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North Dakota voters will decide whether 81 is too old to serve in Congress
Read full article: North Dakota voters will decide whether 81 is too old to serve in CongressNorth Dakota voters will decide in June whether to prevent people from running for Congress if they're old enough to turn 81 during their House or Senate term.
Wild horses facing removal in a North Dakota national park just got another strong ally: Congress
Read full article: Wild horses facing removal in a North Dakota national park just got another strong ally: CongressAdvocates for some 200 wild horses roaming North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park are hoping a signal of support from Congress will prevent the removal of the beloved animals.
Four GOP candidates are on stage for the debate, while Trump holds a fundraiser. Follow live updates
Read full article: Four GOP candidates are on stage for the debate, while Trump holds a fundraiser. Follow live updatesA diminishing field of Republican presidential candidates has begun its fourth debate of the 2024 primary campaign.
Wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park may be removed. Many oppose the plan
Read full article: Wild horses that roam Theodore Roosevelt National Park may be removed. Many oppose the planThe National Park Service has proposed removing wild horses from Theodore Roosevelt National Park in western North Dakota, as the park looks to revise its livestock plans.
Air Force opposes Chinese-owned corn plant for North Dakota
Read full article: Air Force opposes Chinese-owned corn plant for North DakotaThe U.S. Air Force is telling North Dakota leaders it believes a Chinese company’s plan to build a wet corn milling plant near the Grand Forks Air Force Base poses a national security threat.
Lawmakers fear turning 144 cities into "micropolitan" areas
Read full article: Lawmakers fear turning 144 cities into "micropolitan" areasA bipartisan group of U.S. senators and congressmen is urging the federal government not to approve recommendations to remove 144 cities from the designation of metropolitan statistical areas. Reclassifying them as “micropolitan” would put key federal funding at risk, they said. Doing so would reclassify more than a third of the current 392 metro areas as micropolitan statistical areas. In a separate letter to the Office of Management and Budget, Hoeven said the proposal also would hurt micropolitan areas that were on the cusp of becoming metro areas. “If a metropolitan statistical area is redefined as a micropolitan area, it may fall out of the conversation.