepin County Commissioner Jeff Johnson is talking about what he would do as governor of Minnesota, just one day before Tuesday’s Primary Election. Johnson, who has the backing of the Republican Party and was the 2014 nominee for governor, says there are two major things he would focus on if elected. He says the state of Minnesota takes too much…

ND Secretary of State Files Petitions To Be Placed On November Ballot

Republican Secretary of State Al Jaeger has turned in signatures to his own office to be placed on the November ballot as an independent candidate.

August 9, 2018

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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ Republican Secretary of State Al Jaeger has turned in signatures to his own office to be placed on the November ballot as an independent candidate. Will Gardner beat Jaeger for the GOP endorsement for the seat but withdrew after news surfaced of a 2006 disorderly conduct conviction for peeping through windows at the North Dakota State…

West Fargo State Sen. Judy Lee On Top 10 List of Most Productive Legislators in U.S.

July 30, 2018

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State Senator Judy Lee of West Fargo gets high praise by being named FiscalNote’s fourth most productive state senator in the country. The website ranks all legislators on how successful they are in sponsoring and steering legislation through each stage of the process. Lee, a Republican, has been serving since 1995. 66% of the 331 bills she has sponsored have…

Cramer: Vice President Pence Will Make A Fundraising Stop In Grand Forks

Kevin Cramer is trying to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp

July 12, 2018

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Vice President Mike Pence is planning another visit to North Dakota. Congressman Kevin Cramer says Pence will attend a Grand Forks fundraiser on July 25. Cramer is trying to unseat Democratic U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. The Heitkamp-Cramer matchup is seen by Republicans as one of their top pick-up chances as they try to hang onto a…

Expect Closed Roads, Large Crowds and Protests During President Trump’s Visit

Rally At Scheels Arena Is Wednesday, June 27 at 7 p.m.

June 26, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — President Donald Trump will be in Fargo in about 24 hours for a rally at Scheels Arena in support of Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer’s U.S. Senate campaign. You can expect traffic delays and road closures around the airport and the arena. Not everyone will be excited to see the president come to Fargo. An anti-Trump protest is…

North Dakota Senator Part Of Planned Trip To Russia

It would be the first such trip since claims of election meddling by the Russians in the 2016 election

June 18, 2018

TJ Nelson,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator John Hoeven of North Dakota is part of a planned trip by Republican leaders to Russia, according to the Washington Post. It would be the first such trip since claims of election meddling by the Russians in the 2016 election. The Post says the trip to Moscow is being planned by U.S. Ambassador to Russia Jon…

Tickets To See President Donald Trump In Fargo Now Available

You can register for two free tickets for the June 27th rally At Scheels Arena

June 17, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — Tickets to see President Donald Trump when he comes to Fargo on Wednesday, June 27 are now available. You can register for two free tickets here on the president’s campaign website. All tickets are on a first come first serve basis. The president will speak at Scheels Arena at 7 p.m. on the 27th. Doors will open…

CNN: GOP Senate Candidates Rep. Kevin Cramer and Corey Stewart Sought Support of Anti-Gay Group

June 14, 2018

KVRR Staff,

WASHINGTON (CNN) – Two Republican Senate nominees sought and received the support of an anti-LGBT group that links homosexuality to pedophilia and defends conversion therapy. North Dakota’s Kevin Cramer and Virginia’s Corey Stewart who both won the Republican nomination in their respective states on Tuesday, filled out a “Senate Candidate Survey” for the group Public Advocate of the United States. The survey asks…

Amid Backlash For Peeping Guilty Plea, Will Gardner Ends ND Secretary of State Bid

June 14, 2018

KVRR Staff,

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) – A North Dakota politician accused in a peeping incident at a college campus has formally dropped out of the race for secretary of state. Will Gardner notified Secretary of State Al Jaeger by a letter Wednesday that he will decline the GOP’s nomination. Gardner said he would withdraw last month after it came to light that…