Dalrymple Surrogate Blames The Legislature For Spending Boom
When you work in the criticism industry - and, let's face it, that's pretty much what this is - you...
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John Olsrud: Does It Matter What Voters Had To Say On The Oil Extraction Tax?
In Susan Wefald’s book, Important Voices; North Dakota's Women Elected State Officials Share Their Stories 1893-2013, she writes that when...
North Dakota Democrats Thought "Doomsday" Oil Tax Reform Was A Good Idea In 2011
Democrats emptied their rhetorical silos today on a proposal from Republicans to eliminate a looming oil tax trigger replacing it...
What North Dakota Democrats Aren't Telling You About Oil Tax Revenues
During the 2013 legislative session, when lawmakers were debating a proposal to eliminate triggers and exemptions in the state oil...
North Dakota Legislature Passes Bill Giving Students Some Due Process Rights
The last time I wrote about SB2150, a bill giving students the right to involve an attorney in some university...
James Kerian: Three Cheers For The North Dakota House
Conservatives are not typically very good at expressing gratitude to elected officials. Our constant task is to limit the amount...
Video: House Passes Oil Tax Trigger Reform
This morning the House Finance and Taxation Committee heard testimony on HB1476, which would eliminate the looming "big trigger" oil...
Fargo Mayor Sends Veiled Threat To Businesses On Special Assessment Vote
UPDATE: I interviewed Mayor Mahoney on WDAY AM970 this afternoon while sitting in for Jay Thomas. We talked about this...
ND Democrats Fighting Oil Tax Reform Should Take A Lesson From Kent Conrad
In the House Finance and Taxation committee today there is heated testimony over a delayed bill to eliminate a tax...
Minnesota Is Losing Its Young People, And North Dakota Is Gaining Them
For a long time North Dakota had a serious problem with outmigration. Our young people were leaving the state to...
