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The rural Midwest, like the rest of the country, has changed — and will continue to change for the foreseeable future. Already the old world dominated by white males is mostly gone.

Under the plan, three rural districts, two in the northeast and one in the southeast, would morph into new districts in the Fargo area, the Williston area and the southwest corner of the state. The shifting lines mirror the trends of rural-to-urban migration and explosive growth in the once-sparsely populated Oil Patch.

Under the plan, three rural districts, two in the northeast and one in the southeast, would morph into new districts in the Fargo area, the Williston area and the southwest corner of the state. The shifting lines mirror the trends of rural-to-urban migration and explosive growth in the once-sparsely populated Oil Patch.

Indicated in the he question. were never really ready. we will have exposure. its something i remember learning, on any given date mother nature can break anything built by man. while a lot of preparations happened with the federal government and the state and a lot of our parish leadership, were going to take a lot of damage from this storm because the strength of it and the impact its going to have on our infrastructure. jacqui: i know youve raised concerns about the gas export terminals. for ...

To handle this historic storm? and just to get -- i want to get your general sense of what were seeing so far. youve seen so many of these hurricanes come ashore. what are the characteristics of this hurricane that youre looking at as ida just pummels louisiana right now? >> yeah, i think the biggest -- one of the big differences was katrina was a wider storm, if i might use that term. hurricane force winds, 200 miles 20 each side of the eye of the storm. this one, while its stronger, it has a s...

No members of the panel presented proposals for new political boundaries Thursday, but discussion of rural-to-urban migration and the possibility of subdividing House districts offered a glimpse of the challenges facing mapmakers.

The 2021 legislative districting process is in motion, and North Dakota Voters First is urging fellow North Dakotans to get involved. Together, we can help prevent gerrymandering in our state.

Nearly 70,000 people live in the core of the Oil Patch — McKenzie, Williams, Mountrail and Dunn counties — driven up over the last decade by a 74% surge in residents.

Nearly 70,000 people live in the core of the Oil Patch — McKenzie, Williams, Mountrail and Dunn counties — driven up over the last decade by a 74% surge in residents.

The state's largest metro area got even bigger as Fargo and West Fargo picked up significant gains. Fargo's population expanded to 125,990 inhabitants, a rise of more than 19% from 2010, while West Fargo's population surged by nearly 50% to 38,626.