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NewsShould School Board Candidates Be Required To File Campaign Finance Reports? Proposed Legislation Says Yes

by: Josh Wolsky | January 19, 2023

Currently, candidates for local school board officers are not required to file campaign finance reports the same as other local office candidates. But two bills proposed in the current legislative session would change that. The bills propose to exempt school board candidates in districts with less than 750 students, but for all others, campaign finance [...]

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NewsBill funding construction of career tech education centers passes House committee

by: Josh Wolsky | January 19, 2023

A bill to speed up the construction of planned technical education centers around the state is advancing through the legislature. House Bill 1199 authorizes a Bank of North Dakota line of credit to the tune of ~$68 million. The amount is equal to the American Rescue Plan Act dollars that are earmarked for the purpose [...]

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NewsSen. Jeff Magrum files 8 bills related to Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline

by: Josh Wolsky | January 19, 2023

Summit Carbon Solutions has seeking approval to build a 2,000-mile network of carbon capture pipelines connecting several ethanol plants in the upper midwest to final storage locations West of Bismarck. But Senator Jeff Magrum has proposed a number of bills adding significant legislative oversight and hurdles to the proposed project. The bills pertain largely to [...]

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NewsNew Ken Burns film on buffalo includes Indigenous voices from North Dakota.

by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023

The news was released recently; the film will be released in October, and it’s about a story very much at the heart of North Dakota. The filmmaker is Ken Burns, the topic is the story of the American buffalo and its journey to near extinction and back again. The full news release from PBS is [...]

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CurioRegina City Committee Confronts Hypocrisy of Their Own City Center Development Priority

by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023

Regina’s City Council is taking steps to intentionally target development in the city’s core neighborhoods. And in a committee meeting this week, they raised some hard questions, like, if they’re trying to target core development city center, why are they incentivizing development in the greenfield areas? Why does it matter in Minot? We could ask [...]

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NewsHighly contagious strain of avian flu detected in three Montana grizzlies

by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023

The avian flu is no joke. If the price of eggs isn’t enough to convince you, maybe this story out of Montana will help. Tests on three grizzly bears euthanized late last year near Kalispel came back positive for avian flu. It’s presumed the animals contracted the virus by eating infected birds. And coming out [...]

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NewsND Leadership Uniformly Condemn Federal Revision of WOTUS Definition

by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023

The EPA in conjunction with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers published the final “Revised Definition of the Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) on Wednesday. The definition will be effective March 20, 2023. It’s a significant action that greatly expands the scope of federal jurisdiction to all those areas captured under the new definition, [...]

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NewsPolice in India charge two men in deaths of family who froze crossing into U.S.

by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023

A human trafficking story that started with the deaths of an immigrant family near the Manitoba/North Dakota border last winter continues with criminal charges in India against some of the suspects alleged responsible. The Indian couple, Jagdish Patel and his wife Vaishali Patel along with their two children froze to death a year ago while [...]

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CurioSouris-Glenwood Manitoba seeks place health-care workers can stay

by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023

For communities in need of essential workers, all solutions are on the table. And across the border in Manitoba, the small town of Souris needs healthcare workers. They also need places for them to stay. So they’re putting the two problems together to see if they can solve them jointly. Deliver the housing to help [...]

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CurioGerdau Is Shaping A More Collaborative, Inclusive, Sustainable Future — Plus they have Metal Recycling in Minot

by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023

Recycling is in the Minot news and wind recently. The City of Minot is gearing up to launch its curbside program this coming July, but in the meantime, there’s another place to recycle in Minot you might not know about. Gerdau Ameristeel is on East Burdick and they’ll pay you for your aluminum cans and [...]

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NewsNorth Dakota House advances bill banning ‘sanctuary’ cities

by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023

A bill that would prohibit North Dakota towns and cities from making policies related to immigration enforcement passed the ND House recently. Jeremy Turley with Inforum has the full story that includes no evidence of any North Dakota towns or cities actually considering laws or policies this bill will prevent. [...]

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NewsCounty Commission Acts on Ag Land Tax Increases, SW Minot Bypass Advance, and Recreation Trail

by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023

An agricultural land tax increase, the bypass for SW Minot, and the recreational trail between Minot and Burlington were all topics for the Ward County Commission on Tuesday. The commission voted to increase ag land tax, the SW bypass is moving toward a feasibility study, and the recreational trail is going to get some improvements. [...]

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NewsOil Production: January Director’s Cut and November Production Numbers

by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023

North Dakota’s Director of the Department of Mineral Resources, Lynn Helms and the Director of the North Dakota Pipeline Authority, Justin Kringstad Director deliver a monthly webcast providing updates on the state’s oil production trends. January’s report with data through November is available below. November numbers reflect an approximate 2% decline, due by assumption to [...]

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NewsStudy: Freshwater fish contain concerning levels of ‘forever chemical’

by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023

The currently named culprit is Scotchgard; it’s the commercial name for a stain-resistant chemical known as perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, or PFOS for short. It’s part of a larger group of chemicals called PFAS, and the problem is these chemicals persist in the environment for a long time. Scotchgard hasn’t been manufactured in the U.S. for [...]

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CurioMinnesota county uses large-scale food waste composting to free up landfill space

by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023

Otter Tail County in Minnesota is taking a chunk out of what goes into its landfill by stopping food waste before it gets there. The County-wide program is focused on schools, healthcare facilities, and restaurants intentionally, as those are the largest producers of landfilled food. For families, the focus is on a backyard solution, home [...]

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NewsMinot City Council approves recycling fees

by: Josh Wolsky | January 18, 2023

Citywide recycling is coming to Minot on July 17, and when it arrives, you’ll have a one-time two-month opportunity to opt out, otherwise, you’ll incur a $2.50 per month extra charge on your sanitation bill. That’s the current story on Minot’s recycling plan that’s expected to reduce the amount of waste landfilled annually by approximately [...]

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NewsShould School Board Candidates Be Required To File Campaign Finance Reports? Proposed Legislation Says Yes

NewsBill funding construction of career tech education centers passes House committee

NewsSen. Jeff Magrum files 8 bills related to Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline

NewsNew Ken Burns film on buffalo includes Indigenous voices from North Dakota.

CurioRegina City Committee Confronts Hypocrisy of Their Own City Center Development Priority

NewsHighly contagious strain of avian flu detected in three Montana grizzlies

NewsND Leadership Uniformly Condemn Federal Revision of WOTUS Definition

NewsPolice in India charge two men in deaths of family who froze crossing into U.S.

CurioSouris-Glenwood Manitoba seeks place health-care workers can stay

CurioGerdau Is Shaping A More Collaborative, Inclusive, Sustainable Future — Plus they have Metal Recycling in Minot

NewsNorth Dakota House advances bill banning ‘sanctuary’ cities

NewsCounty Commission Acts on Ag Land Tax Increases, SW Minot Bypass Advance, and Recreation Trail

NewsOil Production: January Director’s Cut and November Production Numbers

NewsStudy: Freshwater fish contain concerning levels of ‘forever chemical’

CurioMinnesota county uses large-scale food waste composting to free up landfill space

NewsMinot City Council approves recycling fees