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Fail: Drugs Are Getting Cheaper And More Plentiful
Over 50 years ago President Richard Nixon declared a government “war on drugs.” Since then law enforcement power has been expanded dramatically with new branches of local and federal law enforcement...
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JAILED: Hawaii Island Minister Roger Christie, who has been held for three years in Honolulu’s Federal Detention Center, without bail and, as of yet, without a trial. By Malia Zimmerman | Watchdog.org...
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John Dorso: Legislative Session Will Hinge On Oil Prices
I haven’t had an opportunity to review the entire Governors budget message just delivered to the organizational session of the 64th legislative session. Based on a quick overview I would like to make...
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State Taking Over Social Services? That’s Not Tax Relief
During his budget address earlier this week Governor Jack Dalrymple proposed a state take over of local social service spending. This isn’t a new idea. The Legislature actually authorized the counties...
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Rod St. Aubyn: Should Public Get A Say On Higher Education Evaluations?
I had the chance to visit the legislature during the 3 day Legislative Organizational Session held a week ago. It was a great opportunity to meet many of the newly elected legislators and to reconnect...
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North Dakota’s Income Tax Collections Soar Even As Rates Are Cut Nearly In Half
During his budget address to the Legislature last week Governor Jack Dalrymlpe, by way of trying to bolster a measly proposal for just $125 million in personal/corporate income tax relief, pointed out...
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The Problem With North Dakota’s Universities Is They’ve Stopped Serving Students
While reading the latest article in the Dickinson Press’ excellent coverage of the Dickinson State University Foundation’s financial woes over the weekend this passage jumped out at me: The Press’...
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Surprise: UND Apparently Still Profiting From “Racist” Sioux Logo/Nickname
The University of North Dakota is holding public forums about the selection of a new nickname to replace the eternally controversial “Fighting Sioux” logo and nickname. They’re even holding forums in...
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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 from open records law for university president evaluations. It was so...
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Sometimes The Messenger Deserves To Be “Shot”
“It’s foolish to blame messenger.” That was the headline to a Fargo Forum editorial from over the weekend which fired back at critics of a recent New York Times article about the State of North...
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James Kerian: ND Liberals Join Obama’s Crusade For Subsidized Preschool
Back in October President Obama argued for preschool over parents when it comes to raising children. In Democrat jargon you could say that he announced his “war” on stay-at-home mothers as he insisted...
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Jack Dalrymple Needs To Get A Clue: The University System Isn’t Doing Well
In a meeting with the Fargo Forum editorial board, Governor Jack Dalrymple was asked about the request by the North Dakota University System to exempt evaluations of university presidents from open...
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Video: Your Property Tax Bill Is Now Easier To Understand
North Dakota Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger’s office created the video above explaining what your new property tax statements will look like. One of the major problems with the property tax is...
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Jason Stverak: Let The Wind Production Tax Credit Expire
The winds of change roared through the American political system this November, but clearly they didn’t blow hard enough to break congressional love for wasteful subsidies like the wind energy...
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“We don’t run the state on oil revenue”
Speaking with the editorial board of the Williston Herald, Governor Jack Dalrymple continued to try and tamp down concerns over oil prices after announcing an aggressive spending budget that makes a...
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AG Wayne Stenehjem Joins North Dakota To Texas Immigration Lawsuit
According to a source in the Legislature, North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has decided to join North Dakota to Texas Governor-elect Greg Abbott’s lawsuit over immigration. The suit asks...
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Rachel Woltjer: North Dakota’s Oil Patch Has Truly Become Home
A few weeks ago, I was in Minneapolis for a few meetings and asked my favorite college professor if we could go out for dinner. He said he would buy me dinner if I would speak in his night class about...
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LegitSlater: We Are Better Than This
In case your TV and smart devices wern’t working Tuesday, I’ll fill you in on the big story — the United States, led by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), set up secret detention facilities and...
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