Devils Lake’s New Age-21 Vaping Law Is Probably Illegal
MINOT, N.D. — Recently the Devils Lake City Commission passed a new ordinance raising the age at which it's legal to purchase...
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When Voters Say “No” Public Officials Should Listen
One of the most aggravating tactics local officials use against taxpayers is putting controversial spending proposals on the ballot over...
Essential Air Service Subsidies Are Hugely Wasteful and Trump Is Right to Cut Them
President Donald Trump's proposed budget is causing quite a stir in political circles. Locally one cut the President proposes has...
How Is Subsidizing Mostly Empty Flights To Devils Lake A Good Deal For The Taxpayers?
On Sunday Grand Forks Herald reporter Kevin Bonham published an article about Essential Air Subsidies for flights to and from Devils...
Business Models Based On Harvesting Tax Dollars Don't Often Succeed
It seems that a cornerstone of modern economic thinking is the idea that local governments - counties, cities, states, etc....
Your Tax Dollars Used To Subsidized Nearly Empty Airline Flights Right Here In North Dakota
I've written extensively about the federal government's Essential Air Service program, and there's nothing essential about it. It's an anachronism from...
North Dakota Town Has Nearly 3 Job Openings For Every Worker Looking: "It's A Wage Earners Market"
How is it that Walmart is paying over $17 per hour for cashiers in Williston? Why is the "effective" minimum...
New "Essential Air Service" Deals Will Cost Taxpayers Nearly $125k Per Week
New Essential Air Service deals have been announced for Devils Lake and Jamestown to much ballyhoo from North Dakota's congressional...
Dorso Column: Build Fargo's Flood Diversion
In my book When Governance Worked there are two chapters relevant to the legislative debate that is now taking place...
Devils Lake Police Chief Responds To Controversy Over Ban On Booze Sales To "Habitual Drunkards"
I sat in for Scott Hennen on his radio show today, and we wanted to talk with Devils Lake Police...
