Open Meetings Accusations Against Shirvani Are A Distraction
Last week a former lawyer for the North Dakota University System - one who was fired by embattled Chancellor Hamid...
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North Dakota, The Economic Miracle State
The fact that North Dakota has roaring economy, driven by oil production in the state, isn't news. Especially not to...
Local Control Shouldn't Mean A Blank Check For Local Governments
Since 2007, North Dakota's state government has been trying to solve a local government property tax problem. High property taxes...
Conservation Groups Get Greedy
The dynamics around legislation to create an Outdoor Heritage Fund have taken a turn to the interesting. Last year an...
Republican State Legislator Applauds Obamacare In Washington DC
Here in North Dakota, the mantra from proponents of implementing Obamacare like Rep. George Keiser are fond of saying that...
Dorso Column: Back To Work
The legislative assembly is back to work after crossover. The first bills most chairman of standing committees schedule for hearing...
The Average ND Student Pays $1,100 Year For Textbooks
Today the state Senate considered two resolutions - HCR3009 and HCR3013 calling for study into the use of open textbooks....
After "Nazi" Twitter Controversy, Democrat Rep. Jessica Haak At It Again
I don't think Rep. Jessica Haak needs any introduction to the SAB audience. She's the Jamestown-area Democrat who called House...
Majority Leader Al Carlson Agrees To Amendments To Controversial Flood Diversion Bill
The issue of flood diversion for the City of Fargo is hugely controversial. The citizens of Fargo want to divert...
Heidi Heitkamp Voted To Confirm A Rabidly Anti-Gun Judge
Yesterday Republicans blocked the appointment of Caitlin Halligan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit....
