Feds Spend $30,500 On Portrait Of An Ag Secretary Who Served Less Than A Year
Former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer, a good friend of mine and some-time contributor to this blog, recently had his...
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Legislative Vote Ranking: By The Issues
When Rob and I embarked on this little project (which, like any "little project", had a bit more work involved...
Hoeven Backs Legislation To Overturn Federal School Lunch Limits Permanently
I'm not sure there's anything more absurd than our bankrupt, debt-laden federal government which passed passed a budget in years...
North Dakota House Mid-Session Legislative Vote Ranking
North Dakota's legislature meets only once every two years for a constitutionally-constrained 80 day session. That means the legislative process...
Bureaucracy Trumps Morality: Nurse Lets Woman Die Because Of Policy Prohibiting CPR
Yesterday news broke of a nurse at a California nursing home who let an elderly woman die rather than perform...
Despite High High School Graduation Rates, 28% Of ND College Students Need Remedial Classes
Today North Dakota's Department of Public Instruction issued a press release touting high graduation rates among North Dakota students. According...
The United States Surpasses Saudi Arabia As World's #1 Petroleum Producer In November
Here's the chart, via Mark Perry: From the post: Thanks to the significant increases in shale oil production in North...
Shocker: Taxpayers May Have To Bail Out Vikings Stadium Building Plan
Subsidies for professional sports venues has to be one of the most ludicrous things in politics. Professional sports are hugely...
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...
ND Republicans Are Squandering The Obamacare Supreme Court Victory
Writing for the American Spectator, David Catron notes that a group of Republican Governors including North Dakota's Jack Dalrymple are...
