States Looking To Make Some Taxes Less Inevitable
North Dakota may be about to go where no state has gone before. On June 12, voters will decide the fate of a ballot measure that would eliminate all property taxes in the state. "We think it's a horse...
View ArticleN. Dakota 'Religious Liberty' Measure Sparks Debate
Next week, North Dakota voters will decide whether to add an amendment to the state's constitution that supporters say will guarantee religious freedom. But the ballot measure has prompted debate over...
View ArticleN.D. Senate Race Could Be Next National Battleground
Republicans need a net pickup of four seats to win control of the U.S. Senate this November. One opportunity they see is in North Dakota, where longtime Democratic incumbent Kent Conrad has decided not...
View ArticleDemocrat Wins Ariz. Test Of 2012 Themes; 'Fighting Sioux' Retired In N.D.
In a race seen as "a testing ground for Democratic and Republican messages" that will be used from now through Nov. 6, Democrat Ron Barber won Tuesday's special election in Arizona to fill the...
View ArticleRoosevelt's Badlands Ranch Faces Potential Threat
Theodore Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch in North Dakota is often called the Walden Pond of the West. But Roosevelt's ranch is now feeling the pressure of an oil boom that is industrializing the local...
View ArticleA Senator's Last Challenge
Sen. Kent Conrad has chaired the Senate Budget Committee since 2006. The Democratic senator from North Dakota is retiring in January 2013, but before leaving the Senate, he is a key player in the...
View ArticleThe Downsides Of Living In An Oil Boom Town
The population boom in Williston, N.D., has been a blessing and a curse for many local businesses. Williston, the fastest growing small city in America, is enjoying an oil boom and has seen its...
View ArticleEpisode 428: Turning A Boom Town Into A Real Town
Williston, North Dakota is in the middle of an oil boom. Thousands of workers have flooded into the town, but they're reluctant to call it home. Instead, they live in bleak rentals, often sleeping in...
View ArticleThe North Dakota Town Where A One-Bedroom Apartment Rents For $2,100 A Month
A plain, one-bedroom apartment in Williston, N.D., rents for $2,100 a month. For this price, you could rent a one-bedroom apartment in New York City.Williston is not New York City. There are 30,000...
View ArticleA Mysterious Patch Of Light Shows Up In The North Dakota Dark
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View ArticleAs Midwest Slides And Shovels, Mid-Atlantic Prepares For 'Snowquester'
"Flakes are flying in Minnesota and North Dakota, where up to 10 inches of snow has fallen from an 'Alberta Clipper' that is barreling southeastwards across the U.S.,"Weather Underground writes this...
View ArticleNorth Dakota Legislature OKs Bill Banning Abortions After Heartbeat Is Found
A week after the Arkansas legislature passed the strictest measure in the country on abortion, North Dakota's legislature passed a bill that goes further and would ban abortions as soon as a heartbeat...
View ArticleIntegrated Baseball, A Decade Before Jackie Robinson
In 1947, Jackie Robinson famously broke the color line in baseball when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers, ending racial segregation in the major leagues.That moment was a landmark for racial integration...
View ArticleJogging Banned From Baskett Slough Wildlife Refuge
Transcript STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Good morning, I'm Steve Inskeep.Running can be good for you but apparently is bad for animals. People who like to run through the Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge...
View ArticleWorst First Day Ever? TV Anchor Fired After Profane Debut
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View ArticleAir Force Strips 17 Officers Of Nuclear Missile Launch Authority
Seventeen Air Force officers with control over nuclear missiles have had that authority suspended after receiving poor reviews on their mastery of launch operations, The Associated Press reports in an...
View ArticleTexas Abortion Fight Is Just One Of Many This Year
The eyes of the nation may be on Texas, as legislators fight over whether to impose strict new regulations on abortion and those who provide it.
View ArticleLaws Tightening Abortion Rules Gain Traction In States
A judge has temporarily blocked a North Dakota law that would have banned abortions beginning around six weeks, when a fetal heartbeat is detectable. It's one of several state laws passed this year...
View ArticleN.D. Town Mulls Over Threat Of White Supremacist Takeover
A tiny town in North Dakota is considering handing its governance over to the county to prevent a small group of outsiders from declaring a "white supremacist haven."The Associated Press and The Los...
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