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Federal funds awarded to two North Dakota museums for collections management

By C. D. Unger | Sep 30, 2025

Two museums in North Dakota have been awarded a total of $111,208 in federal funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

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EPA awards over $1.3 million to North Dakota agencies and Three Affiliated Tribes

By C. D. Unger | Sep 30, 2025

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has allocated more than $1.3 million in grants to North Dakota agencies and the Three Affiliated Tribes, according to an announcement made in Bismarck.

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Department of Education awards nearly $1.4 million for Indian education in North Dakota

By C. D. Unger | Sep 30, 2025

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded nearly $1.4 million to three colleges in North Dakota to support Indian education and professional development programs.

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General Kenneth Wilsbach nominated as next U.S. Air Force chief of staff

By C. D. Unger | Sep 30, 2025

General Kenneth Wilsbach has been nominated to serve as the next Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, according to an announcement from the Air Force.

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Army Corps awards additional $13 million for Fargo-Moorhead flood protection

By C. D. Unger | Sep 29, 2025

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has approved a contract modification exceeding $13 million for R.J. Zavoral & Sons, Inc., based in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, to continue work on the Fargo-Moorhead flood protection project.

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FEMA grants over $2.8 million for wildfire repairs in North Dakota

By C. D. Unger | Sep 24, 2025

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $2,860,827 to the Mountrail-Williams Electric Cooperative to fund repairs following wildfires and straight-line winds that occurred on October 5 and 6, 2024.

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FAA grants over $15 million for Grand Forks airport primary runway project

By C. D. Unger | Sep 17, 2025

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has allocated $15,157,068 to Grand Forks International Airport for infrastructure improvements.

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Cramer joins GOP senators supporting repeal of Clean Power Plan 2.0

By C. D. Unger | Sep 17, 2025

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, has joined EPW Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and other Republican committee members in submitting a comment letter to Environmental...

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Secretary Sean Duffy to speak at Grand Forks UAS Summit on October 14

By C. D. Unger | Sep 15, 2025

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) has announced that U.S. Secretary of Transportation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration Interim Administrator Sean Duffy will be a featured speaker at the upcoming Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)...

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USDA announces second round of disaster relief for livestock losses

By C. D. Unger | Sep 12, 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will provide an additional $1 billion in disaster relief to livestock producers impacted by wildfires and floods in 2023 and 2024, according to an announcement from Senator John Hoeven.

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Cramer introduces bipartisan bill aiming at easing healthcare worker shortages with merit-based immigration

By C. D. Unger | Sep 10, 2025

U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) have introduced the bipartisan Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act in response to a projected shortage of approximately 100,000 critical health care workers by 2028, as estimated by the...

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Senate passes bill awarding congressional gold medals for 'Miracle on Ice' hockey team

By C. D. Unger | Sep 9, 2025

The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act, a bill honoring the 1980 Olympic Men’s Hockey Team for their victory over the Soviet Union in Lake Placid.

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Cramer tours Hill AFB to review ICBM support and Sentinel missile development

By C. D. Unger | Sep 6, 2025

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), who chairs the Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee, visited Hill Air Force Base in Utah following his attendance at an Air Force town hall on nuclear modernization in Minot.

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House passes resolution to overturn BLM resource management plan for North Dakota

By C. D. Unger | Sep 4, 2025

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a Congressional Review Act (CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval aimed at overturning the Bureau of Land Management's Resource Management Plan (RMP) for North Dakota.

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Hoeven highlights energy reliability concerns at FERC nomination hearing

By C. D. Unger | Sep 4, 2025

During a Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing, Senator John Hoeven addressed the need for reliable baseload power and energy infrastructure.

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Hoeven cites drop in major crimes after federal law enforcement surge in Washington

By C. D. Unger | Sep 3, 2025

At a press conference in Washington, Senator John Hoeven discussed the results of President Trump’s law enforcement initiatives aimed at reducing crime in the nation’s capital.

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Cramer discusses need for updated nuclear deterrence at Minot town hall

By C. D. Unger | Aug 26, 2025

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), who chairs the Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee, spoke at a town hall meeting in Minot, North Dakota, emphasizing the need to modernize the United States’ nuclear deterrence capabilities.

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Cramer joins Air Force town hall in Minot on Sentinel Program

By C. D. Unger | Aug 23, 2025

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer, who serves as Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Airland Subcommittee, is set to participate in a town hall meeting hosted by the U.S. Air Force in Minot on August 26.

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Hoeven highlights enhanced crop insurance implementation under new farm bill

By C. D. Unger | Aug 21, 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) has begun implementing new crop insurance provisions included in the One Big Beautiful Bill (OB3), with changes effective for all crops with sales closing dates on or after July 1,...

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Hoeven urges Pentagon to designate Camp Grafton as drone test range

By C. D. Unger | Aug 20, 2025

Senator John Hoeven has formally requested that Camp Grafton Training Center in North Dakota be designated as a Department of Defense (DoD) national test and training range for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and counter-UAS operations.