John Andrist: Tobacco Tax Hike Measure Lacks Appropriate Oversight for Spending
Debate is lining up on both sides of the Initiated Measure proposing to quadruple the tax rate on tobacco products,...
Month: August 2016
Conspiracy Theories About State Response to Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Turn Out to Be Mostly False
As the state has struggled to respond to a very large, and often illegal, protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline...
North Dakota Taxpayers Shouldn’t Have to Subsidize Dakota Access Protest
One of the narratives which has developed around the Standing Rock Sioux tribe's protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline which...
Law Enforcement Spouse: Dakota Access Protesters Need to Stop Threatening Cops
You may have noticed there’s quite a happening in North Dakota right now. The construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline...
University System Should Get Open Records Exemption for President Applications
Over the years of writing this blog I developed something of a reputation as a strong supporter of open records...
Audit Shows State Regulators Allowed Daycares to Operate Despite Evidence of Drug Use, Child Abuse
Earlier this month we saw the dismissal of criminal charges against Maggie Anderson, the director of the North Dakota Department...
Fargo Democrat Kris Wallman May Be Delaying Official Resignation From Legislature for Political Reasons
During the legislative session earlier this month I reported that state Rep. Kris Wallman, a Democrat from Fargo's District 11,...
Williston City Commission Renews Ban on Crew Camps With a Dollop of Hypocrisy
The City of Williston, epicenter of North Dakota's now-faded oil boom, has been fighting a war on certain business models....
Are North Dakota Democrats Really Supporting Their Native American Candidates?
Mike Jacobs writes about the Dakota Access Pipeline protests in his column this week. He notes that the protests illustrate...
Thomas Skadeland: Opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline for the Right Reasons
I oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline because the acquirement of land needed for the proposed pipeline route does not respect...
