What a Miserable Week for American Journalism
American journalists are fond of blaming the politicians, and these days President Donald "fake news" Trump in particular, for declining...
UND President Throws Cold Water on Overreaction to South Dakota Extending in-State Tuition to Out-of-State Students
Recently the public university system in South Dakota announced they would be allowing students from neighboring states to pay in-state...
If the Voters Approve Bad Policy, Does That Make It Good Policy?
I talked about this on today's podcast, but I thought the Fargo Forum's Sunday editorial was worth responding to in the...
Plain Talk: If the Voters Cast Their Ballots for Bad Policy, Does That Suddenly Make It Good Policy?
On this episode of the Plain Talk Podcast, state Rep. Jake Blum (R-Grand Forks) talks about his legislation to raise...
Roscoe Streyle: How to Change the Governance of the North Dakota University System
This guest posts was submitted by Minot resident Roscoe Streyle. Does the North Dakota University System really need to be...
Shocker: Partisans Behind Measure 1 Don’t Like Republican Bill to Implement It
Although they masqueraded as a bipartisan coalition the North Dakotans for Public Integrity, a local front group for the far...
North Dakota’s Constitution Must Be Amended So We Have the Flexibility to Face the Future of Higher Education
Like it or not, the way Americans access higher education has changed. It will continue to change. Old models of...
Legislation Would End Local Government’s Ability to Block High-Level Radioactive Waste Projects
The issue of disposing of radioactive waste in North Dakota has been a hot button issue at the local level....
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Plain Talk Podcast: Auditor Josh Gallion Talks About Excess Funds in State Agency Reserves, Sunday Closing Bill Debate Got Zany in the House
State Auditor Josh Gallion joined me on this episode of the Plain Talk podcast to talk about a report his...
