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WASHINGTON, DC—A bill co-sponsored by Minnesota 7th District Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach has passed th House Ways and Means Committee. The bill, called the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, would ensure that pregnancy centers cannot be excluded or restricted from receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or TANF, funding. Fischbach says “the Department…
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BUXTON, ND—Wednesday’s Central Valley School Board meeting was a low key affair. Superintendent Jeremy Brandt tells us about two items that were approved. Brandt says the School Board also awarded a $500 stipend to music teacher Sam Sharpe for helping coach elementary school boys’ basketball.
Ever have to wait a long time to get a Minnesota driver’s license? A new law that took effect January 1st should help get your license sooner…as State Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead explains. Kupec also says people who move to Minnesota and already have a valid driver’s license no longer have to take a…
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The Ada-Borup-West School Board has a new chair. Superintendent Aaron Cook says the change was part of the organization that takes place at the first meeting of a new calendar year. Another item of business at Tuesday’s Ada-Borup-West School Board meeting was hiring Kylie Borgen as a second grade teacher. Cook says adding a third…
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You get all sorts of questions at a job interview. Some of them make you uncomfortable. One uncomfortable question became illegal to ask in Minnesota as of January 1st. State Senator Rob Kupec of Moorhead tells us the question. This new law was one of several that took effect in Minnesota on New Year’s Day.
FERTILE, MN—The Fair Meadow Nursing Home took up most of the conversation at Monday night’s Fertile City Council meeting. During public comments, a resident expressed concern about how the City Council has handled operation of the city-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home since administrator Angie Leiting resigned under fire in June. Then, Kari Swanson and Dave…
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CROOKSTON, MN—A homeless shelter in Crookston is holding a dinner to raise money for buying a cargo van. Tom Anderson, board chairman of Care and Share, talks about the dinner, which is called “Open Hearts, Open Doors.” Care and Share in Crookston also operates a soup kitchen and food shelf. If you’d like tickets for…
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A proposed merger between two regional health care systems has fallen through. Essentia Health and Wisconsin-based Marshfield Clinic Health System have been in talks over a possible merger for the last two years. But on Friday, both sides released a statement saying the merger wouldn’t happen. According to published reports, the two sides were reportedly…
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Top Hat Theatre in Ulen will do something they’ve never done before: serve dinner before a performance. On Saturday, January 13, the Fargo-Moorhead Community Theatre will perform “Murder on the Menu.”. Before the performance, a dinner of potato dumplings, ham and corn will be served…and at intermission, there will be dessert. Judy Lewis, executive director…
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