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NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCILTentative AgendaLEGISLATIVE COUNCILThursday and Friday, November 13-14, 2008House Chamber, State CapitolBismarck, North DakotaThursday, November 13, 20089:00 a.m. Call to orderRoll callChairman’s remarksDirector’s remarks9:15 a.m. Report of the Budget SectionChairman: Senator Ray HolmbergStaff: Sheila M. SandnessAllen H. Knudson9:35 a.m. Report of the Long-Term Care CommitteeChairman: Senator Dick DeverStaff: Sheila M. SandnessAllen H. Knudson9:55 […]

From: Steffl, Heather D. Sent: Friday, November 07, 2008 3:14 PMTo: Subject: FW: Olmstead Commission meeting is Nov. 12 in Bismarck NEWS from the North Dakota Department of Human Services 600 East Boulevard Avenue – Department 325, Bismarck ND 58505-0250 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 7, 2008 Contact: Heather Steffl, N.D. Department of Human Services, Public

October 2008 In this Update: Upcoming EventsPrekindergarten Institute: Building on State LeadershipNCSL’s National Education Seminar Recent EventsNCSL State Assistance New Mexico Forum on Home Visiting New Hampshire Pre-K Study Committee What’s New Child-Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems in Five Pioneer States Assessing the Validity of the Qualitstar Quality Rating and Improvement System…Lessons Learned from

NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE COUNCILMinutes of theEMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAMS COMMITTEETuesday, October 21, 2008Harvest Room, State CapitolBismarck, North DakotaRepresentative Bette Grande, Chairman, called themeeting to order at 9:00 a.m.Members present: Representatives BetteGrande, Eliot Glassheim, Matthew M. Klein, JoeKroeber; Senators Karen K. Krebsbach, CurtisOlafsonMembers absent: Representative Jim Kasper;Senators Ralph L. Kilzer, Harvey D. TallacksonOthers present: Senator David O’Connell,member

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 10, 2008 For more information, contact Amy Schmidt, ND Council on the Arts, 701-328-7594 Friendly Reminder to Submit Your Nomination Form Today! North Dakota Council on the Arts Announces the Governor’s Awards for the Arts Call for Nominations The Governor’s Awards for the Arts are biennial awards presented to individuals, organizations,

On behalf of the Lignite Energy Council, I would like to invite you to attend one of the four legislative meetings we are hosting around the state on November 17th and November 18th. Please choose the meeting date and site that is most convenient for you. For meal count purposes, let us know your meeting

Presented at the November 6, 2008, meeting of the State Board of Higher EducationConnecting with Key ConstituentsI’m very pleased to report that I now have completed all 11 regional visitswith legislators and legislative candidates. In conjunction with these visits,I have met with economic development boards, editorial boards and manylocal media representatives. I truly believe these

Difficult Dialogues, Rewarding Solutions:The Imperative to Expand Postsecondary OpportunityWhile Controlling Costs MHEC 4th Annual Policy SummitNovember 17-18, 2008Minneapolis, Minnesota Recommended Advanced Reading Materials • “Hitting Home: Quality, Cost, and Access Challenges Confronting Higher Education Today” by Travis Reindl: http://www.makingopportunityaffordable.org/wp-content/file_uploads/Hitting_Home_030107.pdf • Lumina Foundation presentation of the college degree gap: http://www.luminafoundation.org/#bhag • State Higher Education Executive Officers

ED REVIEW November 7, 2008 …a bi-weekly update on U.S. Department of Education activities relevant to the Intergovernmental and Corporate community and other stakeholders ______________________________________________________________________ NCLB UPDATE On October 28, in Columbia, South Carolina, Secretary Spellings announced final regulations to clarify and strengthen Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act. “NCLB has shined

ED REVIEW November 7, 2008 …a bi-weekly update on U.S. Department of Education activities relevant to the Intergovernmental and Corporate community and other stakeholders ______________________________________________________________________ NCLB UPDATE On October 28, in Columbia, South Carolina, Secretary Spellings announced final regulations to clarify and strengthen Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act. “NCLB has shined

If you are thinking of writing a letter to the editor on a certain topic, this is your chance. The email and street addresses are provided below for the daily newspapers in ND. There are links at the bottom for counties and weeklies. If you need help finding another paper or information on a topic,

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