Senate Passes 324% Increase In Higher Ed Building Spending: "Enormous And Excessive"
The Senate passed SB2003 to fund the colleges. It was a massive bill, which Senator Joe Miller (R-Park River) called...
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Small Victories: OMB Budget Includes Allowance For Local Government Inclusion In Spending Database
Earlier this legislative session a bill introduced by Rep. Blair Thoreson requiring local governments to submit their budgets to the...
Guest Post: Local Governments Move The Property Tax Goalposts
As the legislature battles with itself over how to provide property tax relief, local governments are showing once again that...
Who Need More Government Surveillance In An Age Where We're All Watching Each Other?
As is always the case when something like the Boston Marathon bombing happens, we're going to have a debate about...
North Dakota Senate Votes For Higher Education Status Quo
The North Dakota Senate today had before it HCR3047 which was introduced by House Majority Leader Al Carlson. In it...
House Approves Amendments Paring Down Higher Ed Budget Growth
Earlier this week I posted about a dog fight pending in the House over amendments cutting down Governor Jack Dalrymple's...
House Readies For "Dog Fight" Over Amendments Reducing Higher Ed Budget Increase
Legislators are expecting some blood to be left on the floor tomorrow over amendments to higher ed budgets that one...
North Dakota Professor Salaries Lagging According To Association Of Professors
According to the American Association of University Professors, professor pay at North Dakota's top two universities ranks in the bottom...
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...
Schafer Column: North Dakota Is No Stranger To Sequester-Style Budget Gimmicks
The recent news articles about the National Park Service not being able to keep open the Painted Canyon Overlook at...
