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Hoeven presses corps to support continued operation of Dakota Access Pipeline
Alex Finken
Office of John Hoven
Senator John Hoeven this week pressed Brigadier General Peter Helmlinger, Commander of the Northwestern Division for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, to help ensure the continued operation of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). The senator stressed the impact a shutdown would have on the State of North Dakota and the Three Affiliated Tribes, which rely on DAPL for the safe and efficient transportation of Bakken crude to market.
Today’s conversation builds on Hoeven’s recent efforts to maintain the operation of DAPL. This includes the senator hand-delivering to President Biden letters from Three Affiliated Tribes Chairman Mark Fox and North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem, emphasizing the need to keep DAPL operational while the Army Corps of Engineers completes its court-ordered review. The senator has also repeatedly spoken with Army Corps Chief Lieutenan
Budget, bonds, virus top North Dakota legislative session
By JAMES MacPHERSONJanuary 2, 2021 GMT
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) North Dakota lawmakers convene Tuesday either in person wearing masks or remotely for the state’s 67th legislative session, where they will face tough spending choices amid a pandemic that’s hit a state economy already reeling from depressed oil and agriculture prices. Ambitious billion-dollar bonding proposals are expected to highlight the session. It will be the first in state history that forbids lawmakers from taking gifts or other things of value from lobbyists and others under new voter-approved ethics rules.
Here’s some things to know as the once-every-two-years session opens: