Dems to hold district convention today

FARGO – Fargo and West Fargo Democrats will hold their district convention and reorganization meeting at 2 p.m. today here at Carl Ben Eielson Middle School.

Silbernagel announces state House candidacy

CASSELTON, N.D. – Republican Pete Silbernagel has announced his bid for the District 22 seat in the state House.

Fargo native among 19 Americans facing charges of supporting unrest in Egypt

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sens. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and John Hoeven, R-N.D., are appealing to Egyptian authorities to drop charges against a Fargo native accused of using illegal foreign funds to support unrest in the country.

Santorum announces he will visit North Dakota next week

FARGO – The presidential race will be coming to North Dakota next week.

• GOP candidate Rick Santorum

Welcome back, culture war: Social issues again gain political traction

WASHINGTON — All of a sudden, abortion, contraception and gay marriage are at the center of American political discourse, with the struggling — though improving — economy pushed to the background.

House OKs bill to ban union deductions from state child care assistance funds

ST. PAUL – The Minnesota House approved a bill Thursday that would prevent the deduction of union dues or fees from state child care assistance funds.

Minnesota one of 10 states freed from ‘No Child Left Behind'

States must form their own plans
WASHINGTON – It could be the beginning of the end for No Child Left Behind. The goal was lofty: Get all children up to par in math and reading by 2014. But the nation isn’t getting there, and now some states are getting out.

• Education waiver gives Minnesota flexibility

First ad blitz of Senate race in North Dakota off-note

US Chamber ads strike at jobs, Keystone pipeline
FARGO – The first blitz of outside special interest advertising to target this fall’s U.S. Senate race in North Dakota clashes with the state’s political realities on two issues it highlights: the Keystone XL project and the jobs it may create.

• Rep. Rick Berg
• Heidi Heitkamp

3 North Dakota Tea Party Caucus founders resign

BISMARCK – Three founding members of the North Dakota Tea Party Caucus have resigned. Gary Emineth, Duane Sand and Paul Sorum, all of whom are involved in political races, have stepped down from the tea party’s organizational committee.

• Gary Emineth
• Duane Sand
• Paul Sorum

Moorhead pastor seeks Minnesota Senate seat

MOORHEAD – A local pastor is seeking the DFL party’s endorsement in the race to become the next state senator representing District 9.

• The Rev. Matthew Valan

UPDATED: Santorum slows Romney nomination express

ST. PAUL - About 22,000 Minnesota Republicans helped Rick Santorum slow down what many had seen as a Mitt Romney domination of the Republican presidential race.

• Rick Santorum
• Support for Ron Paul high at Moorhead caucus

Support for Ron Paul high at Moorhead caucus

MOORHEAD – Attendees of the Clay County Republican Caucus were greeted with signs and cheers supporting presidential hopeful U.S. Rep. Ron Paul on Tuesday night.

• Republican voters look over their precinct assignments

NDSU student seeks new seat in District 16

BISMARCK – A North Dakota State University student with a background in lobbying for higher education is seeking a seat in the state Legislature.

• Robert Vallie

Minn. getting some of the GOP attention this time around

ST. PAUL — In presidential politics, Minnesota is as close to a Democratic fortress as states come.

Looking to reset campaign, Santorum hits 3 states including Minn.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Looking for a campaign-boosting win Tuesday, Republican Rick Santorum urged supporters to reset the Republican presidential race and deny the aura of inevitability to front-runner Mitt Romney. Santorum also said they must reject President Barack Obama's secular policies.