Can The Federal Government Regulate State And Local Campaign Finance?
Federal law prohibits contributions by foreigners to federal political candidates. The thing is, federal law also prohibits contributions by foreigners...
Wayne Stenehjem
Former University System Lawyer Alleges Cover-Ups And Intimidation In Filing
Currently North Dakota lawmakers are debating legislation which would move control of the North Dakota University System's lawyers from the...
Kevin Cramer On Heidi Heitkamp Running In 2016: "Why Wouldn't She?"
I interviewed Rep. Kevin Cramer today while guest hosting for Mike Kapel on WDAY AM970 (sorry about the audio, I...
Kudos To Stenehjem For Addressing Open Records Problems
North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has a column in the Grand Forks Herald today regarding open records laws and the...
If Legislature Can't Order University Foundation Audits, Make Them The Price Of Admission
The Legislative Audit and Fiscal Review Committee (LAFRC) has voted for audits for the state’s university foundations, and it wasn’t...
Republicans: Jack Dalrymple Seen As Probably Running For Governor Again
I spent the weekend in Bismarck and had some time to make the rounds with Republican insiders while there. They...
Rod St. Aubyn: As Open Records Violations Pile Up, It's Time To Tame The Beast
News about open meetings/open records violations has been reported so many times on SAB that I was somewhat hesitant to...
Industrial Commission Almost Punished Oil Company For Trying To Curb Flaring
The North Dakota Industrial Commission - the triumvirate of statewide elected officials which oversees, among other things, oil and gas...
Bill Providing Open Records Penalties Defeated, Lawmaker Says "We Are Watching"
HB1435 was introduced by Rep. Rand Boehning (R-Fargo) and would have allowed for a civil penalty against violators of the...
Governor, Attorney General Play Hot Potato With Obamacare Lawsuit
Yesterday I reported that North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem had joined the state to an amicus brief filing siding...
