John Hoeven

FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The flood fight continues on a northeastern North Dakota lake that has been described as a slow-growing monster, but one of the state's U.S. senators says a series of remedies are making a difference. Republican Sen. John Hoeven,...

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama broke with their pattern of serving beef at high-level dinners on March 14 when they served bison from North Dakota for British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife, Samantha Cameron....

Long-term-care insurance: Voting 267 for and 159 against, the House on Feb. 1 sent the Senate a bill to repeal the 2010 health law's section on long-term-care insurance. The program already had been shelved by the administration on the grounds it...

House - ending March 9 By Voterama in Congress Capital formation, financial deregulation: Voting 390 for and 23 against, the House on March 8 sent the Senate a bill (HR 3606) to ease financial regulations in order to help emerging small and mid-...

 MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — Tesoro Corp. plans to increase diesel production at its North Dakota oil refinery in response to growing demand in the region.    Production at the Mandan plant — the only oil refinery in North Dakota — will increase...

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The water authority in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is preparing to unveil its 2012 operating plan for Souris River dams.    Gov. Jack Dalrymple and U.S. Sen. John Hoeven say the Canadian group will present the plan...

 BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Crop insurance, research and export promotion should be among the top priorities in the next federal farm bill, say spokesmen for North Dakota agricultural groups, who are bracing for cuts in federal spending. "We'll have less...

 MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) — With the lockout of about 1,300 American Crystal Sugar Co. workers entering its second month and no negotiations in sight, the company is ready to start the harvest season with inexperienced replacement workers.    Company...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - Crop insurance, research and export promotion should be among the top priorities in the next federal farm bill, say spokesmen for North Dakota agricultural groups, who are bracing for cuts in federal spending. "We'll have less...

2012 intelligence budget: Voting 384 for and 14 against, the House on Sept. 9 passed a fiscal 2012 budget (HR1892) of about $55 billion for the 17 U.S. intelligence agencies, up four percent from 2011. When outlays for strictly military-intelligence...

 JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Farmers Union is holding informational meetings around the state next week on the 2012 federal farm bill.    The forums are planned July 13 in Ross and Beulah, July 14 in Carrington and Cavalier and July 15...

With much of the current farm bill set to expire in 2012, Congress will be holding hearings to determine what, if any, changes should be made. North Dakota U.S. Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Won Koo, director of the Center for Agricultural Policy and...