June 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
FARGO An immigration reform bill taking shape in the U.S. Senate could have important ramifications for North Dakota businesses and their ability to grow. Continue Reading
June 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS An angry Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., said she confronted federal and tribal officials Tuesday and demanded answers to what led to the “mysterious death” of a 3-year-old girl Thursday on the Spirit Lake Indian Reservation. Continue Reading
June 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp told University of North Dakota staff and students Friday that she graduated with a bachelor’s degree with less than $3,000 in debt, a figure relatively unheard of among today’s students. Continue Reading
June 12, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., met with students from Amidon Wednesday in Washington, D.C. Jayden Dhamers and Tate Nordby are spending time in Washington for National History Day, an academic program for elementary and secondary school students. Continue Reading
June 8, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
FARGO North Dakota Sen. Heidi Heitkamp may have upset fellow Democrats when she didn’t support gun control measures this past April, but that decision bought her points with the National Rifle Association. Continue Reading
June 6, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS The chairman of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee announced Thursday that he did not expect the Senate-passed Marketplace Fairness Act to pass the House, which one advocacy group celebrated as effectively killing the bill that Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., pushed through the Senate last month. Continue Reading
June 5, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
North Dakota’s senior U.S. senator on Wednesday lauded the efforts of a group charged with helping to find ways to quicken the permitting of federal lands for oil and gas drilling in the Bakken. Continue Reading
June 5, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
FARGO This summer’s déjà vu of debate over a popular federal student loan was hardly a surprise after how Congress dealt with it the last time, Jeanne Enebo said. “They did a one-year extension, and we knew we’d be right back here a year later,” said Enebo, student financial services director at North Dakota State University. “Here we are.” Continue Reading
June 1, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
GRAND FORKS In “Gridlock,” a political thriller due out in July, one of the novel’s main characters a genius scientist with the dark good looks of actress Lara Flynn Boyle drives out to the western North Dakota ranch of a friend, Ashley Borden, “brash” reporter for the Bismarck Tribune. Continue Reading
May 30, 2013 in The Dickinson Press
BISMARCK More than six months after North Dakotans voted in the November general election, U.S. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp lost 174 votes and Gov. Jack Dalrymple gained one. Continue Reading
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