John Olsrud: Is There Such A Thing As Too Many Audits?
Judging from some articles and comments from readers, followers on this blog seem to think many of our problems could...
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Read It: Special Legislative Committee Issues Report On Disputed PERS Budget
The 2015 legislative session ended on an embarrassing, and potentially dangerous, note. They didn't complete a budget for one of...
North Dakota Gets A "B-" When It Comes To Civil Asset Forfeiture Policies
Civil asset forfeiture has become a hot topic nationally, and for good reason. For those of you who aren't sure...
After Scathing Review From Employees UND President Robert Kelley To Retire In January
Yesterday we got news of a scathing survey from UND employees which was highly critical of UND President Robert Kelley....
North Dakota University System Wasn't Even Bothering To Track Audits
Score a point for "legislative meddling" in the university system. Because "meddling" is what university system partisans often accuse lawmakers...
James Kerian: The State Belongs "In The Marriage Business"
Roughly half of the country is hoping the US Supreme Court will rule later this month that the US Constitution requires that every...
UND Employee Survey Blasts Administration
Update: The survey has been released and is available below. A few weeks ago a number of UND employees began circulating a...
Sheriff, Police Being Sued over Bungled Dickinson Arson Case
The newly elected Stark County Sheriff, along with two Dickinson Police Officers and the City of Dickinson, are being sued...
Let's All Be Thankful That Abortion Rates Are Down
If there's one thing both sides of the abortion debate supposedly agree on it's that everybody wants fewer abortions. Supposing...
White Hot To Merely Red Hot: Low Oil Prices Have Been Good To North Dakota
When oil prices began to crash this winter there was some panic in North Dakota. After all, while our state...
