On Television: Kirsten Diederich Resignation Is A Start To Fixing Higher Ed
After taking some time off I made a glorious return to Chris Berg's 6:30 Point of View program last night....
Month: January 2015
Bill Would Limit Lawmaker Access To Open Records
"The Legislature shouldn’t do anything to weaken the state’s open records and open meetings laws," writes the Bismarck Tribune's editorial board...
The Only Way To Respect All Views On UND Nickname Is A Permanent Moratorium
"It’s a dumb bill," the always eloquent Fargo Forum editorial board writes today of Rep. Scott Louser's bill to extend the...
From the Left: Defending North Dakota's Brand Of Conservatism
This will not come as a surprise for anybody who pays attention, but North Dakota conservatism is not the same...
Democrat-Backed Bill Would Require Equal Gender Pay From State Contractors
It looks like a group of Democrat legislators are going to bring the #waronwomen fight to the North Dakota legislature...
North Dakota Higher Ed Board President Kirsten Diederich Resigns
Yesterday I wrote about rumors circulating among lawmakers which held that State Board of Higher Education President Kirsten Diederich was...
Another Sign The Boom Is Over: Number Of Introduced Bills Down 34%
How can you tell when North Dakota's boom era is over? When lawmakers start cutting back on the number of...
UND Researcher Peddles Campus Rape Junk Science
A couple of days ago I wrote about a study released by the University of North Dakota claiming that roughly...
"Moderate" Heidi Heitkamp Wants To Hold Keystone Hostage For Minimum Wage Hike
Senator Heidi Heitkamp barely won the 2012 election which put her in office. This lack of a meaningful mandate from...
House Resolution Calls Use Of DOT Dynamic Message Signs "Orwellian"
Dynamic message signs used by the DOT are basically signs which can be programmed to display different messages. They can...
