Living Bakken-Style In D.C.
By Dale Wetzel / August 5, 2013 / In Print, ND in DC, Top Stories / No Comments
Cramer Shrugs Office Partisan Attacks While Living In His Office ~by Dale Wetzel – Dale@GreatPlainsExaminer.com~ BISMARCK, N.D. (GPN) — Facing his first re-election campaign as North Dakota’s Republican congressman, Kevin Cramer is taking flak for Congress’ struggles in approving federal farm legislation _ and even for his own campaign fundraising. He points instead to […]
Read More →Farm Bill Stalls In D.C. – Farm State Officials Scramble
By Dale Wetzel / July 1, 2013 / In Print, ND in DC, State Politics / No Comments
BISMARCK, N.D. (GPN) – North Dakota U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp and a top U.S. Agriculture Department official say the uncertain future of new federal farm legislation could hurt the nation’s jobs and trade outlook. The U.S. House’s failure to approve a farm bill before Congress’ July 4 holiday recess could also damage the re-election prospects […]
Read More →National issues vie for local attention in Senate race
By Reid Wilson / September 4, 2012 / ND in DC, News, State Politics, Top Stories / No Comments
North Dakota’s political history stands in contrast with most other states. Voters routinely split tickets between Republicans and Democrats, and in years when national issues have driven the debate, voters remain focused on hyper-local issues. This year, however, as the state emerges as one of the most closely watched battlegrounds in the fight for control […]
Read More →Hoeven to play big role in crafting GOP national platform
By Reid Wilson / August 6, 2012 / ND in DC, News, Top Stories / 1 Comment
WASHINGTON – Every four years, Democrats and Republicans publish a platform, putting in ink their positions on critical national policy issues. This time around, as Republicans prepare to nominate Mitt Romney for president in Tampa, a familiar face will help guide the committee tasked with crafting the platform — North Dakota Sen. John Hoeven. Hoeven […]
Read More →Johnson first North Dakota native to run for president
By Anthony Varriano / July 18, 2012 / ND in DC, News, Top Stories / No Comments
Gary Johnson barely remembers the short time he lived in North Dakota. He recalls going to church and a few “really good memories of ice skating where we lived in Minot.” But that’s about it. After all, his family moved out of state when he was 3 years old. For the most part, Johnson is […]
Read More →Berg supports bill that would violate ban on earmarks
By Julie Sobel / June 18, 2012 / ND in DC, News, Top Stories / No Comments
When he was elected to Congress, Rep. Rick Berg supported a ban on “earmarks” – a practice in which members of Congress can create new government spending, outside of normal procedures, to benefit a specific project, person or organization. But last month, Berg signed his name to a letter making a request that violates the […]
Read More →InFocus with U.S. House candidate Brian Kalk
By Matt Bunk / June 11, 2012 / InFocus, ND in DC, News, Top Stories / No Comments
Brian Kalk would rather stand than sit. He always seems alert. And he rarely fidgets, even during hour-long interviews about his candidacy for the U.S. House. His demeanor suits his background. Kalk enlisted in the Marines Corps in 1987 because he wanted to see the rest of the world. There wasn’t much going on in […]
Read More →U.S. Senate candidates face off on federal budget
By Matt Bunk / May 25, 2012 / Guest Op-Eds, ND in DC, News, Opinion, Top Stories / No Comments
The Great Plains Examiner asked the three U.S. Senate candidates in North Dakota to write opinion columns on the topic of the federal budget. Democrat Heidi Heitkamp and Republicans Rick Berg and Duane Sand all responded by writing columns of 550 words or less, which were published in the May edition of the Examiner. Here […]
Read More →InFocus with U.S. House candidate Pam Gulleson
By Matt Bunk / May 22, 2012 / InFocus, ND in DC, News, Top Stories / No Comments
Pam Gulleson is a farmer and rancher. And she always has been. She grew up as the sixth of seven children on a dairy farm north of Oakes. The way she puts it, she and her siblings “were the labor force” that helped keep the family farm operating. After graduating from North Dakota State University […]
Read More →National Democrats, PACs give big to Gulleson
By Julie Sobel / May 8, 2012 / ND in DC, News, Top Stories / 3 Comments
Rick Berg’s decision to abandon his seat in the U.S. House and run for the Senate has opened the door to a whole new group of candidates seeking to join the state’s congressional delegation. On the Democratic side in the race for Berg’s seat, the nomination is settled, with former state Rep. Pam Gulleson having […]
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