Baesler Says Shift Away From Common Core Wasn't A Campaign Choice
Yesterday Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced that the Department of Public Instruction would begin the process of developing new North Dakota...
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I'm Not Sure Doug Burgum's Company Really Understands The Legacy Of Jane Jacobs
Today the Kilbourne Group, founded by Fargo businessman and Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Burgum, is hosting a walk in downtown...
Presumptive GOP Nominee Donald Trump To Visit North Dakota Later This Month
It was rumored a week or so ago that Republican presidential candidates Ted Cruz and/or Donald Trump might be visiting North...
James Kerian: How To Avoid Being Disappointed In Others
I remain grateful to be an American. This is a great country. It is a country that immigrants head towards...
North Dakotans Are Already Voting In The June Primary
If you thought we still had more than a month - 42 days, specifically - until voting in the June...
ND Superintendent Announces Beginning Of Move Away From Common Core Standards
About a month ago I wrote that North Dakota's Republicans, many of whom were stalwart supporters of Common Core, were...
So We Shouldn't Build A Refinery Because Someone Had Their Ashes Spread Nearby?
"Refinery in view of Sheila Schafer's resting place," reads the headline from Lauren Donovan in the Bismarck Tribune. Sheila Schafer, for...
Lawmaker Accuses Top Burgum Adviser Of Being Something Less Than Transparent In Lobbying Efforts
Last week the Doug Burgum campaign complained that a political consultant working for the Stenehjem campaign - Pat Finken, specifically...
"The university system must begin squeezing more bang out of every buck"
With North Dakota's post-oil boom revenues falling (though still coming in much higher than just a few years ago) state...
Matt Evans: North Dakota's Voting Laws Undermine Political Parties
North Dakota has an interesting mix of laws regarding voting and political parties. For instance, North Dakota is the only...
