VIEWPOINT: The rest of the story about government’s economic role
August 5, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
From the time homesteaders and railroad entrepreneurs earned grants of government land, to the development of the Interstate Highway System in the Eisenhower years and to the present-day spending by the state on education, roads, local government aid and human services the government has been a supporter of economic growth and stability in our nation, state and district. Continue Reading
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