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Budget work slow to begin 
Minnesota’s budget is atop nearly every politician’s mind this year, but Minnesotans should not expect quick action.
February 23, 2009
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Dorgan would best Hoeven, pollsters say
Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., would have no trouble besting Republican Gov. John Hoeven in a 2010 Senate race, according to independent pollsters Research 2000, which polled 600 North Dakotans last week.
February 16, 2009
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Attorney general wants North Dakota crackdown on online pharmacies
BISMARCK — North Dakotans are getting addicted to prescription pain killers at increasingly alarming rates, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem told a legislative panel Monday, and the drugs they’re taking are often obtained over the Internet.
February 11, 2009
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State to see slightly smaller surplus in 2009-11
BISMARCK — North Dakota’s treasury will see less money in 2009-11 than its budget writers had predicted in November, but the decrease isn’t enough to affect the state’s ability to fund government and maintain reserves, Gov. John Hoeven announced Monday.
February 11, 2009
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ND surplus expected to be $38.4 million less than expected
BISMARCK – North Dakota’s treasury will see $38.4 million less in 2009-11 than its budget writers assumed in November, according to a new forecast released today.
February 09, 2009
Superintendent law drama continues
North Dakota Democrats’ futile attempts to restore an unconstitutional law took another misstep last week, prompting mixed emotions for one GOP lawmaker.
February 09, 2009
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Legislature cruising to crossover date
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Legislature has rounded a corner and now begins a two-week sprint toward the crossover deadline, an intense time when lawmakers must pass or kill nearly 550 bills before taking their midterm break on Feb. 20.
February 08, 2009
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North Dakota Legislature cruising to crossover
BISMARCK – The North Dakota Legislature has rounded a corner and now begins a two-week sprint toward the crossover deadline, an intense time when lawmakers must pass or kill nearly 550 bills before taking their midterm break on Feb. 20.
February 07, 2009
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Senators debate new North Dakota Veterans Home
Democrats argue against plans to cut budgetBISMARCK – Senators had a partisan split Friday on a construction bill for the new North Dakota Veterans Home in Lisbon.
February 07, 2009
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Bill calls for study on office on North Dakota Capitol grounds
BISMARCK – The agency that manages the Capitol Grounds buildings should study whether there should be a new state office building, a state senator said Friday.
February 07, 2009
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North Dakota committee approves horse slaughter plant study
Supporters say need for horse facility growingBISMARCK – A legislative committee unanimously approved a state study of a horse slaughter plant in North Dakota on Friday after ranchers, horse breeders and veterinarians told of the need for a humane facility and how profitable it would be.
February 07, 2009
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North Dakota Legislature considers landfill bills
BISMARCK – North Dakota legislators struggling to enact laws that would allow new landfills to be sited while not running roughshod over rural residents considered two bills Thursday.
February 06, 2009
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Rural North Dakota residents speak against city zoning
BISMARCK – Large cities have abused their zoning authority, township officers, landowners and other rural representatives from around the state told a state House committee Thursday, arguing for a bill that nearly strips cities of the right to reach out beyond their borders.
February 06, 2009
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ND Legislature notebook: Bill protecting landlords passes, on way to Senate
BISMARCK – A bill designed to protect landlords from having holes punched in their property for satellite dishes got the go-ahead in the House on Wednesday.
February 05, 2009
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North Dakota legislators want control over college tuition rates
BISMARCK – Higher education has become a “black hole” with an “unquenchable appetite for money,” a legislator said Wednesday, arguing that’s the reason tuition rates have spiked in the past 10 years.
February 05, 2009
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