Hey Standing Rock, Was Yosemite Sam Busy?
I'm watching the North Dakota Public Service Commission's hearing on a proposed expansion of the Dakota Access Pipeline today (...
The Legacy Fund Should Be About Legacy, Not the Spending Needs of the Moment
Earlier this year, I wrote a print column headlined, "We’re Going to Do Something Stupid With the Legacy Fund." Yesterday...
Print Column: Let’s Hope the Anti-Pipeline Activists Don’t Set Any Fires This Time
MINOT, N.D. — North Dakota’s Public Service Commission will be holding a hearing in Emmons County this week concerning a proposed expansion...
Let’s Not Make It Harder for Our Canadian Friends to Visit North Dakota
Last week Governor Doug Burgum sent a letter (see below) to U.S. Customs and Border Protection urging them not to...
Feed the Kids, Sure, but Should Parents Be Let Off the Hook for School Lunch Debt?
Recently, in Fargo, a group of well-meaning people raised some $4,000 as a way to help address the roughly $30,000...
Print Column: National News Outlets Squander the Public’s Trust and Local Journalists Suffer for It
MINOT, N.D. — This year the Columbia Journalism Review released the results of a national survey finding “the press” was the least...
Dakota Access Pipeline Expansion Expected to Bring in at Least $33 Million Per Year in Tax Revenues
Next week you'll be hearing a lot about the Dakota Access Pipeline. As I mentioned in a post yesterday, the...
As Dakota Access Pipeline Fight Heats up Again Poll Says Nearly 70 Percent of North Dakotans Support Expansion
On Wednesday next week, North Dakota's Public Service Commission will be holding a public hearing at the Emmons County Courthouse...
North Dakota Auditor Now Seems to Be Routinely Referring Audits for Criminal Investigation
North Dakota Auditor Josh Gallion recently referred two of his recent audits to law enforcement for investigation for possible criminal...
Excessive Child Care Regulations Benefit Big Businesses but Hurt the Small Ones
One of the paradoxes of American politics is that our friends on the left (and even many on the right)...
