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Minnesota's Child Tax Credit setting an example
(KNOX) - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz says new figures released by the Minnesota Department of Revenue show the nation-leading Child Tax Credit has put more than $545 million into the budgets of more t...
Jim Johnson Aug 03, 2024

U.S. Senate condemns Trump assassination attempt
(KNOX) - The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution condemning the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The resolution was co-sponsored by U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer to ho...
Jim Johnson Aug 02, 2024

North Dakota Property Tax Ballot Measure Approved for November
(North Dakota Monitor) -A ballot initiative that would eliminate assessed value property tax was approved for inclusion on the general election ballot by the North Dakota Secretary of State's O...
Bill Dubensky Aug 02, 2024

Two Women Drowned While Floating on a South Dakota Lake as a Storm Blew in
(AP) - Two women floating on a South Dakota lake drowned after the wind suddenly picked up and waves became treacherous, authorities said. The women, both from outside of South Dakota, the King...
Bill Dubensky Aug 02, 2024

North Dakota Attorney General Defend States' Laws That Prevent Banks From Considering Woke Politics
(North Dakota Monitor) -Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led a coalition of attorneys general in a letter responding to the U.S. Treasury Department's opposition to state laws that restrict ba...
Bill Dubensky Aug 02, 2024

Another Road Construction Project Begins Monday in Grand Forks
(KNOX) -Crews will begin working on the Columbia Road Overpass on Monday, August 5th. There will be traffic control in place to close the east northbound lane. Crews will begin sandblasting and painti...
Bill Dubensky Aug 02, 2024

AI Driving North Dakota Data Centers Demand at Accelerating Pace
(North Dakota Monitor) -Artificial intelligence is driving the demand for power-hungry data centers with North Dakota seen as one of the few areas capable of meeting that demand, but not withou...
Bill Dubensky Aug 02, 2024

Native American Public Health Officials are Stuck in Data Blind Spot
(North Dakota Monitor) -It's not easy to make public health decisions without access to good data. And epidemiologists and public health workers for Native American communities say they're ofte...
Bill Dubensky Aug 02, 2024

Summit Pipeline Enters Final Permitting Stages in Minnesota
(North Dakota Monitor) -Minnesota agencies have released an environmental impact statement and set hearings on a small section of a huge project to capture carbon from ethanol plants in five states fo...
Bill Dubensky Aug 02, 2024

Fiery North Dakota railment featured 'weak cars' the NTSB wants eliminated
(AP) - The fiery North Dakota derailment that burned for days early last month was the latest train crash to involve the flawed tank cars that the National Transportation Safety Board has been trying ...
Jim Johnson Aug 01, 2024