James Kerian: Religious Freedom Requires Small Government
There has been no shortage of commentary on the Charlie Hebdo massacre in France and one recurring theme for Americans...
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Cheesed Off Heidi Heitkamp Is Definitely Running For Governor In 2016
I think we have our answer about whether or not Senator Heidi Heitkamp is running for Governor in 2016 as...
UND President Offers Weak Argument Against Maintaining Nickname Moratorium
Today Rep. Scott Louser's bill to continue the moratorium on a new nickname for the University of North Dakota was...
Case For Exempting Teacher Records From Open Records Doesn't Pass The Smell Test
In an earlier post I wrote about SB2153 which, if passed, would close off records pertaining to teachers accused of...
No Pension Bailouts Without Pension Reforms
North Dakota's Teachers Fund For Retirement (TFFR) is in trouble, but there's an interesting political dynamic surrounding it. Republicans, who...
C.T. Marhula: Fully Fund State Pensions
There was an excellent article recently (writer, Helmut Schmidt) on problems and proposals regarding the teacher’s retirement fund. While many...
North Dakota Democrats Want Revenue Chaos For The Sake Of Partisan Advantage
Senator Lonnie Laffen (R-Grand Forks) submitted an op/ed to SAB and elsewhere taking aim at Democrats for opposing reform of...
One In Three Male College Students Would Rape A Woman?
UPDATE: The ThinkProgress story erred in stating that the study was of UND students. It was not. No UND students...
Legislative Resolution Calls For Study Of Local Budget Transparency
On Friday - before the resolution was even posted online for the public to view - SCR4001 got a hearing...
Rod St. Aubyn: Personal Principles Versus Representation, The Lawmaker's Dilemma
More than once I have had to shake my head when reading some of the blog comments expressing disdain for...
