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GOP offers alternate consumer plan

Republicans offered a weaker alternative to consumer protection measures that are central to President Barack Obama’s Wall Street regulation plan, opening a new front Wednesday in the Senate debate over how to rein in financial institutions.

May 06, 2010

Wall Street bill to have showdown vote

Tempers growing short, Democrats set an initial showdown vote for next Monday on legislation to clamp new regulations on the financial industry while Republicans insisted on more bargaining.

April 23, 2010

New N.D. fishing regulations set

North Dakota wildlife officials have finalized regulations for the next two fishing seasons.

March 30, 2010

Letter to the editor: Regulate perscription drugs, not dietary supplements

While Americans continue to fight the government takeover of our health care, Sen. John McCain announced his plan for the government to regulate all dietary supplements. His Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010 calls upon the Food and Drug Administration to regulate dietary supplements as if they are drugs. The language is so sweeping that the FDA would have a free hand to regulate all food products, which are manufactured to supplement nutrition. Has this country gone completely insane? How many people die each year from prescription drugs?

By Cory Christofferson , March 10, 2010

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Regulators approve construction

North Dakota regulators have approved Basin Electric Power Cooperative’s plans to build a power transmission line in the northwestern part of the state.

February 11, 2010

Information for oil-patch landowners proposed

North Dakota regulators are moving to strengthen oil production rules to give landowners more information about accidents and plans to reclaim their property when the oil pumping stops.

By By Dale Wetzel, The Associated Press , November 30, 2009

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N.D. regulators toss coal mining complaint

North Dakota regulators have dropped a complaint against Falkirk Mining Co. for illegally removing topsoil to build a road.

November 12, 2009

Letter to the editor: Electricity regulations could hurt N.D.’s future growth

We North Dakotans stand at a critical time in our history — much like our ancestors did almost a hundred years ago. Back then, we faced the problem of getting our products to market without being charged an exorbitant price for transportation. Rather than remain at the mercy of the big grain companies and railroads, the North Dakotans of old banded together under the political leadership of the Non-Partisan League (NPL) to solve the problem by creating the state mill and elevator in Grand Forks.

By Jim Kambeitz , October 29, 2009

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Letter to the editor: Letter ignores the dangers of too little regulation

Eugene Graner’s letter to the editor in The Jamestown Sun on July 21 was filled with complete nonsense. Apparently, in Graner’s world, anyone who thinks we need to deal with the forces that have made fuel prices so volatile in the last few years should be described by words like “socialism,” “stealing,” and “Karl Marx.”

By Pat Schulz , July 27, 2009

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Letter to the editor: Pharmacies should be exempted from federal rule

My pharmacy has served this community by providing reliable access to prescription drugs, medical supplies and durable medical equipment to our patients. All that may drastically change unless we get some help from Congress in the form of an exemption from a newly implemented federal accreditation requirement to sell medical products classified as DME.

By Doreen Sayler, R.Ph., Valley City, N.D. , May 11, 2009

Pesticide board wants regulations

The North Dakota Pesticide Control Board has asked the Legislature to ensure that only properly trained people can apply especially risky pesticides. Testifying Friday be-fore the Senate Agriculture Committee in support of Senate Bill 2248, Agriculture Commissioner Roger Johnson, who chairs the Pesticide Control Board, said these chemicals are classified as “Restricted Use Pesticides” because they pose special risk to human health or the environment.

February 02, 2009

What others think": Let the evidence decide in driving issues

Anecdotes matter. But statistics and science matter more. That should be the mantra in Bismarck as the North Dakota Legislature takes up questions of traffic safety. Should drivers be required to keep their headlights on at all times? State Sen. Art Behm, D-Niagara, thinks they should. Should motorists be allowed to send text messages while driving? State Rep. Lawrence Klemin, R-Bismarck, thinks they should not.

By Grand Forks Herald , January 30, 2009

Group opposes new rules

An environmental group says new federal rules would make it easier to build coal-powered plants near national parks and wilderness areas, including North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park. State health officials say the rules already are being used. Dakota Resource Council spokesman Terrence Kardong of Richardton says the rules are “bad science.”

November 25, 2008

Changes to snow removal policy likely

The City Council is expected to approve changes to policies for snow removal, salting and sanding streets and declaring a snow emergency following action at the city’s Public Works Committee Thursday. Councilman Pat Nygaard was concerned about public safety on icy streets, particularly at the intersections in residential areas. He referred to the first snowfall of the winter a couple of weeks ago and said he talked to someone in the Bismarck Street Department about that city’s sanding and salting procedure.

November 21, 2008

N.D. regulators mull coal drying plan construction

An environmental group is asking North Dakota’s Public Service Commission to stop construction of a $15 million Stark County coal drying plant, a move the plant’s developer says would be financially devastating.

By By Dale Wetzel, The Associated Press , October 23, 2008