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Minnesota lawmakers face three distinct tax proposals

April 23, 2013 in Worthington Daily Globe

Senate Democrats propose taxing clothingST. PAUL Minnesota lawmakers now have three distinct tax proposals to consider with release of a Senate Democratic plan that includes an income tax hike, sales tax changes and property tax relief. Continue Reading

Jamestown Democrat apologizes for calling Al Carlson a Nazi

February 28, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK A North Dakota House member from Jamestown took some heat Wednesday for referring to Rep. Al Carlson of Fargo as a Nazi on Twitter. Continue Reading

State oil tax restructuring measure meets opposition

February 5, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK A Republican-backed measure aimed at closing loopholes enjoyed by oil companies in exchange for lower tax rates in North Dakota could hurt future funding for such things as schools and state employees, education and public worker groups lawmakers were told Tuesday. Continue Reading

Conrad: Politics set aside, a budget fix would be simple

December 6, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Retiring Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., said he could fix the fiscal cliff in about 20 minutes. Continue Reading

Fehr, Shatz, Armstrong lock down election to ND Legislature

November 7, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

Representative-elect Alan Fehr, R-Dickinson, will join incumbent Mike Schatz, R-New England, in representing District 36 in North Dakota’s State Legislature. Fehr came away with 26 percent of the vote and Schatz captured 33 percent, according to the North Dakota Secretary of State. Continue Reading

ND House: Different views on need for government

November 2, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS The major-party candidates for North Dakota’s only seat in the U.S. House of Representatives present a choice between the legacy of the state’s powerful retired senator or a fixture of Republican government here. Continue Reading

Democratic rally in Dickinson

November 2, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

State Senate candidate Shirley Meyer, D-Dickinson, center, introduces a crowd of supporters to Democrats Brad Crabtree, a candidate for the North Dakota Public Service Commission, and Heidi Heitkamp, U.S. Senate candidate, during a final rally Friday at Dakota Diner in Dickinson. Continue Reading

Sen. Conrad: Heitkamp not weak on defense

October 30, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., in Grand Forks on Tuesday came to the defense of the Democratic candidate running for his seat on charges that she is anti-military. Continue Reading

Inquiries prompt Jaeger to make sure election workers are ‘on the same page’

October 27, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO In yet another sign of North Dakota’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race, the Secretary of State’s Office is fielding questions from party officials about the process for having poll challengers and poll checkers at voting sites. Continue Reading

The super PAC effect: Heitkamp calls on Berg to help phone solicitation by supporters

October 26, 2012 in The Dickinson Press

If unlimited money and the super PACs that provide it are allowed to run free in North Dakota, the state’s political climate can be ruined, Democrat candidates said Friday. Continue Reading