WASHINGTON, DC – In a letter sent to Obama Administration Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, North Dakota’s congressional delegation asked for penalties against Delta Airlines for failing to keep up federally subsidized flights from the Devils Lake and Jamestown airports. “Devils Lake and Jamestown have spent considerable time, money, and effort to build their passenger [...]
FARGO, ND – Responding to comments from Senator Kent Conrad concerning possible cuts to the sugar program in the upcoming Farm Bill negotiations, American Crystal Sugar Company Vice President Brian Ingulsrud said he wasn’t sure if that was a threat but noted that the Senator understands the company’s position. “This labor dispute is a problem, [...]
BISMARCK, ND – Governor Jack Dalrymple and the ND congressional delegation met with Amtrak officials in Washington, DC today, urging Amtrak to invest in critical upgrades to the Church’s Ferry railroad bridge and in other necessary infrastructure improvements on their Empire Building line in North Dakota. Yesterday, Amtrak announced that it will resume service from [...]
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BISMARCK, ND – “We don’t have ‘em where we want ‘em,” says Senator Kent Conrad of FEMA. According to the Senator, North Dakota is in a fight with FEMA that hasn’t been resolved yet. Yesterday Senator John Hoeven toured Bismarck flooding with FEMA officials who say the situation is not officially a flood yet. “The [...]
BISMARCK, ND – According to today’s update from the Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha, the recent rains in North Dakota, Montana and the surrounding region exceed normal precipitation by more than 600% and have heavily impacted the release schedule from five of the Corps’ six dams. Flows from the dam releases are expected to [...]