Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
? IL-Sen : Here's a fairly big-name entrant to the Illinois Senate: Chicago Urban League President Cheryle Jackson, who just formed an exploratory committee. Jackson had occasionally been rumored to be interested (to the extent that Jan Schakowksy's internal poll included her, where she got 17% when explicitly substituted for Burris) but hadn't taken concrete steps. Jackson has two demographic positives:...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 03/26/2009
Demolition crews blasted chunks of ice near a huge ice jam in the Missouri River on Wednesday in a bid to open a channel, like pulling out a giant plug to drain a flood threatening the city. Officials planned two more rounds of explosives.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 03/26/2009
Demolition crews blasted chunks of ice near a huge ice jam in the Missouri River on Wednesday in a bid to open a channel, like pulling out a giant plug to drain a flood threatening the city. Officials planned two more rounds of explosives.
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 03/25/2009
Officials issued an urgent call for volunteers to help with sandbagging Wednesday as record amounts of water poured into the Missouri River and evacuations were ordered in riverside areas.
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 03/25/2009
Gov. John Hoeven says the crews hope to complete the work by early afternoon, breaking up the ice so the water can flow south. The ice jam is about 11 miles downstream of Bismarck.
CNN (Free subscription) | 03/25/2009
More than 1,000 volunteers rushed to fill sandbags early Wednesday as many in North Dakota tried to protect themselves from a historic floods that are expected to swamp the area.
MSNBC.com: U.S. Life (Free subscription) | 03/25/2009
With water feeding into the Missouri River from swollen tributaries on top of a blizzard, officials urged evacuations and were considering dynamiting an ice jam to ease flooding around Bismarck.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 03/25/2009
With record amounts of water feeding into the Missouri River from swollen tributaries on top of a blizzard, state officials urged evacuations along the river and were considering using helicopters to dynamite an ice jam to ease flooding around Bismarck.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 03/25/2009
With record amounts of water feeding into the Missouri River from swollen tributaries on top of a blizzard, state officials urged evacuations along the river and were considering using helicopters to dynamite an ice jam to ease flooding around Bismarck.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 03/25/2009
BISMARCK, N.D. -- With record amounts of water feeding into the Missouri River from swollen tributaries on top of a blizzard, state officials urged evacuations along the river and were considering using helicopters to dynamite an ice jam to ease flooding around Bismarck.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 03/25/2009
President Barack Obama has declared North Dakota a federal disaster area because of statewide flooding.
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 03/23/2009
The NDEA, North Dakota’s chapter of the national teacher’s union, is running ads on the internet leading to this website giving Governor John Hoeven a big, wet, sloppy kiss for HB1400 which would appropriate another $268 million to education in the state (70% of it going to teacher pay per the NDEA) over the next two budgeting periods (fiscal note on the bill here ). When you couple that...
Say Anything (Free subscription) | 03/23/2009
Down at the state legislature, the final push is on to pass SB2199. Those North Dakotans interested in limited government and fiscal responsibility should oppose this bill. It’s being sold as Governor John Hoeven’s property tax relief plan, but the idea that this is actually any sort of tax relief is just plain laughable. What the bill will do is spend $300 million on schools with the hope...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 03/22/2009
The North Dakota city is racing to fill 1.5 million sandbags to prepare for record flooding as a nearby river is expected to crest more than 20 feet above flood stage.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 03/21/2009
The city of Fargo is racing to fill 1.5 million sandbags to prepare for record flooding as a nearby river is expected to crest more than 20 feet above flood stage.
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