North Dakota Isn’t Going to Change Its Time Zones
SAB readers will remember that North Dakota's 2017 legislative session included a debate over time zones. SB2167 that session would...
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Plain Talk: “We the People” Are the Problem in Politics, and Senator Piepkorn Explains His Call for a Higher Oil Extraction Tax
On this episode of the Plain Talk Podcast, State Senator Merrill Piepkorn (D-Fargo) explains the reasoning behind his legislation to...
Print Column: This Is Why North Dakota Democrats Can’t Win Elections
MINOT, N.D. -- Do you know what’s the worst? When some joker puts on an air of intellectual superiority and...
UND President Throws Cold Water on Overreaction to South Dakota Extending in-State Tuition to Out-of-State Students
Recently the public university system in South Dakota announced they would be allowing students from neighboring states to pay in-state...
If the Voters Approve Bad Policy, Does That Make It Good Policy?
I talked about this on today's podcast, but I thought the Fargo Forum's Sunday editorial was worth responding to in the...
Shocker: Partisans Behind Measure 1 Don’t Like Republican Bill to Implement It
Although they masqueraded as a bipartisan coalition the North Dakotans for Public Integrity, a local front group for the far...
North Dakota’s Constitution Must Be Amended So We Have the Flexibility to Face the Future of Higher Education
Like it or not, the way Americans access higher education has changed. It will continue to change. Old models of...
Plain Talk Podcast: Auditor Josh Gallion Talks About Excess Funds in State Agency Reserves, Sunday Closing Bill Debate Got Zany in the House
State Auditor Josh Gallion joined me on this episode of the Plain Talk podcast to talk about a report his...
Legislation Introduced to End the Presumption of Access to Unposted Private Land
Earlier this month I wrote about a debate that was expected for this legislative session over the presumption of access...
Do North Dakota Gay Rights Activists Really Want to Achieve Their Objectives?
State Rep. Mary Johnson, a Republican from Fargo, has introduced legislation to address alleged discrimination based on sexual orientation in...
