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Sens. Cramer, King Introduce Bill to Enhance Tech Career Opportunities for Veterans, Make Pilot Program Permanent

By Peace Garden News Report | May 31, 2023

U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Angus King (I-ME), members of the Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs (SVAC) and Armed Services (SASC), introduced the VET-TEC Authorization Act to permanently continue a successful career program set to expire soon.

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Sen. Cramer: North Dakota Receives $3.5 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Grants for Brownfield Cleanup

By Peace Garden News Report | May 31, 2023

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, announced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $3,500,000 to North Dakota recipients.

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Burgum plans to deploy ND National Guard to southern border to assist in Operation Lone Star

By Peace Garden News Report | May 31, 2023

Gov. Doug Burgum is planning to deploy approximately 100 North Dakota National Guard members to Texas to help secure the U.S.-Mexico border in support of Operation Lone Star.

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Sen. Cramer Announces $7.5 Million to Enhance Grid Resilience

By Peace Garden News Report | May 30, 2023

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, announced the Department of Energy (DOE) awarded the state of North Dakota $7,499,037 through the first round of funds distributed from the Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula Grants program which was part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

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Burgum requests presidential major disaster declaration for damage related to spring flooding

By Peace Garden News Report | May 30, 2023

Gov. Doug Burgum today requested a presidential major disaster declaration for spring flooding estimated to have caused more than $5 million in damage to North Dakota roads and other public infrastructure.

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Hoeven: New Grand Sky Weather Center is a Unique Addition to North Dakota's UAS Ecosystem

By Peace Garden News Report | May 30, 2023

Senator Outlines Another First-of-its-Kind Capability Supporting Unmanned Flights in Grand Forks Region

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Analysis: North Dakota one of 41 states that do not ban affirmative action

By Peace Garden News Report | May 29, 2023

With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule this summer on the constitutionality of affirmative action in college admissions, an analysis by the Peace Garden News shows that North Dakota is one of 41 states that currently allow affirmative action.

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Hoeven Holds Farm Bill Roundtable with Red River Valley Producers, Agribusinesses

By Peace Garden News Report | May 29, 2023

Senator John Hoeven today met with members of the Fargo Moorhead West Fargo (FMWF) Chamber of Commerce’s Agribusiness Committee to discuss North Dakota’s priorities for the next farm bill.

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Sen. Cramer: Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative Receives Over $3 Million for Distribution System Repairs

By Peace Garden News Report | May 29, 2023

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $3,615,862 to the Burke-Divide Electric Cooperative.

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Sen. Cramer, Rep. Joyce Lead Letter Urging EPA to Withdraw Costly Small Gasoline Bulk Plant Vapor Balancing Mandate

By Peace Garden News Report | May 29, 2023

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, and Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA) led 82 bicameral colleagues on a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), urging it to withdraw portions of a proposal which would place more stringent vapor emissions requirements on small gasoline bulk plants.

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Burgum directs flags flown at half-staff on Monday until noon in observance of Memorial Day

By Peace Garden News Report | May 28, 2023

Gov. Doug Burgum has directed all government agencies to fly the United States and North Dakota flags at half-staff from 12:01 a.m. to noon Monday, May 29, and encourages North Dakotans to do the same at their homes and businesses, in observance of Memorial Day.

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Sen. Cramer: Rail Companies Issue Status Reports on Grain Car Backlog

By Peace Garden News Report | May 27, 2023

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) announced BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) publicly filed weekly grain backlog status updates as required by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB). A summary of the reporting data specific to North Dakota from the last 10 weeks is below.

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Sen. Cramer: HHS Awards Over $2 Million to North Dakota Organizations

By Peace Garden News Report | May 27, 2023

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer announced the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded North Dakota organizations $2,075,056 as follows:

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Sen. Cramer Questions Federal Regulators about Recent Bank Failures

By Peace Garden News Report | May 27, 2023

Supervisors didn't do enough, and managers did the wrong thing.

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Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Introduce No START Treaty Act

By Peace Garden News Report | May 27, 2023

U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR), members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), introduced the No START Treaty Act, which officially declares Russia to be in material breach of the New START Treaty and proposes America withdraw from the agreement.

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Sen. Cramer, Colleagues Reintroduce Bill to Test Portable Benefits

By Peace Garden News Report | May 27, 2023

U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mark Warner (D-VA), and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced the Portable Benefits for Independent Workers Pilot Program Act.

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Hoeven Helps Introduce Legislation to Improve Independent Worker Access to Portable Benefits

By Peace Garden News Report | May 27, 2023

Senator John Hoeven joined Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Todd Young (R-IN) in introducing legislation to test innovative portable benefits designs for the growing independent workforce.

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Sen. Cramer Discusses Administration’s Failure to Lease in North Dakota, Transmission, Permitting Timelines at EPW Hearing

By Peace Garden News Report | May 26, 2023

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) questioned Brenda Mallory, Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), about transmission siting at this year’s second Environment and Public Works (EPW) hearing on permitting reform.

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Sens. Cramer, Colleagues Caution Fed Against Engaging in Climate Activism

By Peace Garden News Report | May 26, 2023

U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Banking Committee, joined Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and seven colleagues in sending Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell a letter to discourage further engagement in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues, as they are beyond the Fed’s statutory authority.

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Hoeven Outlines Southern Border Crisis, Presses Biden Administration to Strictly Enforce the Law

By Peace Garden News Report | May 26, 2023

During remarks delivered on the floor of the U.S. Senate this week, Senator John Hoeven outlined his recent visit to Brownsville, Texas, where he traveled to bring attention to the illegal immigration crisis on the nation’s southern border.