North Dakota LegislatureNews and information about the North Dakota Legislature.GOP gov candidate Brown proposes signing bonuses for new teachers - Missoulian- September 13, 2008 HELENA - Roy Brown, the Republican candidate for governor, proposed Friday paying $10,000 in signing bonuses to some full-time beginning teachers, particularly in rural areas. If approved by the Montana Legislature, his plan would pay the bonuses to ...http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2008/09/13/bnews/br25.txt Majority leader of House stepping down from his post - Bismarck Tribune- September 13, 2008 Fargo Rep. Rick Berg, who has been the North Dakota House's Republican majority leader for six years, says he will stand down from the position and won't run for re-election to his House seat in 2010. "I never intended for this to be a long-term job ...http://bismarcktribune.com/articles/2008/09/13/news/state/164500.txt Brown urges teacher bonuses - Billings Gazette- September 13, 2008 HELENA - Roy Brown, the Republican candidate for governor, proposed Friday paying $10,000 in signing bonuses to some full-time beginning teachers, particularly in rural areas. If approved by the Legislature, his plan would offer these bonuses, paid ...http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2008/09/13/news/state/35-brownbonus.txt ND House majority leader Rick Berg standing down - Dickinson Press & Advertiser- September 12, 2008 BISMARCK, N.D. Fargo Rep. Rick Berg, who has been the North Dakota House's Republican majority leader for six years, says he will stand down from the position and won't run for re-election to his House seat in 2010. "I never intended for this to be a ...http://www.thedickinsonpress.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D935E2T80 Fargo Lawmaker Says Hell Run For Republican Leadership Job - KFYR-TV- September 12, 2008 A Fargo legislator says hell be running for the open North Dakota House Republican leadership job this fall. Incumbent majority leader Rick Berg says he wont seek a fourth term in the job. And Republican Al Carlson says hell be running for the ...http://www.kfyrtv.com/News_Stories.asp?news=22263 Lawmaker wants ND hunting rights and land split - Grand Forks Herald- September 12, 2008 BISMARCK, N.D. A legislator from western North Dakota wants an opinion from the attorney general on whether hunting rights can be sold separately from land. Democratic Rep. Rod Froelich (FRAY'-lik) of Selfridge wrote a letter to Attorney General ...http://www.grandforksherald.com/ap/index.cfm?page=view&id=D9358SL03 Commission recommends pay raises for state execs - kgw.com- September 12, 2008 SALEM, Ore. -- Many of Oregons public servants will get raises next year if a commission tasked with examining their pay gets its way. The Oregon Public Officials Compensation Commission recommends raises ranging from 22 to 54 percent. It calls ...http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_091208_news_state_pay_raises.6e008c5f.html 'State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America,' edited by Matt ... - Los Angeles Times- September 11, 2008 New Jersey was the most hotly contested state. Not in any election, but in the fight to see who would write about it in a new essay anthology "State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America," edited by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey (Ecco: 572 pp ...http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-statebystate12-2008sep12,0,5338457.story Obama pal eyes bid to be first black Ala. governor - Ledger-Enquirer- September 11, 2008 All United States Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota ...http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/251/story/438593.html ND gov candidates trade blows on taxes, energy - Forbes- September 11, 2008 Republican Gov. John Hoeven and Democratic challenger Tim Mathern traded rhetorical jabs on energy, tax policy and other issues in a feisty opening debate of their campaign. Declaring that western North Dakota's energy development was his top issue ...http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2008/09/11/ap5413827.html |