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N.D. keeps stimulus funds in reserve

North Dakota transportation officials are divvying up half of the federal stimulus dollars directed to transportation work this year and saving the rest for the next, in light of an uncertain economy and pending reauthorization of the federal highway bill this fall. [Full Story]

Guard members prepare to leave for Kosovo

Members of the North Dakota National Guard will soon begin deployment to Kosovo. [Full Story]

Seven file for Mandan School Board

Seven people are seeking a seat on the Mandan School Board. [Full Story]

Tribal chairman race fields nine in primary

The chairman of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is one in a field of nine candidates heading into the reservation's primary election next week. [Full Story]

Lesser pay rise for N.D. university execs

North Dakota's Board of Higher Education decided Friday to give four top university system executives smaller pay raises next year. [Full Story]

N.D. higher ed board wants legal services study

Associated Press [Full Story]

N.D. expected to harvest less spring wheat, barley

Production of both spring wheat and durum wheat is not expected to change significantly from last year in the state that leads the nation in the production of both, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported Friday. [Full Story]

N.D. brucellosis order still stands

A North Dakota order imposed about a year ago that requires Montana cattle imports to test negative for brucellosis still stands. [Full Story]

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