Posts Tagged ‘North Dakota’
Rainy Day Funds tough to use in some states
Last Updated on Wednesday, 23 March 2011 01:37 Written by rslcpol Friday, 11 March 2011 01:05
From NewsTribune.com:
While budget deficits threaten to cripple government services across the country, a handful of states with billions of dollars socked away in “rainy day” funds for troubled financial times are discovering they can’t use that money to offset their cuts.
Amid the worst financial crisis facing states in decades, stringent rules governing the use of reserve funds have tied the hands of lawmakers in nearly a dozen states even as they consider raising taxes, slashing health and social services and shuttering education programs.
About three-fourths of states have used rainy day funds in the past three years to alleviate budget cuts, but some have had difficulty accessing the money or have shied away from doing so. They would have to repay it quickly or were worried it would hurt their bond ratings.
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North Dakota Democrats Lack Full Legislative Slates
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 12:49 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 8 June 2010 01:43
From the Dickinson Press:
Only one of North Dakota’s legislative districts has three candidates on the ballot in today’s primary, and they happen to be from the party that won’t field a full slate of contenders in one-third of the races next fall.
Three Fargo Democrats are competing for the right to run for two seats in the North Dakota House.
Scott Haugen is challenging incumbent Democratic reps. Kathy Hogan and Steve Zaiser. The top two finishers will run this fall to represent District 21 in downtown Fargo.
Zaiser, who was first elected in 2002, said he considered retiring from the Legislature.
“I got so many calls from people throughout the state urging me to run,” Zaiser said Tuesday. “They want someone who’s outspoken for the ordinary person.”
North Dakota Democrats won’t have a full slate of legislative candidates in eight of the 24 districts on the fall ballot. Normally, the two parties both have a Senate candidate and two House candidates in each district in the fall elections.
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ND: Dems Pick AG Candidate
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:51 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 8 April 2010 12:54
From Inforum:
North Dakota Democrats endorsed Fargo attorney Jean Boechler earlier this week to be the party’s candidate in the state attorney general race.
Democratic-NPL delegates voted at the convention in March to allow the party’s executive committee to endorse a candidate for attorney general.
Boechler has been involved with the Democratic-NPL Party for several years, but this is her first bid for elected office.
“I’m clearly not a politician,” she said. “I’m realizing that while I’m very confident in my ability to serve the state as the attorney general, the campaign could be a learning experience for me.”
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ND: Drunken Driver Testing Successful
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:13 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 25 March 2010 01:32
From Inforum:
Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says daily breath testing for people arrested for a repeat drunken-driving offense has worked well – and the effort is being expanded.
The program began almost two years ago in south-central North Dakota. It’s being tried in Cass and Grand Forks counties this year.
It requires people who have been arrested more than once for drunken driving to take breath tests twice a day. If they flunk one, their bail is revoked and they’re jailed.
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ND: Convention Picks Republican Candidate for Secretary of State
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:22 Written by rslcpol Monday, 22 March 2010 12:48
From Inforum:
Al Jaeger was endorsed as the Republican candidate for North Dakota’s secretary of state today by delegates at the state convention here.
Jaeger, secretary of state since 1992, was unopposed in his bid for the party endorsement. He’s seeking a sixth term for the office that will be decided by voters this November.
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ND: GOP Picks AG to Run Again
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:22 Written by rslcpol Monday, 22 March 2010 12:31
From GrandForksHerald.com:
Delegates at the state Republican convention endorsed North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem to run for re-election Saturday.
Stenehjem, a former Grand Forks attorney and state legislator, was not challenged for the endorsement.
During his acceptance speech at Grand Forks’ Alerus Center, Stenehjem touted his work against sex offenders, namely his office’s advocacy of sting operations to catch predators and maintenance of an online offender registry.
“We have millions of hits on our Web site telling me that moms and dads across our state are using it to keep their children safe,” he said. “We can continue to boast that we have the safest state in the Union.”
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ND: Lt. Governor Stands in for Governor
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:41 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 10 March 2010 02:25
From Inforum.com:
Jack Dalrymple has been John Hoeven’s No. 2 man for 10 years, helping him successfully campaign three times for governor and running with him on the ticket.
Now, North Dakota’s lieutenant governor is fielding questions on Hoeven’s behalf in the governor’s bid for U.S. Senate – an election Dalrymple stands to benefit from politically if Hoeven is successful.
A victory for Hoeven in the Senate race means Dalrymple would become North Dakota’s next governor.
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ND: Democrat Secretary of State Candidate Runs on Changing Website
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 02:58 Written by rslcpol Wednesday, 24 February 2010 01:37
From the Bismarck Tribune:
Grand Forks Rep. Corey Mock announced on Tuesday he will be running for secretary of state.
The freshman legislator was elected in District 42, which includes the University of North Dakota, in 2008.
He’s seeking the Democratic nomination for the statewide office.
Mock said he wants to bring more transparency to the office, which oversees elections and registers lobbyists.
At the top of his list is redesigning the Web site for the office, making it easier for businesses to register and for citizens to have access to their elected officials.
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ND: Democrat to Announce Intentions for Secretary of State
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:01 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 23 February 2010 02:11
From GrandForksHerald.com:
Rep. Corey Mock, D-Grand Forks, who represents District 42, will hold press conferences around North Dakota on Tuesday to announce his plans for the upcoming Secretary of State race.
Mock is beginning his day in Grand Forks, holding a conference in the River Valley Room of UND’s Memorial Union at 9:30 a.m. From there, he continues on to Fargo and Bismarck before ending at Minot’s Sleep Inn Theater at 6:30 p.m.
Mock has served on the North Dakota House of Representatives since first being elected in 2008, representing District 42 that covers most of northern Grand Forks.
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ND: Lt. Governor Says He’s Ready for Top Job
Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 03:53 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 21 January 2010 02:27
From GrandForksHerald.com:
Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple, who has been Republican Gov. John Hoeven’s running mate since the pair were elected a decade ago, believes he’s ready to assume the top job if Hoeven is elected to the U.S. Senate this fall.
“I have as part of my job … the responsibility of filling in any vacancy for the governor. I have always realized that could happen,” Dalrymple said Tuesday. “I am definitely ready and prepared to do that at any time.”
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