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The Jamestown, ND city council is scheduled to vote to extend the 1% economic development sales tax and change the use at their April 5, 2010 meeting. The tax, originally scheduled to end in 2012 enacts a 1% sales tax, the proceeds of which are supposed to be used for economic development and infrastructure improvements [...]

For those of you so inclined, there is a HUGE Tea Party going on this weekend in Fargo. If you’re thinking to yourself (self, there’s something else going on this weekend in Fargo), you’re right. The Democrat State Convention is being held in Fargo this weekend. Coincidence? Nope. If you are available this weekend, you [...]

Long time North Dakota U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan announced that he would not be running for re-election in the coming 2010 elections. Despite his claims that he isn’t running because of threats of ND Governor John Hoeven running against him or a threat of losing his position, I don’t think there’s much doubt in many [...]

Inspired by Clint who was able to hand deliver his letter to Congressman Pomeroy‘s office in Bismarck. Here is the letter that I e-mailed to Pomeroy. You can send him one too! Do it today. Feel free to use any of the below letter in your own. It’s pretty personalized in the middle, but the [...]

Today, in 1889, the State of North Dakota was officially made part of the Union. 120 years later, we are still going strong. We have the strongest economy of the states. We are innovative while remaining conservative. It can be done, let North Dakota show you how! Happy Birthday North Dakota!

Funnily, our state, which has been touted for much longer than the stimulus has been around, is the only state to have actual job growth since the stimulus was put in place. What’s even funnier is that that growth has absolutely nothing to do with the stimulus and more to do with our economy up [...]