Audio: Legislator Accuses Colleagues, Higher Ed Officials Of Plotting To Push Chancellor Shirvani Out
Rep. Bob Skarphol, a supporter of embattled Chancellor Hamid Shirvani and the chairman of the education subsection of the House...
Month: April 2013
America Gets A Dismal Jobs Report
The national unemployment rate ticked down slightly in March, but it's not exactly attributable to jobs gains. Rather, it's because...
North Dakota's Universities Are A "Good Deal" Only In The Context Of A Lot Of Bad Deals
I had to chuckle at this Grand Forks Herald article taking aim at critics of tuition growth at North Dakota's...
Heidi Heitkamp Announces Support For Gay Marriage
Senator Heidi Heitkamp just put out this statement about gay marriage after weeks of pressure from left-wing groups targeting her...
Schafer Column: North Dakota Is No Stranger To Sequester-Style Budget Gimmicks
The recent news articles about the National Park Service not being able to keep open the Painted Canyon Overlook at...
ND Senate Passes Regrettable Outdoor Heritage Bill
The North Dakota Senate today passed a bill to create an "outdoor heritage" fund. As amended, the bill puts a...
ND Senate Votes To Make Grand Jury Petitions Tougher
Under North Dakota law, a grand jury can be empaneled to investigate criminal charges through the petition process. This was...
Video: Democrats Try To Get Better Treatment For Criminals Under Workers Compensation Laws
I missed it earlier this week, but thanks to an alert reader here's video from Tuesday of Senate Democrats (lead...
Democrat Who Thought Magazines Were Bullets Is Still Clueless
Yesterday Congresswoman Diane DeGette became a bit of a laughingstock by talking about gun magazines, in the context of a...
Pew Poll: For The First Time In 40 Years Majority Of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana
It's been trending this way for years, and will likely continue given that support for legalizing marijuana is most intense...
