Video: HBO’s John Oliver Mocks Fargo’s Decision to Give Economic Incentives to FedEx
The City of Fargo made a big mistake when they agreed to FedEx $660,000 in tax incentives to move a...
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Mark Johnson: Correcting the Record on Fargo’s Election Reform Debate
Tu-Uyen Tran’s article (October 2) and Zac Echola’s letter (October 3) both call attention to last year’s discussion of possible...
Tony Gehrig: Fact Checking Claims About Economic Incentives
There have been a lot of assertions being thrown around lately surrounding the use of incentives. I would like to...
Commissioner Piepkorn Defends His Letter on Economic Incentives, Calls Commissioner Gehrig “A Huge Disappointment”
There is a hot debate over economic incentives happening down in the Legislature right now, but an even hotter debate...
Fargo, Bismarck City Commissioners Defend Letter to State Lawmakers
Last week I published a letter Fargo City Commissioner Tony Gehrig and Bismarck City Commissioner Steve Marquardt had sent to...
Much Ado About Letterhead: What Is the Fargo Forum So Afraid Of?
"Gehrig violates trust" That was the headline of a Fargo Forum editorial published online yesterday which chastised City Commissioner Tony...
Leaders From Two of North Dakota’s Largest Communities Blast Tax Incentives in Letter to Lawmakers
A letter is being circulated by lawmakers in Bismarck as they consider reining in certain economic incentive programs. Most local...
Tony Gehrig: Plastic Bag Ban Isn’t Needed in Fargo
After reading The Forum's opinion, one would think Fargo is awash in plastic bags with garbage lining the streets. Every...
Fargo Leaders Are Absolutely in the Wrong to Question #NoDAPL Law Enforcement Costs
News this evening is that a group of Fargo and Cass County leaders are beginning to question the use of...
Tony Gehrig: Why Does Fargo Keep Giving Tax Dollars Away?
Item 45a on the Fargo City Commission agenda was a 10 year PILOT requested by Border State Electric (BSE). Of...
