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...
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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...
Higher Ed Going All-Out To Save Appointment Of SBHE President
Last year Governor Jack Dalrymple appointed State Board of Higher Education President Kirsten Diederich to another term on the board....
Bill Would Give $5000 To Each Child Born In North Dakota
Here's an idea: What if the State of North Dakota deposited $5,000 into an account for every child born to...
North Dakota Lawmakers Really Want More Guns On Public Property
Currently carrying a concealed weapon in public buildings is verboten even for those citizens with concealed carry licenses. But HB1157,...
Could The North Dakota Legislature Streamline Bill Introduction?
I've heard from a few of my fellow gadflies some consternation over perceived delays in getting bills filed and posted...
ND Lawmakers Will Consider Bill Legalizing Concealed Carry In Schools
Back in December state Rep. Dwight Kiefert, a Republican from District 24 (Valley City), wrote a guest post for SAB...
Legislators Should Tie Transparency Measures To Local Government Funding
Over the last several bienniums one of the primary opponents to transparency efforts for taxation and spending in the state...
ND Higher Ed Spending Has Increased 159 Percent, Enrollment Up 9 Percent
I wrote a post about the most recent Budget and Fiscal Trends document from Legislative Council and included several graphs...
North Dakota Examines Partial Legalization Of Prostitution
With Forum Communications running a multi-part series on human trafficking in North Dakota ("trafficking" is the new media/political buzzword for what...
