Poll: 69% Say They Would Have Liked To Have Been Armed During Boston Manhunt
Over the weekend, as the manhunt for the younger Tsarnaev was on-going in Boston, I wondered if a significant number...
Month: April 2013
Despite Flaring, Coal Mines Dakotas Have Some Of The Cleanest Air In The Nation
Some inconvenient truth for the environmentalists who would have us believe that North Dakota's energy industry - including coal mines...
North Dakota's New Animal Cruelty Law Could Turn Unsuspecting Pet Owners Into Criminals
Today the House debated the amended version of SB2211, the "animal cruelty bill." It's a horrendous bit of legislation adding...
Guest Post: Local Governments Move The Property Tax Goalposts
As the legislature battles with itself over how to provide property tax relief, local governments are showing once again that...
Senate Approves Petition Reform Requiring Big-Impact Constitutional Measures Be Decided On November Ballot
The North Dakota Senate this morning approved HCR3011, which reforms the initiated measure process for constitutional measures by requiring that...
Accreditation Will Be The Stick Used To Beat Higher Ed Reform To Death
Yesterday the state House voted to concur with the Senate's amendments to HCR3047 which replaces the state's current governing structure...
Solyndra Redux: Obama Administration Knew Green Car Company Was Headed For Trouble
Another day, another example of the Obama administration pouring "stimulus" tax dollars into a bad investment. This time it's Fisker...
Asking The University System To Prioritize Projects Isn't Unreasonable
In a shining example of how the home town media feeds the problems in North Dakota's university system by being...
Legislature Set To Give New State Workers Option For Defined Contribution Plans
Public pensions, nationally, are a mess and while North Dakota has escaped most of the nation's economic problems over the...
Poll: Faith In Federal Government Hits An All-Time Low, Even Among Democrats
As is usually the case with these sort of polls, I'm a little skeptical, but according to Pew Americans -...
