2014 Was SAB's Best Year Ever
It's the end of another year and this one went by all too quickly. That is all too often the...
Month: December 2014
LegitSlater: Legislative Scorecard 2015 Primer
While the 64th Legislative Assembly is slated to begin next week, the SAB War Room has been running three shifts...
NDUS Vice Chancellor Accused Of Manipulating Hiring Process For Auditor
Back in November I reported that two of the North Dakota University System's top accountability personnel - Chief Auditor Timothy...
ND Lawmakers Will Have Two Choices On Income Taxes: Eliminate It, Or Phase It Out
Rep. Al Carlson, the House Majority Leader, has announced that he will be introducing legislation which would take North Dakota's...
Cost Of Gasoline Is Near Historic Lows
Gas prices, since they're one of the most universal and visible costs of day-to-day life, are always of great concern...
James Kerian: It's Not The Voters' Opinions That Matter, It's How Much They Care
Most people disagree with you. If you care about anything in politics (it doesn't matter where you are on the...
Head Of Troubled NDSU Development Foundation Steps Down
It's been a rough year for foundations at North Dakota's universities. At UND in Grand Forks the now-defunct UND Research...
Does North Dakota Really Deserve Bad Grades For Teacher Preparedness?
Over the holiday you folks probably saw a lot of this headline: "North Dakota receives bad grades in teacher preparedness"...
The Outdoor Heritage Fund Doesn't Need Fixing, It Needs Repeal
This election year North Dakota had a titanic debate over a constitutional amendment - Measure 5, specifically - which would...
New York Times Profiles Corruption, Murder Involving Heidi Heitkamp "Friend"
Political corruption is an unfortunate fact of life on many American Indian reservations, and the Fort Berthold Reservation is certainly...
