Criminal justice and prison reform was a big part of the legislative session earlier this year, but not everyone may understand just how much change is taking place in our state when it comes to this particular area of public policy. A sea change in philosophy has taken place when it comes to how we…
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North Dakota’s Top Corrections Officer: “I’m Not a Liberal. I’m Just Practical.”
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Over 94 Percent of Heidi Heitkamp’s Second Quarter Fundraising Came From Outside North Dakota
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Congressman Kevin Cramer: National Defense Authorization Act Continues Reforms, Addresses Readiness
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Mark Zuckerberg Visited North Dakota’s Oil Patch and Found an Undeniable Truth About Oil: We Need It
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North Dakota’s Top Corrections Officer: “I’m Not a Liberal. I’m Just Practical.”
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Mark Zuckerberg Visited North Dakota’s Oil Patch and Found an Undeniable Truth About Oil: We Need It
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Heitkamp Has Gone From the 61st Most Popular Senator to the 11th, Hoeven Approval Has Fallen
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The Time Is Right for a Debate About Closing Down Some of North Dakota’s Universities
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SBHE Member Rips Wahpeton College President for Being Condescending, Disrespectful While Making Case for Fargo Facility
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Maybe Economic Development Policies Really Do Drive up Tax Burdens
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Audio: Senator John Hoeven Takes Questions on Health Care/Health Insurance Reform
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Audio: Lawmaker Says North Dakota’s University System Needs to Change or Go the Way of Blockbuster
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State Officials Should Make Decisions Without Consultants More Often
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The Federal Government Should Do Less, and the States Should Do More, on Health Care and Insurance Policy
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Over 94 Percent of Heidi Heitkamp’s Second Quarter Fundraising Came From Outside North Dakota
Senator Heidi Heitkamp took in another windfall in campaign cash in the second quarter of 2017. Her campaign took in over $1.2 million in campaign contributions, and ended the quarter with over $3 million in cash on hand. That according to the latest report from the FEC. So far in the 2018 election cycle Heitkamp’s…
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Audio: Kevin Cramer Says Current Net Neutrality Rules Give the Government a “Monopoly” Over the Internet
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Shortages Are What Happens When the Government Tries to Dictate Outcomes in the Marketplace
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UND President Mark Kennedy Gets It: Improved Completion Rates Need to Be the Priority in Higher Education
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It Would Be a Mistake to End North Dakota’s Rail Inspection Program
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NDGOP Recruiting SBHE President Kathy Neset for Possible Senate Run
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Senator John Hoeven Taking Your Questions on Health Care Reform Today
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Tu Quoque
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The Government Shouldn’t Compete With Private Businesses for Profits
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Supreme Court Extends Their Blaine Amendment Ruling to Case Involving School Vouchers
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Congressman Kevin Cramer: National Defense Authorization Act Continues Reforms, Addresses Readiness
One of the primary obligations of Congress, as set forth in Article I of the U.S. Constitution, is to “provide for the common defense” of our nation. For the past 56 years, Congress has met this obligation primarily through the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Through this bipartisan legislation Congress provides our armed forces…
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A Humble Thank You
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John Andrist: God Bless America
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Roscoe Streyle: Creating the Department of Environmental Quality Makes Sense
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John Andrist: Free Speech for Me but Not for Thee
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John Andrist: Is Changing Your Mind Good or Bad?
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John Andrist: The Last Time Trump Saw Paris
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John Andrist: Knowing Who Our Neighbors Are
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Judge Frank Racek: Offender Rehabilitation Needs to Be More Focused and More Flexible to Work
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John Andrist: Are Privacy Protections Good or Annoying?
