Video: Legislators Kill Property Tax Transparency Bill
There is nothing that keeps North Dakotans pissed off, from one legislative session to the next, like property taxes. And...
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Video: Property Tax Transparency Bill Goes Down After Lobbying From Counties
Rep. Ben Hanson, a Democrat from Fargo, introduced HB1069 which would have required that North Dakota counties maintain an online...
Bill Would Allow Attorney General To Fine Repeat Open Records Violators
North Dakota has a problem with repeat violators of the state's open records and meetings statutes. For instance, the North...
Audio: Senator Flakoll Defends Limits On Legislator Records Requests
On Friday last week I interviewed Senator Tim Flakoll (R-Fargo) while guest hosting the Jay Thomas Show regarding SB2222 which,...
Legislative Resolution Calls For Study Of Local Budget Transparency
On Friday - before the resolution was even posted online for the public to view - SCR4001 got a hearing...
Legislators Should Tie Transparency Measures To Local Government Funding
Over the last several bienniums one of the primary opponents to transparency efforts for taxation and spending in the state...
Credit Where It's Due: Dickinson Press Stands Up For The Public's Right To Know
I often get accused of being too negative, of only writing about what's wrong and not what's right, so let...
Open Records Exemption Requested By NDUS So Broad It Could Include Anything
A few weeks ago the North Dakota University System inspired eye-rolls when they announced their intention to seek an exemption...
Democrats Seem To Have Nearly $100,000 In Campaign Finance Errors In Reports
North Dakota Democrats have almost completely outsourced their campaign donation mechanism to a left-wing, Massachussets-based organization called ActBlue. In fact,...
University System Complains That Open Records Requests Are "Politically Motivated"
“Open records law is certainly designed to ensure transparent government,” Chancellor Larry Skogen told a recent meeting of the State...
