Amid energy boom, North Dakota shaping up as potential Senate battleground - Washington Post

2012-05-23T06:55:12Z

MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota’s prosperity from an energy boom as the rest of the country slowly crawls out from under a collapsed economy is making a contest of a Senate race that Democrats had all but conceded. Heidi Heitkamp, a former state attorney ...

Competitive Senate race shaping up in North Dakota - AP - msnbc.com

2012-05-23T06:48:02Z

North Dakota's prosperity from an energy boom as the rest of the country slowly crawls out from under the economic wreckage of four years ago is making a contest of a Senate race that Democrats had all but conceded. A former state attorney general with ...

Forum editorial: ND must invest in its future - INFORUM

2012-05-23T04:10:33Z

North Dakota’s rapid rise in oil production has been nothing less than remarkable. Last week, it became known that the Flickertail State surpassed Alaska in March to become the No. 2 oil-producing state, trailing Texas. The boom in the ...

Is North Dakota ready for medical marijuana? - INFORUM

2012-05-23T05:22:08Z

FARGO – A Fargo state legislator submitted a proposed initiative to make using and growing marijuana for medicinal purposes legal. The petition was turned into Secretary of State Al Jaeger’s office on Tuesday for a title and approval of format.

North Dakota, Alaska Job Markets Fueled By Oil And Gas Boom - US News and World Report

2012-05-20T23:55:14Z

Some states could be nearly a decade behind others in returning to the peak number of jobs they had before the recession, according to a new analysis from IHS Global Insight, an economics information and forecasting firm. [Read about the GOP's ...

North Dakota: riding the oil rush - The Guardian

2012-05-14T14:22:32Z

North Dakota sits on top of the largest continuous oil deposit in the lower 48 states. The Bakken shale formation covers about 200,000 square miles, extending through North Dakota and Montana into the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Two North Dakota Youth Honored for Volunteerism at National Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C. - Yahoo Finance

2012-05-22T10:09:39Z

North Dakota’s top two youth volunteers of the year, Hope Reis, 18, of Bismarck and Taytum Jones, 13, of Minot, were honored in the nation’s capital last night for their outstanding volunteer service during the presentation of The 2012 ...

North Dakota to decide on medical marijuana - KSFY.com

2012-05-22T22:41:17Z

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A Fargo Democratic lawmaker is chairman of a campaign to make marijuana use legal in North Dakota for medical reasons. Secretary of State Al Jaeger has about a week to review the initiative petition. After he approves it, medical ...

North Dakota Tops U.S. States in Credit Ranking as Florida Rises - Businessweek

2012-05-17T06:48:00Z

North Dakota, with a booming oil industry and an unemployment rate lower than anywhere in the nation, ranks No. 1 in credit quality among U.S. states, according to a report by Conning. The state rates highest on a measure created from 13 ...

Accused stalker to face firearms charges in North Dakota - Duluth News Tribune

2012-05-23T04:39:11Z

Charges filed in Duluth against a man accused of stalking his wife and children through four states have been dismissed because there is insufficient evidence he committed a crime here, but he has been indicted by a North Dakota grand jury for ...