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Crystal workers, supporters rally at N.D. Capitol for unemployment insurance inclusion; lawmakers decline

Crystal workers, supporters rally at N.D. Capitol for unemployment insurance inclusion; lawmakers decline About 150 locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers and supporters rallied in the North Dakota Capitol's Great Hall today, urging legislators meeting in special session to bring them into the state's unemployment insurance program. The lawmakers declined.

By Chuck Haga , November 09, 2011

Locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers press for jobless benefits at N.D. Capitol

Locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers press for jobless benefits at N.D. Capitol More than 100 American Crystal Sugar Co. workers and their supporters rallied at the North Dakota Capitol today. They want the North Dakota Legislature to allow the workers to be paid unemployment benefits.

By Associaed Press , November 09, 2011

Dayton signs bill to allow beer sales at breweries

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Gov. Mark Dayton has signed a bill making changes to state liquor laws that will allow Minnesota breweries to sell pints of beer on-site.

May 25, 2011

ND potash deposits drawing investor attention

BISMARCK, N.D. — New legislation that would tax and regulate potash mining in North Dakota has prompted a surge of interest among investors and producers from around the world, state officials say.

By Trevor Born , May 17, 2011

ND lawmakers settle on 2 percent potash tax

BISMARCK, N.D. — When North Dakota’s potash mining industry gets going, state lawmakers say there should be a 2 percent tax on production.

April 20, 2011

ND Senate endorses ladybug as state insect

BISMARCK, N.D. — North Dakota is only one step away from having a state insect.

March 08, 2011

Facing possible budget cuts, UMC may eliminate ag education program

The University of Minnesota-Crookston, facing anticipated budget cuts, could eliminate its agricultural education program to save money. The move, though painful, would be the fairest way to help achieve the necessary savings, a school spokesman said.

By Jonathan Knutson , February 23, 2011

Agriculture struggles showcase budget problems

ST. PAUL – Members of the Minnesota House agriculture finance committee have been looking through their budget for potential cuts.

By Don Davis , March 13, 2010

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Official: Ag land valuation measure could cost county

Director of Equalization Kathy Goetsch appeared Tuesday before the Davison County Commission and expressed concern about HB 1202 and its potential costs for the county.
The bill, before the state Legislature, addresses the state’s new method of assessing agricultural land based on production rather than market value. The original HB 1202 was “hoghoused,” or extensively rewritten and sent on to the Senate for further consideration.

By Ross Dolan , March 10, 2010

Rail panel closes book on ethanol loan default

PIERRE — Seven years after the Tri State Ethanol plant at Rosholt went into bankruptcy, the State Railroad Board decided Thursday to forego the remaining interest owed on a loan made to assist the project.
Board members voted 5-1 to declare the loan paid in full. The board has recovered the loan principal of $334,756 and received $11,237 in interest. There was $92,281 interest owed on the loan at the time of the 2003 bankruptcy filing.

By Bob Mercer , February 19, 2010

Latest plan to cut farm subsidies likely dead

Latest plan to cut farm subsidies likely dead MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — If history and the political lineup are any guides, President Barack Obama's latest effort to cut subsidies for wealthy farmers likely will fare no better than his first try — or his predecessor's attempt.

February 11, 2010

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Cleanup delay at Thief River Falls dairy site draws protest

Cleanup delay at Thief River Falls dairy site draws protest ST. PAUL – Children fussed. Parents cried. Senators were outraged. Bureaucrats explained. “We have been pushed into the living conditions of a Third World country,” Jeff Brouse told a state Senate Health Committee hearing about a three-year effort to clean up a rural Thief River Falls dairy operation.

By Don Davis , February 04, 2010

Cleanup delay at Thief River Falls dairy site draws protest

Cleanup delay at Thief River Falls dairy site draws protest ST. PAUL – Children fussed. Parents cried. Senators were outraged. Bureaucrats explained.

By Don Davis , January 22, 2010

Juhnke taken aback by gov.’s Farmfest speech

Juhnke taken aback by gov.’s Farmfest speech GILFILLAN — Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s call to promote exports and reduce regulatory and tax costs for agriculture, and continue research into renewable fuel technology, won applause from his Farmfest audience, but it left at least one audience member scratching his head.

By Tom Cherveny , August 07, 2009

Countdown begins for new system of ag-land valuation

PIERRE — County directors of equalization will be provided special training, and public forums will be held throughout South Dakota in the coming months, as South Dakota converts this fall to a new productivity-based system for setting the taxable values on agriculture property, an official for the state Department of Revenue and Regulation said Wednesday.

By Bob Mercer , July 09, 2009

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