Steve Holen Column: "Extraordinary Places" Oil Drilling Regs Sound Good, But Are Bad Policy
While the concept of Extraordinary Places may sound good in theory, in practice it takes away local control, sets a...
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North Dakota Has Billions Tucked Away In Funds, And Now Taxpayers Have A Place To Go To Learn About It
North Dakota gets a lot of attention for soaring tax revenues. In the last biennium, the state exceeded legislative projections...
FCC Kinda, Sorta Backs Down From "Study" Of Newsrooms
The study is going forward, but it has been "amended" to remove questions about news philosophy and editorial judgment: Faced...
North Dakota Republicans Stuck Campaigning Against A Vacuum
Yesterday I wrote about the North Dakota Republican Party's fundraising difficulties. An elected Republican called me about the post and...
The FCC Wants To Regulate How Media Outlets Choose The News
In a column published in the Grand Forks Herald today I make a tongue-in-cheek argument for regulating the 1st amendment rights...
Does North Dakota Really Need To Spend $2 Billion On Conservation In The Next Decade?
Environmental groups are dissatisfied with the Outdoor Heritage Fund created by the legislature which diverts up to $30 million per...
Why Democrats Aren't Likely To Gain Ground In North Dakota This Year
After a negative post about the NDGOP's dismal 2014 fundraising, I suppose I should give Republicans a pick-me-up, so here...
North Dakota Dems Continue To Dominate Republicans In Party Fundraising
Democrats have been dominant at party-level fundraising for the 2014 election cycle so far, but the North Dakota Republican Party...
No Tax Breaks For Winnings From The Olympics, Please
Senator Marco Rubio, R-Florida, has introduced the Olympic Tax Elimination Act which would protect American participants in the Olympics from having...
Bismarck Woman Spends Three Days In Jail For Possession Of…Fireworks?
To be fair, it appears as though the woman in question has had prior legal issues that may have justified...
