Grants Intended Exclusively For Academics Used For Athletic Scholarships
During the 2013 session of the Legislature the state created, with HB1204, what is called the Challenge Grants fund. That...
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Joseph Plumb: Minot's Recreation Center Plan Is A Bad Idea
When I was growing up, we didn’t have many things. We had what we needed, but rarely got what we...
James Kerian: Subsidizing Preschool Will Not Make Our Children Smarter
With summer programs, lowering the compulsory attendance age, after-school programs, and now state-funded preschool (SB 2151) the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction is essentially demanding taxpayer care...
Bill Providing Open Records Penalties Defeated, Lawmaker Says "We Are Watching"
HB1435 was introduced by Rep. Rand Boehning (R-Fargo) and would have allowed for a civil penalty against violators of the...
Legislature Should Force North Dakota State Fair To Embrace Historical Society
This week lawmakers will take up an issue related to a feud between the North Dakota State Fair, which is...
Controversial Common Core Bill Will Get Amendments On The House Floor
Last week the House Education Committee heard testimony on HB1461, which was introduced by Rep. Jim Kasper to address North...
In North Dakota The Most Common Job In 2014 Is Farmer
The map above shows the most common job in every state in 2014. In North Dakota and South Dakota, the...
LaFaive And Nesbit: Raising ND Tobacco Tax Could Lead To Rampant Smuggling
Michael LaFaive is director of the Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative for the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Todd Nesbit, Ph.D., is...
64th Legislative Assembly: Week 6 Highlights- Child Datamining, More State Health Exchange Studies, and Filling US House and Senate Vacancies
Week 6 of the 64th Legislative Assembly kicks off on Monday, February 9th. Below are just a few of the...
Rod St. Aubyn: There Is A Real Need For Legislative Studies
As the legislature begins to finalize bills with appropriations or fiscal impacts in each house, a lot of the policy...
