Legislative Roundup: Bill to Replace Governor’s Residence has Leadership Backing

Should we replace, renovate, or do nothing at all with the Governor’s residence? Legislators will decide. Plus, Monday is the last day to file legislation and it looks like we might see a more bills than last session.

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Sen. Heitkamp joins teachers for discussion on education

Senator Heitkamp joined teachers from around the state for a roundtable discussion on education. Get the recap from WDAY in Fargo.

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East Grand Forks Files Insurance Claim Over Economic Development Loan

The City of East Grand Forks has filed an insurance claim in hopes of recovering a $510,000 loan made through the economic development association.

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Dickinson Residents Dead from Gunshot Wounds

Two Dickinson residents have died from gunshot wounds. The victims were believed to be romantically involved and a handgun was recovered at the scene. The official investigation is underway.

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Brewers Gone Wild: Taming Unpredictable Yeast For Flavorful Beer

A handful U.S. craft brewers are reviving an age-old way of making beer that was practically unthinkable a decade ago.

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City May Hire Attorney Over Parking Ramps

In the case of the downtown parking holes, The City of Minot is exploring legal options, and at Tuesday’s Finance Committee meeting the option of hiring an attorney will be discussed.

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Georgia Man leaves Hole in Patchwork of Bakken Lives

This is a nice tribute piece to Wes Herrmann, the owner of Legendary Field Services who was killed recently in a job-site accident.

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Supporters of Devils Lake Refinery Encouraged by Report

Says Rachel Lindstrom, executive director of Forward Devils Lake, “We were exceptionally pleased that the due diligence study did not find any fatal flaws in the project.”

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“Surge” Funding Bill For Oil Impacts Grows To $1.1 Billion

When it comes to funding oil country, it seems like legislators have opted for the both and philosophy as opposed to an either or. More details and commentary from Rob Port at Say Anything Blog.

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Source Water Spill Near Tioga

It’s been a bad month for oil-related spills. The North Dakota Department of Health issued another news release yesterday outlining another incident. The Details: Incident Date: January 22, 2015 (reported to NDDOH) Spilled: Source Water. Here’s the language used by the Department of Health, “This water is higher in dissolved solids and minerals than fresh water.”

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NASA’s Huge Image of a Tiny Section of Space (Video too)

Space is big, staggeringly so, uncomprehendingly so, and NASA has just delivered a picture that hammers the point home… just in case you hadn’t thought about it in a while. The image, captured with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the largest and sharpest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy — otherwise known as

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E-cigarettes Could Release 15 Times More Formaldehyde Than Tobacco

The “Could” in the headline stems from the fact that e-cigarettes have settings, and if you set them to “high voltage”, they’ll give you a big dose of formaldehyde.

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International Firm Eyes Dickinson for $300M Development

A Singapore-based investment company looking at Dickinson for a 280-acre development that comes with a grand vision. Full story from Nadya Faulx of the Dickinson Press.

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Got $5 Billion? North Dakota Will by 2017

Admittedly, this story is less about the Legacy Fund and more about what one of our local legislators wants to do with it. KMOT covers Rep. Oley Larsen’s plan to create a savings account for each new-born ND resident.

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U.S. Reduces Staff at Embassy in Yemen Amid Deepening Crisis

It was the death of Saudi King Abudullah that got most of the headlines, but there is a bigger story coming from the Middle East — the seeming collapse of the Yemeni government.

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Property Tax Transparency Bill Goes Down

If you were hoping Ward County might someday soon put property tax records online, you’ll have to call your County Commissioner. The Legislature won’t be compelling counties to do anything.

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