Dorso Column: Last Legislative Days Bound To Be Interesting
After reviewing some of the legislation as it has passed the ND House or Senate I am finding some interesting...
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Dorso Column: Things Change Quickly At The End Of The Legislative Session
The last few weeks of the legislative session are here. As the standing committees act on the last of the...
Dorso Column: There's Still A Lot On The Plate For Legislators
There is still a lot of legislation to be debated in Bismarck. I doubt the abortion debate will moderate much...
Amendment To Resolution Would Ban Initiated Constitutional Measures That Appropriate Money
Update: Senator David Hogue emails to make it clear that this amendment impacts only constituitonal measures. Statutory measures that appropriate...
ND Legislator Wants To Create A Nearly Half-Billion College Tuition Entitlement
In the 2007 legislative session, state Senator Tony Grindberg proposed a bill that would have had state taxpayers paying directly...
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...
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....
Legislative Vote Ranking: By The Issues
When Rob and I embarked on this little project (which, like any "little project", had a bit more work involved...
Video: ND Democrats Apologize For Partisanship Over "Milkgate"
In a childish display of partisan petulance, North Dakota Democrats staged a publicity stunt in the state house earlier this...
The Outdoor Heritage Fund Is A Bad Idea
I have a column in today's Grand Forks Herald (also published in the Ashley Tribune, the Barnes County Independent, the...
