Last June, State Auditor Josh Gallion released a “Performance Audit Report” of the Governor’s Office for travel and use of state resources. It came in the aftermath of Governor Doug Burgum being scrutinized for attending last year’s Super Bowl on [read more…]
North Dakota is consistently ranked among the most restrictive states in the nation when it comes to homeschooling. In fact, it wasn’t even legal until 1989. Since that time, things have certainly improved, but as someone who is an advocate [read more…]
At the end of last month, North Dakota’s Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler announced 13 finalists for open positions on North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education. Among them was former Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary. We made our case of [read more…]
Last week it finally hit the news that the North Dakota Republican Party will be considering a resolution this week calling for changes to state law in how political parties nominate their candidates for general elections. In a document released [read more…]
Governor Doug Burgum delivered his Executive Budget Address yesterday. It was his first since being elected in 2016. As an advocate of small government, I was extremely disappointed— yet, not surprised. Last week I wrote about Burgum’s sneak peak into [read more…]
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum will give his first ever Executive Budget Address since being elected in November 2016. It is set for today, December 5th, at 10am. The purpose of the speech is to provide a budget recommendation to a [read more…]
The North Dakota Legislature is in the midst of a three day organizational session this week. The session opened Monday and will conclude today. The regular 2019 Legislative Session is set to convene on January 3rd. Aside from the organizational [read more…]
Yesterday, Governor Doug Burgum attended the 8th Annual State of Technology Conference in Fargo. It was here that he preannounced a $30 million “investment” into a statewide tracking network for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) as part of his Executive Budget [read more…]
Last time we published anything about Mike Seminary, he had just been walloped by Steve Bakken in the June election for Mayor of Bismarck. That 20-point defeat earned Seminary the title of “Former Mayor of Bismarck”. It was a fitting [read more…]
Two North Dakota lawmakers are proposing a bill in the upcoming 2019 Legislative Session that has the potential to change the way schools across the state handle their snow days. In fact, if passed, the legislation would provide school districts [read more…]
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