WASHINGTON – A hard-fought deal to extend a payroll tax cut for millions of Americans included a key provision that could bring thousands of new jobs to North Dakota’s already-booming … …
Posted in ND in DC, NEWS CATEGORIES, Slideshow | Tagged Congress, John Hoeven, Kent Conrad, Keystone pipeline, Keystone XL, North Dakota, oil, Pipeline Authority, President Obama, Rick Berg | Leave a commentWASHINGTON – Rep. Rick Berg is relying heavily on the booming energy industry to finance his campaign for the U.S. Senate, reports filed with the Secretary of the Senate show. … …
Posted in ND in DC, NEWS CATEGORIES, Slideshow | Tagged 2012 election, campaign, campaign donors, energy companies, fundraising, John Hoeven, North Dakota, oil companies, Rick Berg, U.S. Senate | 2 CommentsWASHINGTON – Stung by years of declining revenue spurred by the rise of the internet, the United States Postal Service finds itself billions of dollars in debt and contemplating a … …
Posted in ND in DC, NEWS CATEGORIES, Slideshow | Tagged closing, communities, Congress, federal government, Granville, North Dakota, post offices, Postal Service, rural, USPS | 2 CommentsWASHINGTON – The nation’s capital is a far different place today than it was just a year ago. An influx of new House members means the halls of Congress are … …
Posted in ND in DC, NEWS CATEGORIES, Slideshow | Tagged 2012 election, Brian Kalk, Heidi Heitkamp, house, Joel Heitkamp, Pam Gulleson, Rick Berg, Senate | Leave a commentIt’s hard to imagine two more different states than North Dakota and Alaska. The view from White Butte, the highest point in North Dakota at 3,506 feet above sea level, … …
Posted in NEWS CATEGORIES, Slideshow, State Politics | Tagged Alaska, automobile accident, Bob Stenehjem, fatal accident, North Dakota | 1 CommentWASHINGTON – Commercial air service that brings tens of millions of dollars in economic opportunity for small rural communities around the nation are the subject of a fierce debate in … …
Posted in ND in DC, NEWS CATEGORIES, Slideshow | Tagged Devils Lake airport, Dickinson airport, Jamestown airport, John Hoeven, North Dakota airports, Rick Berg | 4 CommentsWASHINGTON – For 10 years, John Hoeven was in charge. The Republican, elected first in 2000, drove an ambitious agenda while his party controlled the Legislature. From taxes to government … …
Posted in ND in DC, NEWS CATEGORIES, Slideshow | Tagged economy, energy, governor, John Hoeven, North Dakota, oil, U.S. Senate, Washington DC | Leave a commentWASHINGTON – Until 2010, it had been three decades since North Dakota voters sent a Republican to Congress. In perhaps the nation’s starkest example of disaffected voters punishing Democrats, North … …
Posted in ND in DC, NEWS CATEGORIES, State Politics | Tagged Byron Dorgan, Congress, Earl Pomeroy, John Hoeven, Kent Conrad, North Dakota, politics, Republican, Rick Berg | 1 Comment