CA conference reaches consensus on some areas of pension reform
By John Seiler | Cal Watchdog Today the Hoover Institution released a crucial document in California's debate over pensions, “California...
Month: February 2014
Washington Post: Jack Dalrymple Is 3rd Most Popular Governor In America
The Washington Post's The Fix blog ranks America's ten most popular governor (actually eleven, they score a tie for the tenth...
VA week in review: Problems with Medicaid expansion come to light
By Bre Payton | Watchdog.org Virginia Bureau MEDICAID: The problems with expanding medicaid dominated headlines this week in Virginia. The...
North Dakota District Conventions: Districts 4, 20, and 28 Mountrail, Dunn, McLean, Traill, Grand Forks, Cass, Emmons, Burleigh, Logan, McIntosh and Dickey County Area Guide
This post is part of a continuing series highlighting the potential state legislative candidates from each district for their party's...
State Senator: "We’ll Shut Down Everything In Western North Dakota"
"I wonder if North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem was expecting the uproar that his proposed 'extraordinary places' regulations for...
Steve Holen Column: "Extraordinary Places" Oil Drilling Regs Sound Good, But Are Bad Policy
While the concept of Extraordinary Places may sound good in theory, in practice it takes away local control, sets a...
Faking It Didn’t Make It
You've probably heard the catchphrase “fake it ‘til you make it.” It suggests that if you are lacking assurance that...
North Dakota Has Billions Tucked Away In Funds, And Now Taxpayers Have A Place To Go To Learn About It
North Dakota gets a lot of attention for soaring tax revenues. In the last biennium, the state exceeded legislative projections...
FCC Kinda, Sorta Backs Down From "Study" Of Newsrooms
The study is going forward, but it has been "amended" to remove questions about news philosophy and editorial judgment: Faced...
North Dakota Republicans Stuck Campaigning Against A Vacuum
Yesterday I wrote about the North Dakota Republican Party's fundraising difficulties. An elected Republican called me about the post and...
