Death By Study For Legislation Requiring Lawmakers To Live In Districts
A "death by study" is a legislative maneuver that effectively kills a bill by turning it into something the Legislature...
Month: March 2015
House Votes Down Bill Which Would Have Made Lawmaker Record Requests Public
Over the last several years the North Dakota University System been plagued with scandal and controversy, a lot of it...
In Defense Of Indiana's Religious Freedom Restoration Act
There is a serious backlash brewing against the State of Indiana over the state's recently-passed Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which...
North Dakota Legislature Needs To Be More Protective Of Their Authority
I often hear people complain about North Dakota lawmakers. They're accused of being spendthrifts and in the pockets of special...
Jason Flohrs: Heidi Heitkamp Brings Scandal-Plagued DHS Official To North Dakota
Today, Senator Heidi Heitkamp will welcome Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to North Dakota for a two-day trip...
UND Proposes Massive Tuition Hike
A couple of weeks ago the state Senate voted down HB1303 which would have given the Legislature control over setting...
James Kerian: Subsidized Preschool Is About Education Bureaucrats Not Students
When President Obama announced his war on stay at home mothers last fall he probably did not expect North Dakota's...
Minot Voters Should Be Wary Of Rec Center Vote
The Minot Park District wants to build a gigantic $88 million recreation facility. These facilities have become something of a...
Former Chancellor Robert Potts Says He Withdrew Application Because University System Is In Flux
Former North Dakota University System Chancellor Robert Potts, who resigned from that position amid controversy over a conflict with then-NDSU...
Heidi Heitkamp Bringing Controversial Homeland Security Figure To North Dakota
"U.S. Sen Heidi Heitkamp is bringing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s No. 2 official to North Dakota this week...
