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Senate committee advances ND water funding

WASHINGTON – Legislation that would ensure federal funding for the Northwest Area Water Supply project was approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Wednesday, June 10, according to U.S. Sen. John Hoeven, R-ND. Hoeven sponsored the Dakota Water Resources Act (DWRA) ...

Free summer programming offered at confluence center

WILLISTON — Enjoy weekly summer events highlighting the area’s cultures, rivers, and history through Aug. 29 at the Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center near Williston. Registration is not required for these free, family-friendly programs. Children must be accompanied by an ...

Nominations sought for local history awards 

BISMARCK — The State Historical Society of North Dakota is seeking nominations for the annual awards program recognizing outstanding achievement in three categories of history: Excellence in Local History, Heritage Profile Honor, and North Dakota Person of History. Details and nomination ...

Constitutional Platform PAC backs reform in Minot

The Constitutional Platform PAC announced Thursday, July 11, the results of the June 9 election mark the beginning, not the end, of its effort to build a stronger reform movement in Minot and across North Dakota. “These results show that many voters are ready for a clearer constitutional, ...

ND leaders respond to DAPL settlement

Gov. Kelly Armstrong and North Dakota’s congressional delegation responded to Thursday’s announcement of a final settlement in which the U.S. government will pay North Dakota more than $27.8 million for law enforcement and other costs incurred by the state during the Dakota Access Pipeline ...

ND voters approve ‘single subject’ rule

Ballot measures proposing to change North Dakota’s constitution will be limited to a single subject in the future. North Dakota voters approved a constitutional measure proposed by the Legislature to confine constitutional measures, whether offered up by the Legislative or initiated by ...