One of the most consistent talking points deployed by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and its environmental activist allies is that they weren’t sufficiently consulted about the Dakota Access Pipeline. In fact, that claim was the justification the Obama administration used to halt construction of the pipeline under the Missouri River/Lake Oahe reservoir, saying that…
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Supt. Kirsten Baesler: How to Improve Education in North Dakota
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Audio: Senator John Hoeven Says Standing Rock Tribe Was Consulted on Dakota Access Pipeline
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Another 21 “Peaceful” #NoDAPL Protesters Arrested Today for Trespass, Possession of Stolen Property
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Sad: Department of Health Employee Resigns After Debate Night Tweets
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Audio: Senator John Hoeven Says Standing Rock Tribe Was Consulted on Dakota Access Pipeline
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Sad: Department of Health Employee Resigns After Debate Night Tweets
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Audio: Gubernatorial Candidates Marvin Nelson, Marty Riske Debate
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North Dakota Department of Health Tweets Anti-Trump Messages During Presidential Debate
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Morton County Says Security Guard Was Assaulted by Dakota Access Protesters on Sunday
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Objections to Cannonball Ranch Sale Are Why North Dakota’s Corporate Farming Ban Needs to Be Scrapped
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This Video of a North Dakota Deputy Getting Cursed at Is Why You Should Give Cops a Break
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UPDATED: Landowner Sells Land Used for #NoDAPL Protests to Pipeline Company: “I Just Wanted Out”
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A Solution for the Dakota Access Pipeline: Let’s Just Sell the Oil to Hobbits
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Audio: Democratic Legislative Candidate Says She’s Supporting Republican Gov Candidate, Wants Ethics Commission
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Another 21 “Peaceful” #NoDAPL Protesters Arrested Today for Trespass, Possession of Stolen Property
According to the Morton County Sheriff’s Department, another 21 protesters fighting to block the Dakota Access Pipeline were arrested today for charges including resisting arrest, trespass, and possession of stolen property. Per the press release, it also seems as though there was an incident where a protester on horseback menaced a law enforcement officer, prompting…
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Social Media Photos Collected by State Show Dakota Access Protesters With Weapons
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One of These Idiots Is Going to Be President
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Audio: Jack Seaman Says Kevin Cramer Has “Consistently Voted for Unbalanced Budgets”
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State Archaeologist Finds No Evidence of Destroyed Cultural Artifacts at Dakota Access Pipeline Site
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Is This North Dakota’s First National Anthem Protest?
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Not Rock Bottom Yet: North Dakota’s August Revenues Come in $9 Million Under Forecast
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Audio: Rep. Al Carlson Says Burgum “Has Seen the Light” on Some of His Criticisms of North Dakota Lawmakers
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The Regulatory Process Is Not the Proper Place for Anti-Pipeline Activism
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Grand Forks Herald: North Dakota Voter ID Proponents Are Trying to Suppress Votes
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Supt. Kirsten Baesler: How to Improve Education in North Dakota
In May I announced that the Department of Public Instruction was beginning the process of revising North Dakota’s academic standards for math and English. These new standards will replace the standards adopted in 2011 based on the Common Core. Since May, two committees comprised of North Dakota teachers have met and completed the first draft…
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US Attorney Christopher Myers: North Dakota Law Enforcement Deserves ‘Thank You’ for Dakota Access Protest Response
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John Andrist: History Is a Great Teacher
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David Flynn: Hard Economic Times for Oil Create Opportunities Elsewhere in North Dakota’s Economy
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Robert Wefald: Marsy’s Law Is Bad Law
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John Andrist: Dakota Access Protests Are a Waste
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Jason Bohrer: Polling Shows the People Support Clean Coal
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LaFaive and Nesbit: There Will Be Harsh Consequences for Raising North Dakota’s Tobacco Tax
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Thoughts on Thirteen Years of Blogging
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