April 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK – Sen. Larry Luick said Tuesday the Fargo-Moorhead Area Diversion Project is too big for North Dakota to commit to without federal help. Continue Reading
April 9, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
The federal government’s failure to agree on how to fix its debt problem could cost Minnesota more than $90 million this year.
Early numbers show schools and health programs could be among those most affected, a legislative committee learned Friday. Continue Reading
March 5, 2013 in Alexandria Echo Press
Minnesotans may not know what the word means, but starting last Friday, they began to feel the impact of automatic and deep federal budget cuts known as “sequestration.”
No one knows for sure how Minnesotans will be affected, but there is widespread agreement it will be felt. Continue Reading
February 22, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
SACRAMENTO, Calif. The towering giant sequoias at Yosemite National Park would go unprotected from visitors who might trample their shallow roots. At Cape Cod National Seashore, large sections of the Great Beach would close to keep eggs from being destroyed if natural resource managers are cut. Continue Reading
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February 21, 2013 in EOT Focus
Minnesota’s senior congressional Republican shows little optimism that massive automatic federal spending cuts can be avoided. Continue Reading
January 30, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK Two companies fined more than half a million dollars by the state of North Dakota for improperly dumping sewage in the western Oil Patch have reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to pay more fines. Continue Reading
January 17, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
It’s mid-January again and that means it’s time for the tax-paying public to get in touch with its favorite uncle. Continue Reading
January 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK – The possibility of tighter federal regulations is one of the challenges that lies ahead for North Dakota oil production and the Department of Mineral Resources, as the state agency seeks more funding from the Legislature. Continue Reading
September 28, 2012 in Worthington Daily Globe
New federal regulations bring changes to school lunches
WORTHINGTON Implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 has left some area students begging for more, despite the federal statute’s best intentions to get the nation’s children eating healthier during their school days. Continue Reading
September 21, 2012 in The Dickinson Press
(AP) The American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity praised the passage of the “Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012,” which was voted on by the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday. Others were not ready to praise the act. Continue Reading
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