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NewsEPIC Companies acquires Fargo Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express hotels

by: Josh Wolsky | January 31, 2023

West Fargo-based EPIC Companies has been making a splash around North Dakota for several years. They were recently approved for a significant TIF and development project here in Minot near the site of the new Trinity hospital. News out of Fargo has them continuing, as well. The company recently acquired Fargo Holiday Inn and Holiday [...]

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NewsNDSU president outlines program and faculty cuts, academic college mergers to fix $7.6 million deficit

by: Josh Wolsky | January 30, 2023

North Dakota State University is up against a difficult budget for the next biennium, and it’s forcing the University to make tough choices. The plan to make up for the deficit includes cuts and consolidations; it was recently outlined by NDSU President David Cook. Get the full story from Inforum.com [...]

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CurioThe State of Democracy in 2023 by the Data

by: Josh Wolsky | January 30, 2023

When it comes to democracy and the freedoms we live under, there are global trends at play as we speak, but without the data, it’s hard to see them. That’s where ‘Our World in Data’ steps in; they’re a non profit focused on gathering data and research on the big problems we’re facing together and [...]

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NewsND High school Hoops – Revised Three-Division Plan Unveiled, 23-24 Still in Play

by: Josh Wolsky | January 30, 2023

The question whether to move North Dakota High School Basketball to three divisions instead of the current two-division Class A and Class B system is headed to a February 8th final decision. At a meeting of the North Dakota High School Activities Association on Friday, a revised plan was presented that accounted for much of [...]

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CurioSaskatchewan nursing union says recruitment plan to address worker shortage moving too slow

by: Josh Wolsky | January 30, 2023

It doesn’t matter where you look, recruitment of workers and staffing are the challenges facing communities. This story from The Regina Leader-Post highlights the Saskatchewan’s provincial need for nurses. Those on the job are burning out at a faster and faster rate, and the impact on health care is becoming evident. What are they doing [...]

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CurioLand Transfers Offer Hope, Stewardship to Beginning Farmers

by: Josh Wolsky | January 30, 2023

It’s hard to tell what prices may be going up faster than food, but it’s possible farm land is one of them. It’s a circumstance — the high cost of land — that makes entering farming business difficult. But there are solutions that emerge if the right parties can get connected. And in Ohio, where [...]

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NewsNorth Dakota lawmakers weigh future of public employees’ pension plan, nearly $2B shortfall

by: Josh Wolsky | January 30, 2023

One of the issues of substance before the North Dakota Legislature this session is what to do about the elephant in the room — the fact that that NDPERs (the acronym for North Dakota’s public employee retirement program) doesn’t have enough money to pay its liabilities. It’s short by $2 billion, and the big question [...]

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NewsCoal Creek Station Out of Compliance With EPA Coal Ash Storage and Ground Water Protections

by: MinotVoice | January 30, 2023

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the latest action to protect communities and hold facilities accountable for controlling and cleaning up the contamination created by coal ash disposal. The Agency issued six proposed determinations to deny facilities’ requests to continue disposing of coal combustion residuals (CCR or coal ash) into unlined surface [...]

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CommentaryWhy do Wyoming legislators import other states’ worst laws?

by: Josh Wolsky | January 30, 2023

From gender and LBGTQ+ issues to banning library books, one long-time Wyoming reporter and columnist is wondering why his state legislators insist on importing bad ideas from other places. It’s a question especially relevant as state legislatures around the country seem to be tackling all the same culture issues at the same moment. Read the [...]

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NewsLegislative hearings on CO2 pipeline bills draw big crowds; eminent domain the main issue

by: Josh Wolsky | January 30, 2023

A slate of bills aimed squarely at a single pipeline project through southern North Dakota saw lots of citizen engagement at hearings last week. At question is whether a proposed pipeline developer should have ability to use eminent domain, the authority to take land and easements with compensation, to advance the project. Get the full [...]

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CurioBus service will connect Fargo flyers to Minneapolis airport

by: Josh Wolsky | January 30, 2023

How do you get travelers t consider flying out of your airport? Give them a ride, and make it a luxury one. It’s part of a plan to sell airline tickets, and the service picks travelers up at Hector Airport in Fargo, and delivers them to the Minneapolis Airport where they can catch their flight. [...]

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CurioBill would keep ESG considerations out of MT’s investing decisions

by: Josh Wolsky | January 30, 2023

ESG stands for ‘environment’, ‘social’, and ‘governance’. It’s an acronym to describe the emerging pressure corporations and businesses are under to be transparent regarding practices related to the environment, social, and governance issues. As an example, banks that reduce or stop lending to carbon-based energy projects would be an example of an ESG policy. It’s [...]

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NewsCigar Lounges for the comeback?

by: Josh Wolsky | January 30, 2023

They would be required to be enclosed on all four sides and have ventilation systems, and if the Senate says yes, a bill allowing cigar lounges will go to Governor Burgum. The house passed the bill by a vote of 59-32 last Wednesday. Representative Dan Ruby of Minot is the sponsor of the bill; he [...]

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CommentaryTheir Personal Lives Were None of My Business and Other Legislative Musings From a Long-time Democrat

by: Jim Maxson | January 29, 2023

It is very gracious of the Minot Voice to give me a voice. Like the Federalists and the Whigs of early American history, the North Dakota Democratic party may be on the road to being a mere memory. Why and how that has happened, I will leave to historians. There is plenty of blame to [...]

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NewsMinot native, NDSU graduate earns US Army general rank

by: Josh Wolsky | January 29, 2023

For recently promoted Brig. Gen. Rebecca B. McElwain, a Minot-area native, it’s her North Dakota roots and sensibilities that helped her reach high places in the U.S. Army. General McElwain one of just 30 female general officers in the Army; she was promoted on January 9th at a ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base in [...]

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CurioVisit Minot continues to tell Minot’s story

by: Mayor Tom Ross | January 29, 2023

Dear Minot: We’re all familiar with Minot hosting two of the largest events in North Dakota in the North Dakota State Fair and the Norsk Hostfest. But there are countless community partners who work to help Minot expand its reach beyond our city limits and beyond the borders of our state to attract visitors to [...]

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NewsEPIC Companies acquires Fargo Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express hotels

NewsNDSU president outlines program and faculty cuts, academic college mergers to fix $7.6 million deficit

CurioThe State of Democracy in 2023 by the Data

NewsND High school Hoops – Revised Three-Division Plan Unveiled, 23-24 Still in Play

CurioSaskatchewan nursing union says recruitment plan to address worker shortage moving too slow

CurioLand Transfers Offer Hope, Stewardship to Beginning Farmers

NewsNorth Dakota lawmakers weigh future of public employees’ pension plan, nearly $2B shortfall

NewsCoal Creek Station Out of Compliance With EPA Coal Ash Storage and Ground Water Protections

CommentaryWhy do Wyoming legislators import other states’ worst laws?

NewsLegislative hearings on CO2 pipeline bills draw big crowds; eminent domain the main issue

CurioBus service will connect Fargo flyers to Minneapolis airport

CurioBill would keep ESG considerations out of MT’s investing decisions

NewsCigar Lounges for the comeback?

CommentaryTheir Personal Lives Were None of My Business and Other Legislative Musings From a Long-time Democrat

NewsMinot native, NDSU graduate earns US Army general rank

CurioVisit Minot continues to tell Minot’s story