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How governors are pushing back on Republicans public lands proposals
KANW - New Mexico
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June 24, 2025
HEADLINE: How governors are pushing back on Republicans public lands proposals Amid a Republican-led push to sell millions of acres of public lands to alleviate the housing affordability crisis, some governors in the Mountain West are pushing...
Texas Governor Signs Bill Banning Cell Phones in School
Campus Safety Magazine
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June 24, 2025
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday signed a bill banning students from using cell phones in school. House Bill 1481 requires public school districts or open-enrollment charter schools to adopt and implement policies prohibiting students from...
Missouri River study could lead to increased water use for irrigation, industry
KFYR TV - North Dakota
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June 23, 2025
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) - The North Dakota Department of Water Resources (DWS) is looking for ways to draw more water out of the Missouri River for future development and crop irrigation. It completed the first phase of the Missouri River Intake...
Canola industry a strong beneficiary of new biofuel renewable volume obligations
Farm & Ranch Guide - North Dakota
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By BARRY COLEMAN, Northern Canola Growers Association The canola market saw a surge in price recently after the EPA surprised many in the industry with its announcement of robust Renewable Volume Obligations for 2026 and 2027. Many rumors were...
Editor’s notebook: Tennessee needs state political leaders to denounce violence
Tennessee Lookout
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June 24, 2025
As many Americans did, I awoke the morning of June 14 to horrific news from Minnesota: a man dressed as a police officer had murdered state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband and shot state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife multiple times,...
Tornado Kills Three in ND; Governor Declares Statewide Disaster
Fire Engineering
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June 23, 2025
BLAKE NICHOLSON QUINN BERG and TANNER ECKER – The Bismarck Tribune, N.D. Severe thunderstorms that roared across North Dakota late Friday and early Saturday spawned tornadoes that killed three people and damaged homes and other property. The...
2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Finance and Insurance industry across Fargo Standard publication area
Fargo Standard - North Dakota
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June 23, 2025
Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS | https://www.dhswatchlist.com/ Tammy Meckley, Associate Director, Immigration Records and Identity Services Directorate for USCIS |...
Our political leaders are no longer safe
The Minot Daily News - North Dakota
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Last weekend, Minnesota state Rep. and Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed in their home after a masked man disguised as a police officer convinced the couple to open their door. The arrested suspect, 57-year-old...
Ranked: U.S. States Most Dependent on the Federal Government
Visual Capitalist
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June 22, 2025
Ranked: U.S. States Most Dependent on the Federal Government This was originally posted on our Voronoi app. Download the app for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key Takeaways...
Detroit Lakes High School shop classes were inspiration for TR Industries
Detroit Lakes Tribune - Minnesota
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June 20, 2025
DETROIT LAKES — Launching a new business can be an overwhelming endeavor, even for experienced entrepreneurs. But to 2024 Detroit Lakes High School graduates Tyler Ostlie and Ross Hansen, it just made the most sense out of the options available to...
Population aging and government transfer dependency in Mountrail County as of 2022
Western ND News - North Dakota
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June 21, 2025
In 2022, Mountrail County received $96.6 million in government transfer payments, equivalent to $10,398 per capita. These payments—which include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance—accounted for 12.8% of all personal income...
CONTRIBUTOR’S VIEW – John Tures: Bipartisan Condemnation Of Political Assassinations Is What The Country Badly Needs
Valley Times-News - Alabama
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June 21, 2025
CONTRIBUTOR’S VIEW – John Tures: Bipartisan Condemnation Of Political Assassinations Is What The Country Badly Needs Published 8:30 am Saturday, June 21, 2025 Last weekend, a glory-seeking terrorist with delusions of grandeur killed a Minnesota...
Population aging and government transfer dependency in McIntosh County as of 2022
Central ND News - North Dakota
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June 21, 2025
In 2022, McIntosh County received $52.2 million in government transfer payments, equivalent to $21,094 per capita. These payments—which include Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance—accounted for 23.5% of all personal income...
46 Years of Economic War: Iran’s Assault on America
American Thinker
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June 21, 2025
Since 1979, Iran’s regime hasn’t just waged ideological or military campaigns — it has conducted a relentless, calculated war on America’s economic well-being. From oil shocks that gutted wallets to terror sponsorship that drained defense budgets,...
North Carolina’s Democrat Governor Josh Stein Vetoes Constitutional Carry
Breitbart
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June 21, 2025
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) vetoed legislation Friday that would have made the Tar Heel State the 30th constitutional carry state in the Union. On June 12, 2025, Breitbart News reported that North Carolina’s constitutional carry...
Beef industry will salute military at annual military appreciation day event
Tri State Livestock News - South Dakota
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June 19, 2025
North Dakota beef producers will be saluting active-duty military, reserve and National Guard members and their families at the 20th annual Beef Industry Military Appreciation Day during the North Dakota State Fair in Minot, N.D., on July 22. The...
ND Information Technology beginning to roll out a 'one stop shop' for state government agencies
Prairie Public - North Dakota
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June 19, 2025
Call it a “one stop shop.” The state of North Dakota has begun its efforts to set up a single portal for people to access state agencies. N-D Gateway is being led by the state’s Information Technology Department, and has launched with connections...
25 Years of Prairie Business: Automation in construction
Grand Forks Herald - North Dakota
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June 18, 2025
Editor’s note: This is the 10th part in a series looking back through the archives of Prairie Business as part of our 25th anniversary celebration. Seven years ago, in the June 2018 edition of Prairie Business, a construction feature,...
Kane Brown rocks Red River Valley Fair
InForum - North Dakota
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July 11, 2025
WEST FARGO — Heavy, humid air drifted away on a cool breeze just as country singer Kane Brown burst on stage and broke into his first song at the Red River Valley Fair on Thursday, July 10. A pink and gold North Dakota sunset greeted Brown, who...
The Minnesota political assassinations need a bipartisan…
The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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John A. Tures A Minnesota politician and her husband were killed, and another state legislator and his wife were wounded by a terrorist. The assassin had a kill list targeting 45 Democratic politicians. Bipartisan condemnation of the attacks arose...