A proposed merger between the Canadian National and Kansas City Southern railways that could have major impacts on the shipping of agricultural products and oil has garnered opposition from the three-member North Dakota congressional delegation and former Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., and may also be less likely after President Biden issued his executive order to encourage more competition.
Canadian Pacific initially made an offer to buy the Kansas City Southern railway, but Canadian National, a larger railroad, offered Kansas City Southern stockholders more money. Kansas City Southern now favors the merger with Canadian National. Canadian Pacific is trying to convince the Surface Transportation Board, which has jurisdiction over the merger, to stop the CN-KCS merger and pave the way for a revival of its proposal to acquire KCS.
After the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of the Army announced Wednesday they intend to repeal the Trump administration’s definitions of the waters of the United States and rewrite the definition, Republicans in Congress expressed…
If private businesses elect not to give loans to certain industries, the government will step in to force them. If Bank of America determines that they want to lend to those companies who will aid in achieving a zero-net greenhouse gas emission policy, they will be stopped by Cramer and Barr leveraging government. If utilities want to acquire carbon-neutral sourced energy for their rate-payers, government will step in. Is this not cancelling free markets?
Two Republican North Dakota state senators have requested that health officials stop calling residents and offering COVID-19 vaccine information.The Bismarck Tribune reports that state Sens. Jessica Bell and Nicole Poolman sent a Tuesday letter to State Health Officer Nizar Wehbi over concerns about the role of the government in "personal health choices""In order for the Department to initiate these calls, medical records must be accessed.
Of the 10 who responded last week to a Herald survey, nine had been vaccinated. Written By: Sam Easter | ×
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum receives a first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Bismarck Event Center on Tuesday, March 9. Jeremy Turley / Forum News Service
Sen. Kevin Cramer this week would not disclose his COVID vaccination status, staking out a small-government political position on vaccines.
“Out of respect for the North Dakotans who value their liberty and privacy, I will not be detailing the specifics of my vaccination status,” Cramer said. “And while I respect the right of private businesses to make certain health-based decisions which they deem appropriate, I oppose the idea of a government-created ‘vaccine passport.’”