Barney, ND News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-dakota/barney/ Barney, ND News City Council Underpass Work http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-dakota/barney/content/d002666e1cc1774dcae4e8fadbf1633d.html A 4million dollar project to rebuild the 6th Street underpass in Minot will stay at the top of the city's construction scheduleThat was the vote of the city council tonight defeating a proposal to delay the 6th Street project and accellerate work o Effort to aid auto industry collapses http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-dakota/barney/content/75b62940b44f227efa2984a8b70fee20.html The 25 billion rescue plan for the auto industry desperately sought by Detroit's beleaguered Big Three collapsed Thursday as Congress drew the line at one more bailout and Democrats said they wouldn't even consider it until the companies produced a convincing plan for rebuilding their oncemighty industry Advertisement: TOP DESIGNERSBook your appointment onlineVisit our website topdesignerssaloncom and book your appointment online Paulson Bernanke defend handling of 700 billion bailout http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-dakota/barney/content/bb0308c18837c19fe2c338e5c7da0e90.html Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke waged a stout defense on Capitol Hill Tuesday of their management of a 700 billion financial bailout just one week after the administration abandoned the original strategy behind the rescue Showdown looms in Congress of automaker rescue http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-dakota/barney/content/61b85d084d5517d669a4ae2d2b242672.html WASHINGTON Hardline opponents of an auto industry bailout branded the industry a dinosaur whose day of reckoning is near while Democrats pledged Sunday to do their best to get Detroit a slice of the 700 billion Wall Street rescue in this week's lameduck session of Congress Hoeven Pomeroy win big http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-dakota/barney/content/22452dc319b486b9470cd7afa4aead77.html From Tribune staff and wire reports Gov John Hoeven and Rep Earl Pomeroy easily won reelection Tuesday Council says preservation commission not needed http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-dakota/barney/content/79e3a0b2e4ad8c1ebb6179d100709b58.html Minot doesn't need a historic preservation commission the Minot City Council decided MondayThe council upheld a previous decision in 2005 not to seek status as Certified Local Government in the National Historic Preservation ProgramThe Minot Area Council of the Arts had sought permission to establish a task force to draft an ordinance to create a Certified Local Government Dorgan urges safeguards in economic fix http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-dakota/barney/content/72846b57bff4af6cb8a4df2a320a2863.html WASHINGTON AP North Dakota Sen Byron Dorgan predicted ''future massive taxpayer bailouts'' nine years ago when Congress passed a law that deregulated the banking industry Now he is again urging Congress to restore some of those regulations County wrestles with budget figures http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-dakota/barney/content/57d14fdf8d88acc6898e35a559570264.html The Ward County Commission grappled with its preliminary budget figures Tuesday in an effort to keep spending in line with new growth in the countyFinding an effective balance between providing county government services and keeping the mill levy down however is proving to be a contentious issue for the board