Brad Schmidt: Jack Dalrymple To Washington DC?
Dalrymple was appointed by then outgoing Gov. Hoeven to be his successor Now Gov. Dalrymple appointed Drew Wrigley to be...
Month: August 2015
Let's Give The North Dakota Oil Industry Some Much Deserved Credit On Flaring
Yesterday at a meeting of the North Dakota Industrial Commission - the regulatory triumvirate which oversees oil and gas development...
North Dakota State To Pay Athletes Even As Students Pay More To Subsidize Athletics
Big news out today is that North Dakota State University, in accordance with new NCAA guidelines, will begin paying some...
David Flynn: North Dakota Labor Force Numbers Down, But Not In Oil Patch Counties
The recent drops and volatility in commodities markets, particularly oil, are well-known. One of the big ongoing questions for the state...
Not Every Education Problem Can Be Fixed By Giving Teachers A Raise
A couple of weeks back Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced a proposal to address chronic teacher shortages in the state, and...
Four Ways North Dakota Can Improve Open Records/Open Meetings Laws
Next month the first meeting of Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem's task force on the state's open records/meetings laws will take...
What Can Heidi Heitkamp's Iran Vote Tell Us About Her 2016 Intentions?
North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp kicked off a waiting game yesterday when she said, in the wake of Governor Jack...
On Television: Is Heidi Heitkamp Running, And North Dakota Open Records Laws
It was nice to return to television last night after my recent hiatus, discussing some of the recent headlines with...
Now Legal In North Dakota: Armed Drones
Over the 2013 and 2015 Legislative sessions here in North Dakota we had a debate about the use of drones...
John Andrist: Someone Wants Your Money
I feel compelled to report to you that senior centers can be gambling dens. I suspected as much when I...
