One U.S. Senate candidate in the state is talking about how she plans to encourage economic development and growth around the western part of North Dakota.
Heidi Heitkamp says that in 2011 the federal government collected 318 million dollars in oil royalties on federal land in North Dakota. The Democratic Candidate says that she will fight to get a substantial portion of that money back into the state for public need in avenues such as health care and assistance for affordable housing. One of the big issues presenting the state is President Obama's negative stance on Hydraulic Fracturing. Heitkamp says it's not a federal issue.
(Heidi Heitkamp/Running for Senate)"I'm challenging anyone who would want to put one size fits all on hydraulic fracking. I'm challenging them to the test I think people really don't understand the geology of North Dakota. They don't understand that every structure is different and this is a local issue should be controlled locally and should be regulated locally and so I will fight and resist any efforts for a national fracking standard."
Heitkamp is running against Rick Berg for the vacant U.S. Senate seat.
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:14 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:14:33 GMT
It's small but destructive -- and it comes to America courtesy of Asia. The Emerald Ash Borer is an exotic wood-boring beetle currently making it's way across the U.S. to North Dakota. Believed to
It's small but destructive -- and it comes to America courtesy of Asia. The Emerald Ash Borer is an exotic wood-boring beetle currently making it's way across the U.S. to North Dakota. Believed to
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:57 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:57:30 GMT
Daycare goes down. A Bismarck neighborhood rallies to block a church from converting to a childcare center. "We do recognize that there is a shortage of daycare in the community," says Kim Lee, Bismarck
Daycare goes down. A Bismarck neighborhood rallies to block a church from converting to a childcare center. "We do recognize that there is a shortage of daycare in the community," says Kim Lee, Bismarck
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:27 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:27:13 GMT
If you're hungry for Chinese Food, there's only a handful of places to choose from in Bismarck/Mandan. But one downtown restaurant in Mandan seems to be attracting a lot of regular customers, and those
If you're hungry for Chinese Food, there's only a handful of places to choose from in Bismarck/Mandan. But one downtown restaurant in Mandan seems to be attracting a lot of regular customers, and those
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:01 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:01:28 GMT
The number of trees in Bismarck is multiplying almost as fast as the number of new faces. The city is helping some homeowners pay for those trees. Reporter Sarah Gustin has the story. A quick stroll and
The number of trees in Bismarck is multiplying almost as fast as the number of new faces. The city is helping some homeowners pay for those trees. Reporter Sarah Gustin has the story. A quick stroll and
China's state media says an envoy from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned there is no guarantee of peace on the Korean Peninsula, but also stressed that his country is willing to hold talks with all sides...
A top North Korean envoy delivered a letter from leader Kim Jong Un to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday and told him Pyongyang would take steps to rejoin stalled nuclear disarmament talks, in an apparent victory for...
A day after laying out his counterterrorism vision, President Barack Obama is addressing future military leaders who could help carry it out in a speech to U.S. Naval Academy graduates.
Choosing future Navy and Marine leaders as his audience, President Barack Obama issued a pointed call Friday for an end to sexual assaults in the military, appealing to graduating midshipmen to display honor and moral...
The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official moved aside since the episode was...
The Internal Revenue Service official who led the unit that targeted tea party groups and publicly disclosed the activity has been replaced, making her the third top IRS official moved aside since the episode was revealed...
A Zimbabwean human rights activist says he wants the nation's highest court to order prison authorities to ensure suspects in jail can receive their life-prolonging HIV/AIDS medications.
A Zimbabwean human rights activist says he wants the nation's highest court to order prison authorities to ensure suspects in jail can receive their life-prolonging HIV/AIDS medications.
A Grand Forks Democratic state senator who is an attorney has been disciplined by North Dakota's Supreme Court for failing to adequately represent a client.
A Grand Forks Democratic state senator who is an attorney has been disciplined by North Dakota's Supreme Court for failing to adequately represent a client.
A woman accused of threatening to kill a North Dakota legislator because she was upset about abortion legislation will not serve jail time if she stays out of trouble.
A woman accused of threatening to kill a North Dakota legislator because she was upset about abortion legislation will not serve jail time if she stays out of trouble.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>
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