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...
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Feds Spend $30,500 On Portrait Of An Ag Secretary Who Served Less Than A Year
Former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer, a good friend of mine and some-time contributor to this blog, recently had his...
Dorso Column: Why Does Higher Education Exist?
As I age I have more time to reflect on my time in the legislature. Time also has yielded new...
Guest Post: Don't Fix North Dakota's Oil Tax
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times By this, I am not suggesting extensive expertise...
North Dakota Democrats: Cutting Taxes Is "Radical" And "Reckless"
Senator Dwight Cook's proposal for reform of oil extraction taxes has created some surprising bi-partisanship in criticism. Earlier this week...
Schafer Column: Raising The Cost Of Oil Production In North Dakota Is A Bad Idea
I always find it interesting how Republican Senators can figure out ways to raise revenues when we have a huge...
Interview: Senator Dwight Cook Introduces Major Oil Tax Reforms
Today Senator Dwight Cook introduced SB2336 (not available online yet) proposing several major changes to North Dakota's oil taxes. He...
North Dakota's Oil Tax Must Be Fixed
The Bismarck Tribune sounds a note on energy taxation and regulation that legislators ought to heed: Although the state has...
Kent Conrad Will Earn $20,000 – $50,000 On Public Speaking Tour
The headline says Conrad will earn something in that price range for public speaking gigs now that his Senate career...
Schafer Column: North Dakota's Lesson For Solving The Deficit Problem
North Dakota was just rated as the “Best Run State in America”, and there are lessons to be learned as...
