ND Senate Gives Common Core Testing Opt Out Bill The "Hog House" Treatment
In the parlance of the North Dakota Legislature, a "hog house" amendment is a change to a bill that completely...
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ND Senate Reconsiders, Passes Bill For Earlier Sunday Booze Sales
Yesterday the state Senate defeated HB1434, introduced by Rep. Marie Strinden (D-Grand Forks), which is the the so-called "brunch bill"...
Resolution Requiring That Lawmakers Live In Their Districts May Get Death By Study
Way back in 2013 I broke a story about a number of lawmakers - Democrats and Republicans - not living in...
Senator Tim Flakoll Adds Name To List Of Prospective University System Chancellors
Yesterday we got news that no fewer than 19 candidates had applied to be the next chancellor of the North...
ND Senate Says No To Earlier Sunday Booze Sales
HB1434, introduced by Rep. Marie Strinden (D-Grand Forks) would have allowed for restaurants to begin serving alcohol one hour earlier...
Former NDUS Chancellor Robert Potts Has Applied To Be Chancellor Again
The North Dakota University System has had a bad track record with chancellors in recent years. Former Chancellor Hamid Shirvani...
North Dakota Could Have Avoided Revenue Headaches With Oil Tax Reform
Yesterday the state got some ugly news in the form of a forecast showing another $1 billion drop in tax...
Check It Out: The 50 State Project
The folks at CQ Roll Call - who publish both the newspaper Roll Call and Congressional Quarterly - have launched the 50...
Treating E-Cigarettes Like Tobacco Products Does A Disservice To Public Health
E-cigarettes have roared into the marketplace as a new product with few regulations. Currently lawmakers in Bismarck are grappling with...
Lawmakers Concerned About Overly Optimistic Revenue Forecast From Executive Branch
Tomorrow state lawmakers will get their last revenue forecast of their 80 day legislative session from executive branch Office of...
