A couple controversial issues on the docket in Bismarck this week. AP Writer James MacPherson provides the rundown and more background at Bakken.com.
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Montana officials are anxious to see the impact — if any — on fish in the Yellowstone following last month’s oil spill, and that starts with good science. The article here walks you through the sampling and testing process required to get meaningful data.
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Valley City Officials are considering a law that would ban the sale of E-Cigarettes to minors, and health officials want the law to go further by completely banning all sales within the city. As health concerns regarding these devices rise, we’ll probably see more of this.
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More and more we need cars less and less — especially in the urban centers and cities. Here in North Dakota I suspect we’ll remain a long way behind the curve regarding this trend, but it’s an interesting article none the less.
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“Projects that promote the production, processing and use of specialty crops in the North Dakota are eligible for these grants,” said Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring. “Organizations, institutions and individuals are encouraged to submit proposals on their own or in partnerships.”
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Minot area lawmakers have been holding biweekly meetings to keep you and I updated on what’s happening in Bismarck. Oil-impact spending was a popular topic at yesterday’s forum, and KX News has details on that and other topics covered including flood protection.
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Industrial hemp has long been stigmatized both socially and legally because of its close association with marijuana, but a bill in front of the 2015 legislature would help clear the path for agriculture producers interested in growing the product.
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Shake Shack’s IPO was Friday and investors scooped up stock for the Manhattan-based burger chain driving the price up well beyond the forecast. With the early money betting hungry customers will follow, it’s a single event that illustrates broader changes taking place in the fast-food business.
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You’ve seen the headlines about the crazy mom or dad who starts a fight or the friendly competition that evolves to a brawl. Incidents like this aren’t new, but are they becoming more prevalent? Is there anything we can do? A forum in Winnipeg will be asking a lot of those questions.
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We’ve always been a agricultural state, so we don’t we have any server farms? It turns out the ND Department of Commerce is working to attract the industry which houses large-scale computer information and hardware.
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Dickinson Public Schools moved forward with a 30 acre land purchase NW of the city. The land will be used for a second middle school that was approved by voters in a $65 million bond referendum this past October.
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The state has seven applicants for the open seat on the Board of Higher Education. Whoever is chosen will serve the remainder of Kirsten Diederich’s term.
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Travelers on County Road 10 east of Des Lacs saw an unusual sight yesterday after a pilot had to make an emergency landing on the highway. KX News has photography and more details.
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The 1804-1806 epic saga of Lewis and Clark’s journey through the West will be coming to HBO. Casting calls are being put out, especially for speakers of the native languages including Shoshone, Nez Perce, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara, Blackfeet, Chinook, Clatsop, Walla Walla, Sioux and Shawnee. The story will be based on the book Undaunted Courage
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The $120 million requested from the state is not for the Fargo flood diversion project, it’s for flood protection needs prior to the diversion project and would be used for engineering and legal fees, right of way acquisition, land purchases, home buyouts and construction of levees and floodwalls.
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As oil prices have dropped, so has the rig count, but where do all the inactive rigs go? It turns out that the law sets a few restrictions on where and for how long. Full story from the Dickinson Press.
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