Dorso Column: Legislature Showers Money On A Dysfunctional University System
The only thing good about the way the legislature dealt with Higher Education was that they passed the constitutional revision....
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Dorso Column: Solve North Dakota's Spending Problem With Tax Cuts
The problem with governments and excess revenue is that there are a lot of people, bureaucrats, legislators and special interest...
Dorso Column:House Seems Fed Up With Tobacco Agency
The 1998 tobacco settlement negotiated between the states and the big four tobacco companies was to have netted the 46...
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...
Dorso Column: State Editorial Boards Are Hypocrites About Civil Discourse
I have to admit I read the editorials of the Grand Forks Herald, the Fargo Forum and the Sarasota Herald...
Dorso Column: North Dakota Democrats Marginalize Themselves With Phony Oil Numbers
I had a chance to spend quite a bit of time with my friend who is a successfully retired oil...
Dorso Column: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Fiscal Notes
As we get closer to the end of the session the citizens of North Dakota should know about fiscal notes....
Dorso Column: Reflecting On Important Issues In The Legislature
As usual the second half of the legislative session is when the more controversial legislation begins to get a lot...
Dorso Column: Back To Work
The legislative assembly is back to work after crossover. The first bills most chairman of standing committees schedule for hearing...
