Video: House Kills Tobacco Tax Increase, Increase Restrictions On E-Cigs
The House today had one of its most protracted debates of the session to date today. It was related to...
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North Dakota Has The Highest Payroll To Population Ratio In The Nation
Heading into 2015 dropping oil prices have put a scare into North Dakotans who have enjoyed an economic surge built...
North Dakota Dentists Push Protectionism In Opposing Advanced Hygienist Position
Occupational licensing is supposed to protect consumers from unqualified or perhaps even dangerous people providing certain services. The state creates...
When A 3 Percent Pay Raise For Public Employees Somehow Becomes A Pay Cut
I had some business/family stuff to attend to yesterday so I mostly missed the floor sessions in the legislature, but...
John Andrist: Love Shouldn't Need Laws
There is a bill in the senate, SB2279, that has a special interest for me. It’s a gay rights bill....
Matt Evans: Anti-Common Core Activists Should Take Heart In What They've Accomplished
HB1461, the repeal of common core in ND, has failed. The first thing I'd like you to do is watch...
After Hours With Senator Joe Miller: Governor Must Lead On Higher Education
During the legislative session I will be interviewing lawmakers for a series of posts here on SAB. In my inaugural interview,...
TransCanada Betting Big On An Oil Turnaround
Plunging oil prices have made North Dakotans nervous about the future of the oil boom. But you know who isn't...
Video: Democrats Are Really, Really Angry About Senate Vacancies Bill
It's remarkable how riled up North Dakota Democrats are about legislation which would change how the state fills Senate vacancies....
So Fracking Racist
Apparently, according to a "health justice organizer" who spoke at a rally against hydraulic fracturing in Colorado, domestic oil development is...
