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Freedom Friday: Vocational school shut down for running a "sweatshop"
Back on May 29, 2013, we reported that Goodwill, the national thrift shop chain, had come under fire for hiring people with disabilities using the federal minimum wage exception, while spending tens o...
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http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/352/50/50/ RENEW ND
Fargo area among America's fastest growing cities for combination of population, employment, and rising median wages
Of over 475 larger cities, the FM Metro is one of the fastest growing when combining these three categories: Population, employment, and median income. While not all growth is good, growing well where...
Posted on 6/13/13 at 5:39 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/3384/50/50/ THE PERIPHERY
The Internet and the U.S. Government
With every new technology comes the potential for either good or evil. How will the U.S. government's use of digital technology to spy be judged? Dynamite can clear the way for a new road through a m...
Posted on 6/10/13 at 8:54 AM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/310/50/50/ THE NEW FORTY
Privacy - a fallacy rooted in outdated realities.
Hello folks...have you met the USA PATRIOT Act? You may recall it as the sweeping piece of legislation passed about a month after the attacks on 9/11. The Act is so voluminous that it is said no legis...
Posted on 6/6/13 at 8:51 PM
http://media.fccinteractive.com/voices/2375/50/50/ SOCIAL SECURITY: INFORMATION & UPDATES
Sources of Social Security income
Last weeks 2013 Social Security Board of Trustees report press release stated, Income including interest to the combined OASDI Trust Funds amounted to $840 billion in 2012. ($590 billion in net contri...
Posted on 6/5/13 at 4:35 PM
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Fargo officials want new City Hall

Fargo officials want new City Hall Former Mayor Bruce Furness to head task force on new $8M to $12M facility
FARGO - City officials agree: the decades-old City Hall here is cramped, outdated and failing.

By Erik Burgess , June 18, 2013

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North Dakota general fund revenue beats forecast by $1.6 billion

BISMARCK – Revenue streaming into North Dakota’s general fund has surpassed the state’s forecast by $1.6 billion with one month left to go in the two-year budget cycle, state Budget Director Pam Sharp reported Tuesday, prompting one lawmaker to ask, “How can we be that far off?”

By Mike Nowatzki , June 18, 2013

NSA director says plot against Wall Street foiled

WASHINGTON — The U.S. foiled a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange because of the sweeping surveillance programs at the heart of a debate over national security and personal privacy, officials said Tuesday at a rare open hearing on intelligence led by lawmakers sympathetic to the spying.

By Associated Press , June 18, 2013

West Fargo gives initial OK to some constrictor snakes as pets

WEST FARGO – Pet snakes could soon be slithering their way into more West Fargo homes.

By Erik Burgess , June 17, 2013

Grand Forks City Council OKs protection for gays

GRAND FORKS – The City Council here approved an amendment to city law Monday that protects city employees from discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

By Brandi Jewett, Forum News Service , June 17, 2013

Officials: Immigration critical to growing ND businesses

Officials: Immigration critical to growing ND businesses FARGO – An immigration reform bill taking shape in the U.S. Senate could have important ramifications for North Dakota businesses and their ability to grow.

By Dave Olson , June 17, 2013

Sushi aid in $1 trillion farm bill angers watchdogs

WASHINGTON – Tucked deep in the 1,198-page House agriculture policy legislation is an initiative to guarantee prices for sushi rice. So too is insurance for alfalfa and a marketing plan for Christmas trees.

By Alan Bjerga, Bloomberg News , June 17, 2013

Supreme Court rules Ariz. citizenship proof law illegal

WASHINGTON— States can't make people prove their citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections unless they get federal or court approval to do so, the Supreme Court ruled Monday in a decision complicating efforts in Arizona and other states to keep non-Americans from voting.

By Associated Press , June 17, 2013

ND Supreme Court may shuffle court districts

BISMARCK – The North Dakota Supreme Court is considering changing the state’s judicial districts to achieve more parity in judges, workload and district population.

By Associated Press , June 15, 2013

Governments question of what to do with historic buildings

Governments question of what to do with historic buildings BRECKENRIDGE, Minn. – City leaders here must decide whether to remodel or rebuild a crumbling City Hall.

By Wendy Reuer , June 15, 2013

Mother of Fargo Mayor Walaker dies

FARGO – The mother of Mayor Dennis Walaker has died. Gladys Walaker, 93, died Thursday, according to an obituary received Saturday by The Forum.

By Forum staff reports , June 15, 2013

House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill

WASHINGTON — The House overwhelmingly passed a sweeping, $638 billion defense bill on Friday that imposes new punishments on members of the armed services found guilty of rape or sexual assault as outrage over the crisis in the military has galvanized Congress.

By Associated Press , June 14, 2013

Higher ed board meetings could be illegal, lawyer says

BISMARCK – The State Board of Higher Education could again be in hot water for potentially violating the state’s open meeting laws, this time for meetings between three board members and the 11 college and university presidents on Wednesday.

By Ryan Johnson , June 13, 2013

SD Supreme Court upholds law making bigamy a crime

Case involves Ashley, N.D., man
PIERRE, S.D. — The South Dakota Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a state law that makes bigamy a crime, a decision that will allow South Dakota prosecutors to pursue a charge against a North Dakota man.

By Chet Brokaw, Associated Press , June 13, 2013

Grand Forks council member in hot water over Facebook post

Grand Forks council member in hot water over Facebook post GRAND FORKS – A Facebook slip-up had one Grand Forks City Council member in hot water Wednesday, marking another piece of the communitywide tussle over expanding the city’s recycling program.

By By Brandi Jewett, Forum News Service , June 12, 2013

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