Minot’s mayoral candidates sounded off on city spending and their priorities at a public forum hosted by Minot Area Chamber EDC Wednesday. Rob Fuller, Mark Jantzer, Paul Pitner and Josiah Roise offered their opinions on the use of tax dollars as they discussed reserve funds, budgeting and ...

A mayoral candidate forum will be held Wednesday, sponsored by Minot Area Chamber EDC’s Governmental Affairs Committee. The forum runs from 4-6 p.m. in Minot City Hall. Questions will be asked from the audience both in person and through the live streams on the MACEDC and City of Minot ...

Mark Jantzer announced Friday that he is running for mayor of Minot in the likely special election called for by voters through submission of signed petitions. “I feel that the voters deserve to be able to choose a candidate who is a steady, proven leader with experience in the operation of ...

North Dakota legislators won’t be scrambling to fund political subdivisions with Tuesday’s election defeat of a ballot measure proposing to eliminate property taxes in the state. However, dozens of bills are expected to be introduced related to property tax relief when the Legislature ...

Measure 5, an initiative to legalize recreational cannabis in North Dakota, was defeated in Tuesday night’s election. Support for recreational cannabis has been growing with each attempt to pass legislation, and one of its more vocal advocates, Steve Bakken, Burleigh County commissioner ...

Jim Rostad, Ron Merritt and Miranda Schuler won the three open seats on the Ward County Commission Tuesday night. In unofficial vote totals, Rostad led with 13,926 votes, followed by Merritt with 13,096 votes. Schuler was third with 11,878, with Shelly Weppler close behind with 11,694 votes. ...