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NewsHoeven: Corps Chooses Minot for New Permanent Flood Protection Study

The Mouse River flood protection plan was chosen as a project worthy of an Army Corps of Engineers permanent flood protection study. The study is the first step in the Federal authorization process that may one day lead to more significant Federal funding. Senator Hoeven’s news release on the story follows below. — Official News [...]

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NewsFargo diversion construction gets Corps funding

Included in the 2017 Federal budget was $5 million for the Fargo flood diversion project and the authority for a Corps of Engineers new construction start on the project. The construction authorization follows a Corps study of the project that began in 2009. [...]

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NewsTED: We the People, and the Republic we must reclaim

There is much discussion about how to fix the problems we have in our country, but for Lawrence Lessig, there is one problem that trumps all the others — it’s how to correct the enormous influence the ultra-wealthy few have on the outcome of elections. The TED talk below unpacks the issue — from his [...]

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NewsFargo Police Officer Shot, Will Not Survive

A Fargo police officer was shot during a standoff with a domestic violence suspect last night. The officer, 33-year old Jason Moszer, is not expected to survive. The suspect in the standoff has been shot and killed. [...]

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NewsGrand Forks Officials Re-Imagining their Library

City and County officials gathered for a joint meeting this week. The topic: the future of the Grand Forks Library. And the concept for the building is much more 21st century than the old idea of a quiet place to keep books. [...]

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NewsHotels in Minot Face Low Occupancy Rates with Oil Struggles

Through November, hotel occupancy rates in Minot were just above 50%. And since the peak of the boom in 2012, the average price of a room has dropped from $119 to $91. The situation has innkeepers looking for ways to attract visitors to Minot. [...]

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CommentaryJohn Andrist: Economics Too Is A Science Of The Possible

When economics and politics mix, the outcome is compromise. But Mr. Andrist would like to see a little more acknowledgment from one party on the importance of the forces move the markets. [...]

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NewsGroup out to legalize marijuana in North Dakota

A petition to legalize marijuana has been filed with the Secretary of State. And in addition to legalizing the drug, the petition would also prevent the state from requiring a license to grow, use or distribute marijuana. [...]

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NewsEnrollment Down At Minot State University

Overall enrollment at Minot State is down 4.2% from a year ago, but President Steve Shirley is encouraged by a slight increase in the number of freshman students. KX News has the full story. [...]

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NewsNDSU Grad Students Compete in ‘Three Minute Thesis’

Graduate students at NDSU are being forced to acknowledge that when they get out to the real world, no one will know what they’re talking about. To solve the problem, students compete in a program that requires they distill their research into an 180-second elevator pitch. [...]

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NewsGovernor Candidates go On the Record on Budget Situation

The three candidates for North Dakota’s Republican nomination weigh in on the state’s financial situation and their path to getting clear of the budget shortfall. [...]

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NewsWAWS Project Considers Delaying Payments To Towns

Water sales for industrial use are down 75% in the last year, and that puts the controversial Western Area Water Supply project in a financial pickle. Jim Olson with KX News has the story. [...]

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NewsMeetings to Discuss Mountain Lion Management

If you’re interested in the state’s population of mountain lions, there are meetings in Fargo, Bismarck, and Killdeer coming up that may be of interest. The full news release from North Dakota Game and Fish follows below. — Official News Release, ND Game & Fish — North Dakota Game and Fish Department officials will host [...]

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NewsBond Failure in Rural Williston Sends Officials Back to Drawing Board

  The effort was for a new K-8 school in Williston’s rural District 8. The message from the voters will send school board officials back to the table to find a home for students of the soon-to-be-eliminated Stoney Creek Middle School. [...]

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NewsND Approves: US Supreme Court decision blocking Clean Power Plan

President Obama’s Clean Power Plan took a hit from the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday. The Court blocked the rules from taking effect until legal challenges are resolved. The N.D. Department of Health has suspended work on a compliance plan. [...]

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CurioLearn: The Basics of Economics

Economics should probably be a required course at some level if only for its amazing ability to predict how incentives affect behavior. But if you missed the class, this short article is an informative primer on some of the basics. [...]

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