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In lawsuit, feds argue coal industry can legally give to regulators’ campaigns

May 18, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO Federal lawyers concede that thousands of dollars of campaign donations from coal-mining interests to members of the North Dakota Public Service Commission “risk creating an appearance of impropriety.” Continue Reading

Byrd: The speck in Cramer’s eye

May 17, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Republican Rep. Kevin Cramer earlier this month delivered a commencement speech in which he sought to tie school shootings to legalized abortion. “Forty years ago, the United States Supreme Court sanctioned abortion on demand,” he said in his speech at the University of Mary on May 4. “And we wonder why our culture sees school shootings so often.” Continue Reading

ND delegation opposes proposed fracking rule

May 17, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK North Dakota’s congressional delegation doesn’t like a proposed new rule that would require energy companies on federal lands to publicly disclose chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing. Continue Reading

Rep. Kevin Cramer’s speech linking abortion, school shootings draws national attention

May 16, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

BISMARCK A commencement speech by U.S. Rep. Kevin Cramer this month linking legalized abortion with school shootings has attracted the attention of an Internet media outlet. Continue Reading

ND delegation calls on FAA to keep midnight shift at Fargo airport

May 8, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

FARGO North Dakota’s congressional delegation is calling on the head of the Federal Aviation Administration to preserve 24-hour air traffic control status at Fargo’s Hector International Airport. Continue Reading

Okla. company completes Bakken natural gas pipeline

April 10, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., praised the completion of a new natural gas pipeline stretching from North Dakota to Colorado. Oklahoma-based ONEOK Partners recently announced it has finished its 600 mile Bakken natural gas pipeline and processing facility. Continue Reading

Cramer remarks, PBS documentary draw eyes again to reservation

April 6, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS The Spirit Lake Nation has endured a great deal of scrutiny and harsh commentary over the past year concerning the safety of its children, and the scrutiny ramped up again following the recent furor over comments Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., allegedly made to a gathering of victim-assistance professionals, including one from Spirit Lake. Continue Reading

Three Affiliated Tribes chastise Cramer comments

April 3, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

NEW TOWN The business council of the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation says it cannot condone or tolerate recent comments from Rep. Kevin Cramer and requests an immediate meeting with Cramer. Continue Reading

Spirit Lake Tribal Council denounces remarks by Rep. Kevin Cramer

March 29, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

The Spirit Lake Tribal Council issued a statement Friday harshly criticizing comments attributed earlier this week to Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., regarding the protection of women and children on the reservation, including that he reportedly wanted to “ring the Tribal Council’s neck and slam them against the wall.” Continue Reading

Rep. Cramer accused of tirade at American Indian meeting

March 28, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

GRAND FORKS Rep. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., told a gathering of victim-assistance professionals from the state’s American Indian reservations in Bismarck on Tuesday that he would not feel “safe” on reservations because of new provisions in the Violence Against Women Act, according to one official who was present. Continue Reading