John Andrist: Some Good News and a Confession
Amid the chaos of these times something wonderful happened this week. There apparently was worldwide condemnation of the Syrian use...
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Bill Letting Politicians Carry Concealed at Public Gatherings Gets Amended, but It’s Still Not Very Good
SB2139, which started out as a bill to give those licensed to carry concealed a 10 day window to produce...
Lawmakers Put a Band Aid on NDSU President Dean Bresciani’s Bad Sanford Deal
Lawmakers and the State Board of Higher Education today announced that they reached a new agreement with Sanford to keep...
Bismarck Tribune: Bresciani Misled on Sanford Deal Which “Hurts the State” and “Made NDSU Look Bad”
The editorial board at the Bismarck Tribune got it mostly right today backing up lawmakers who are pushing to scrap a sweetheart...
Daryl Lies: Beware the Dreaded Land Carp
Important legislation that was introduced this legislative session has been passed by both chambers and now goes to the governor’s...
Audio: Governor Doug Burgum Talks Property Taxes, Homeless Shelters, Pay for Public Employees
Lawmakers have said they want to finish the 2017 session with 10 of their 80 constitutionally allotted days left. Today...
North Dakota Shouldn’t Be in the Business of Expropriation
"House approves Missouri River mineral leasing bill estimated to cost $187 million," reads this headline. That's more than a little misleading....
Democrats Are Right to Worry About Property Tax Hike
Back during his gubernatorial campaign last year Rep. Marvin Nelson (D-Rolla) warned that the state's budget problems could result in...
Sanford Got Caught With Their Hand in the Cookie Jar
Yesterday we had a bit of a political conflagration caused by NDSU President Dean Bresciani who claimed state lawmakers were...
John Andrist: Downsizing Without Pain Is Difficult
A Minnesota friend sent me an e-mail last week, inquiring about what’s going on in North Dakota. She wanted to...
