AG -- State will seek dismissal of suit over Sioux nickname

By Tu-Uyen Tran, Grand Forks Herald

MINOT, N.D. -- Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem said Thursday that he will ask the court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against the State Board of Higher Education over UND's Fighting Sioux nickname.
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Dakotas deal with vaccine shortages

By Wayne Ortman, The Associated Press, The Bismarck Tribune

The uncertainty over weekly allotments of a limited supply of H1N1 vaccine has complicated efforts to organize immunization clinics and distribute it to hundreds of providers in North Dakota and South Dakota.
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State of the University set for Dec. 1

By Staff Reports, Grand Forks Herald

UND President Robert Kelley will give the annual State of the University address at 3:30 p.m. Dec. 1, as part of the University Council meeting in the Memorial Union Lecture Bowl. Read More

WiFi access available at 14 N.D. rest areas

By Staff Reports, The Forum (Fargo)

rivers in North Dakota now have access to wireless Internet at 14 visitors centers and rest areas along interstates 94 and 29 and other major roadways. Read More

Gov. John Hoeven (R)
Elected: November 2000, 2004, 2008
Term expires: January 2013

	State capital: Bismarck
	State nickname: The Peace Garden State
	Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R)
	Secretary of State Alvin Jaeger (R)
	Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem (R)
	Senate President: Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R)
	Senate Pro Tempore: Tom Fischer (R)
	House Speaker: David Monson (R)

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AG -- State will seek dismissal of suit over Sioux nickname

Dakotas deal with vaccine shortages