New York Times: Ban Background Checks For Applicants
"Sixty-five million Americans have criminal records that might cause them to be denied jobs, even for arrests or minor convictions...
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Arizona Senate Passes Law Recognizing Gold, Silver As Legal Tender
It's yet to be signed by Governor Jan Brewer, but if it becomes law Utah would be the second state...
Should Business Be Able To Refuse Service To Gays?
In the State of Washington, a florist has been sued for refusing to provide flowers for a gay wedding. In...
Under Obama, The Rich Have Gotten Richer
President Obama is nothing if not a class warrior, using the themes of the Occupy Wall Street movement to color...
Heidi Heitkamp Is Working Hard To Make Your Online Shopping Experience More Expensive
Here in North Dakota shoppers buying from Amazon.com must pay the state sales tax, but they don't necessarily have to...
Shocker: Senate Strips $375 Million Out Income Tax Cuts Passed By The House
About the only bright spot for tax relief this legislative session was a half-billion dollar package of corporate and personal...
If You're Stuck In A Part-Time Job, Thank Obamacare
At FreeEnterprise.org they've posted these scary jobs numbers from the Federal Reserve showing a sharp uptick in people with part-time...
Guest Post: Governor Dalrymple Has Made 154 Rulings In Favor Oil Company He Owns Stock In
As Chair of the North Dakota Industrial Commission, Governor Dalrymple has made 154 rulings in favor of Exxon Mobile’s subsidiary...
North Dakota Senate Shoots Down Purchase Of Ski Resort, But Votes To Purchase A Marina
It was one step forward and then one step backward in the state Senate today. HB1019, the budget for the...
Teddy Roosevelt's Descendent Says Slow Down North Dakota's Oil Boom
Winthrop Roosevelt, the great-great-grandson of former President Theodore Roosevelt, has partnered with Bismarck Tribune columnist/environmental activist Clay Jenkinson as well...
