Elected officials for the City of Winnipeg have taken an unprecedented step in hiring an in-house ethics officer who will operate under the title of ‘integrity commissioner’. The first task of the newly appointed office — writing a new code of conduct including penalties for breach of conduct.
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The second half of the legislative session kicks off today, and the issues are going to get more complicated, but the biggest factor — an updated revenue forecast isn’t due until March 9. Nick Smith with the Bismarck Tribune has the quick look at some of the big issues facing legislators before the wrap up the
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The Brandon, Manitoba Police Department is upping their level of protection for front-line officers. The Winnipeg Free Press has the story.
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It’s too early in the data gathering to call it a dramatic increase in behavior, but anecdotal evidence from those on the receiving end of it suggests the rise in anti-semitic behavior is something we should be paying attention to. Here’s the quote from a Minnetonka-based that that brings home the concern. Our experience as a
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Elain Chao, U.S. Transporation Secretary, said her department would be taking a second look at regulations designed to shepherd our transition to self-driving cars. One of her larger concerns is the need to educate a skeptical public on how the vehicles and industry changes will impact the general public.
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The Waters of the U.S. Rule appears is on official hold pending what is likely to be some type of rollback. The 2015 EPA and U.S. Army Corp of Engineers rule from 2015 sought to redefine and expand the scope of waters and waterways that are federally protected.
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When an individual is arrested for a crime, they’re typically required to post a bond in order to be released until their trial. But what is the bond rate set at? Typically a judge sets that rate based on an assessment of risk that the defendant will return to stand trial. But in New Jersey, the
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If you take a minute to read the mission and guiding principles behind The Minot Voice, you’ll notice the protecting the environment gets a special call-out. This guest blog on Scientific American provides some valuable commentary on a couple ideas intended to quantify the future economic impacts through a current market mechanism.
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Charges against currently-suspended Ward County Sheriff Kukowski that resulted from the death of inmate Dustin Irwin in October of 2014 are hanging on a technical mistake made by the special prosecuting attorney. It’s a matter of date, and in the case of typing 2014 versus 2015 created a legal argument may halt the prosecution.
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The legal process is beginning to catch up with those involved in the protest activities related to the Dakota Access Pipeline. A jury in Morton County found eight of the early arrestees guilty of disorderly conduct. Special Prosecutor Ladd Erickson has suggested he will seek steeper penalties for those facing more violent charges.
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After lengthy debate on Monday in which a vote to end North Dakota’s Sunday closing laws for retail businesses failed by a narrow margin, a legislator had a change of heart overnight and called to revisit the issue. This time around, the house voted to remove North Dakota’s laws. Get the full story from the
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A bill before the legislature would provide local control to school districts that need to make-up school days canceled because of inclement weather. Currently, the Governor is the only official with the authority to waive the need to make up lost school days. Blair Emerson with the Bismarck Tribune has the full story.
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An art gallery featuring the works of local artist Walter Piehl on the first floor of the Gordon Olson Library, the missing money for completion of the seasonal air structure over Herb Parker Stadium, and resources to finish work on a facilities building, they’re all part of Senate Bill 228 that would appropriate $2.28 million
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Information is both the currency and lubricant that moves the world forward. But as we find ourselves in the Information Age’s period of juvenile delinquency, the challenge in filtering out the bad information and raising the good information to the top is our biggest challenge. Social media made the problem worse because it’s hastened the
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The idea of free speech, what it means, and where we can use it is constantly being redefined in the new world where technological tools are reshaping everything about our culture. And in that light, Motherboard has the story on a leaked European trade proposal that would privatize censorship and potentially leave it in the
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Grand Forks is going to consider allowing app-driven ridesharing services such as Uber and Lyft into town, but first they’re going to gather data from the citizens — and specifically UND students — to see if they can determine how people are getting around town. Check out the full article to see how the City
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