Pomeroy named chairman after shakeup
The Fargo Forum - Sun Mar 14, 2:28 pm ETBISMARCK – A shakeup on the U.S. House’s influential Ways and Means Committee has left North Dakota Rep. Earl Pomeroy as chairman of a subcommittee on Social Security.
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BISMARCK – A shakeup on the U.S. House’s influential Ways and Means Committee has left North Dakota Rep. Earl Pomeroy as chairman of a subcommittee on Social Security.
The Teacher's Fund for Retirement (TFFR), the North Dakota state pension plan for teachers and administrators, is in jeopardy. The state Legislature will be increasing employees' monthly contributions while also reducing benefits starting in 2011.
When residents of northwestern North Dakota think of the North Dakota Land Department Energy Development Impact Office, getting state tax money back to political subdivisions, state geophysical exploration laws and the Williston State College Petroleum Safety and Technology Center, the face of Rep. Frank Wald, R-Dickinson, probably doesnât come to mind.
The National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting North Dakota Rep. Earl Pomeroy with the first mailer of its "Code Red" campaign on health care.
North Dakota Democrat Earl Pomeroy has a proven knack for distinguishing himself from his colleagues in Congress to his constituents back home. However, as he seeks a 10th House term in November, he is finding it more difficult to separate himself from the Democratic majority and as a result he is likely to face one of the toughest re-election bids of his career.
BISMARCK (AP) - Former North Dakota Attorney General Heidi Heitkamp said Wednesday she will not run for the U.S. Senate this year, but hinted it was likely she will make her second campaign for governor in 2012.
The North Dakota Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate says he won't support almost any Senate filibuster if he's elected.