UND Spent Over $16,000 on Consulting in Athletics Department Which Produced No Written Reports
Brian Faison, the Athletics Director at the University of North Dakota, retired earlier this week. Only my colleague, Grand Forks Herald...
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In Defense of the Smoky Back Room
The Bismarck Tribune today, in an editorial, blisters Governor Doug Burgum for holding a closed-door meeting with oil and gas industry...
Ed Schafer: SB2152 Will Result in Better Government
A Fargo FORUM editorial screams: “Reject bill that would invite secrecy.” It seems to me their tirade points to why...
North Dakota Republicans Introduce Their Own Campaign Transparency Legislation
Earlier this week Democrats announced a group of bills aimed at making politics in North Dakota more transparent. And most...
North Dakota Democrats Have Some Good Ideas on Transparency and Accountability Laws
The North Dakota Democratic party, already marginalized by voters in state politics, suffered even more devastating losses this last election...
Audio: Legislative Leader Talks Transparency, Says Dems Shouldn’t Change Even After Election Losses
On my radio show yesterday I had on state Rep. Corey Mock who, earlier this month, was elected as Minorityh Leader...
The Key to Addressing Burgum’s Business Interests Is Transparency
At the national level voters elected Donald J. Trump to the White House. Here in North Dakota voters elected Doug...
The Media Don’t Care About Your Access So Much as They Care About Their Access
On North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum's first day in office he sent out video message to the public by way...
University System Should Get Open Records Exemption for President Applications
Over the years of writing this blog I developed something of a reputation as a strong supporter of open records...
North Dakota Needs Better Campaign Disclosure Laws
Over the weekend reporter Tu-Uyen Tran published a really, really good look at North Dakota's far-too-lax campaign disclosure laws in...
