Number of Lobbyists Working North Dakota Legislature on a Downward Trend Over the Last Decade
Lawmakers are taking a break the first part of this week for crossover, the midway point of the legislative session...
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North Dakota Has A Problem With Private Advocacy On The Public Dime
Back in February I wrote a story about professional boards that were going beyond merely regulating their industries to advocating...
NDGOP Chairman Breaks Rules Lobbying For Wind Energy Company
Earlier today a Republican lawmaker forwarded me this photo of a letter distributed by Robert Harms to the Senate Finance...
Should State Regulatory Boards Have Lobbyists?
Over at Watchdog today I have a story up about the State Bar Association of North Dakota getting sued by...
How Is Mandated Ethanol A Victory For Consumers?
According to the Associated Press, E15 (a fuel blend with 15% ethanol) "is currently sold in fewer than two dozen...
First You Subsidize Them, Then You Work For Them
In the Washington Examiner today Tim Carney uses former Byron Dorgan staffer Elizabeth Gore as an example of the revolving...
Heidi Heitkamp's Good Friend Harry Reid Has Some Major Ethical Problems
In terms of outside spending in the 2012 Senate race in North Dakota - spending, that is, that came from...
From the Left: Michele Bachmann Leaves Congressional Subsidy Behind
Tuesday morning, I was shocked to check my morning news feed and find out that Congresswomen Michele Bachmann (R-MN) would...
Dorso Column: North Dakota's Executive Branch Is Too Involved In Legislating
The state capitol building in Bismarck is a unique design. But it is what that design signifies or tells that...
IRS Targeting Of Tea Party Groups Reportedly Started In The 2010 Election Cycle
This is a significant development in that it shows, to an even greater degree, that the motivation for the IRS...
