Bismarck, ND – Governor Jack Dalrymple, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer and Former Governor Ed Schafer led a long line of state and industry leaders presenting testimony today opposing the Environmental Protection Agency’s plans to partially override the state’s plan for dealing with regional haze issues in favor of their uniform, [...]
BISMARCK, ND – One lone voice spoke out today in favor of the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan for regulating North Dakota’s regional haze industrial standards, a federal action plan which Governor Jack Dalrymple and Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem say clearly violates the state’s primary authority for regulating its own air quality as set forth in [...]
BISMARCK, ND – Oil companies charged with causing the deaths of 28 migratory birds were arraigned in federal court today in Bismarck. The charges, which constitute a violation of the Migratory Bird Act that dates back to 1918, would normally be considered a “petty offense” – a Class B or C misdemeanor. “However,” stated the [...]
BISMARCK, ND – “We want to make sure we provide a level economic playing field for companies in the industry who do follow the law,” said North Dakota’s US Attorney Timothy Purdon this morning, offering his explanation on the importance of enforcing environmental laws in the state. The comments, made in Purdon’s opening remarks, sought [...]
BISMARCK, ND – New documents obtained directly from NDSU’s attorney, Special Assistant AG Daniel Hull, attest to the fact that NDSU is in a 10 year dollar-out lease agreement, paying $322,918.88 annually for the lease of President Dean Bresciani’s Beech B-200 King Air. The lease, arranged through the NDSU Development Foundation, is a ten year, [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – “The President set the right tone in his address to Congress and the nation. He laid out an ambitious plan to boost job growth and jumpstart the economy by extending tax cuts for working families and investing in education and programs to rebuild our nation’s infrastructure,” stated Senator Kent Conrad in a [...]
BISMARCK, ND – There was strong agreement yesterday among legislators that the federal government’s attempts to exercise more control over state and private lands through designation of national wilderness areas is not in the best interests of North Dakotans. The study, undertaken by an interim committee on Natural Resources, is the result of legislation proposed [...]
BISMARCK, ND – Newly elected State Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner (R-Dickinson) praised his colleagues tonight for their hard fought victories that have lead to a NDGOP super majority. He also warned them not to rest on past accomplishments, but instead to keep focused on the work at hand and ahead of them as they [...]
BISMARCK, ND – It was clear yesterday that the majority of legislators were not happy with President Dean Bresciani’s decision to increase tuition rates this year, but interim Higher Education Chairman Bob Skarphol appeared particularly troubled by Bresciani’s remarks that the move was necessitated by the fact that the school did not receive as much [...]
BISMARCK, ND – The idea of providing incentives for reaching stated goals appeals to many legislators who have grown weary of the constant plea for more money from the state’s universities. After yesterday’s Higher Education Committee meeting, Senator Ray Holmberg (R-Grand Forks), Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said that he can see the merits [...]