How To Break 15 Laws In 33 Seconds
Recently, at the midway crossover break in North Dakota's legislative session, I wrote a post about the growth of North...
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Local Control Shouldn't Mean A Blank Check For Local Governments
Since 2007, North Dakota's state government has been trying to solve a local government property tax problem. High property taxes...
Conservation Groups Get Greedy
The dynamics around legislation to create an Outdoor Heritage Fund have taken a turn to the interesting. Last year an...
The Average ND Student Pays $1,100 Year For Textbooks
Today the state Senate considered two resolutions - HCR3009 and HCR3013 calling for study into the use of open textbooks....
Performance Audit Seems To Back Up Chancellor Shirvani's Call For More Central Control Over University System
The North Dakota State Auditor's office has released a performance audit report (see below) for the North Dakota University System...
The ND Legislature Passed Nearly 72% Of Bills Considered In First Half
There wasn't much going on in the North Dakota House today, at least not during the floor session anyway. They...
In The Legislature, A Debate Over Direct Democracy Versus Representative Democracy
Today the House Judiciary Committee played host to a packed room full of people testifying on HCR3011 which would, if...
Some ND Legislators Clearly Apprehensive About Vote For Obamacare Expansion Of Medicaid
"I attended a Legislative Forum Sunday night and this was distributed to us," a reader told me in an email...
The Outdoor Heritage Fund Is A Threat To Property Rights
In the first half of the legislative session the North Dakota House passed a bill, HB1278, to create the Outdoor...
North Dakota's Laws Have Grown 1,781% Since 1877
The legislature is in recess for crossover, and legislators are at home in their districts enjoying a much-deserved breather. The...
