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Oil Boosts Infrastructure Fund

By JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press  BISMARCK (AP) — A major spending initiative aimed at infrastructure projects outside western North Dakota's oil patch is on pace to be fully funded for the first time since the Legislature approved it three years ago, due to strong oil prices and steady production, officials said Wednesday.  "Operation Prairie Dog," […]
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August 3, 2022
In the Opinion of Michael Connelly

Time to Eliminate Property Tax

Dear editor, Here we are in the middle of a recession, with inflation higher than the 1980’s and Ward County and Minot are working to increase property tax.   Whenever these entities can’t balance their budgets, they raise property taxes. This is the most hated tax in history and is unfair, not all people are taxed the […]
by The Dakotan
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August 3, 2022

Climate Deal to Help Farmers Aid the Environment

  By MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press  ST. LOUIS (AP) — The climate deal reached last week by Senate Democrats could reduce the amount of greenhouse gases that American farmers produce by expanding programs that help accumulate carbon in soil, fund climate-focused research and lower the abundant methane emissions that come from cows.  The bill includes […]
by The Dakotan
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August 3, 2022

Enjoying Game Warden Work

MINOT – One of the people helping youngsters on the fishing pier during the recent run of the North Dakota State Fair was Clayton Edstrom of Killdeer.   Edstrom was wearing his North Dakota Game and Fish Department uniform, smiling, and assisting young fishermen bait a hook and unhook fish caught. He was obviously enjoying the […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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August 3, 2022

New Benefits for Veterans

HOEVEN HELPS PASS LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR VETERANS SUFFERING FROM TOXIC EXPOSURE  WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, R-ND, a member of the Senate Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Committee, ssued the following statement after the Senate passed legislation to provide Department of Veterans Affairs health care to more than 3.5 million […]
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August 3, 2022

Rio Grande Drying Up

By BRITTANY PETERSON and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — On a recent, scorching afternoon in Albuquerque, off-road vehicles cruised up and down a stretch of dry riverbed where normally the Rio Grande River flows. The drivers weren't thrill-seekers, but biologists hoping to save as many endangered fish as they could before the […]
by The Dakotan
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August 3, 2022

Fun on a Dime

The average American spends about $1,800 a year on entertainment and that's not including eating out. Now, I’m not saying you shouldn’t have fun. Who wants to live frugally if it's all tedium and drudgery? If we are to be successful at living within the budget, it's essential to find ways to unwind and have […]
by Charlene Nelson
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August 3, 2022

No Place for Kids

MINOT – Ward County Commissioners heard Tuesday that there is no place for children in need of shelter care as of Monday when the Department of Human Services’ new administrative rule went into effect, which requires youth in need of services be separated from youth with criminal charges.  The county had previously agreed to fund […]
by Lydia Hoverson
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August 2, 2022

Minot Tax Increase Proposed

By Lydia Hoverson  MINOT – Taxes may increase due to the Minot City Council’s Monday decision to give preliminary approval to the City Manager’s 2023 recommended budget.  City Manager Harold Stewart said the good news is property owners can sell their property for more than last year, seeing that the 2021 assessed value was around […]
by Lydia Hoverson
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August 2, 2022

Bison Tackle Vies for Titans O-line

By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Titans coach Mike Vrabel says Aaron Brewer is tougher than a $2 steak as the undrafted offensive lineman from Texas State tries to become Tennessee's new left guard.  Dillon Radunz is trying to prove he can make the leap from North Dakota State […]
by Kim Fundingsland
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August 2, 2022
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