This guest post was submitted by Fargo-based attorney Mark Western “Those who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.” If I were a betting man, I bet I don’t agree with many policy ideas that Governor Ralph Northam (D- Va.) has proposed. I think that his recent comments about birth/abortion are especially barbaric. But I…
Raheem Williams: We Should Reject Heitkamp’s Apology
This guest post was submitted by Raheem Williams, a policy adviser for the North Dakota Young Republicans. Heidi Heitkamp made an embarrassing blunder. In an ad criticizing her opponent’s comments on the #metoo movement, she listed the names of sexual assault and domestic abuse survivors. However, it was later discovered these women did not give…
Sean Foss: Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Creates Conundrum for Employers
This guest post was submitted by Fargo attorney Sean Foss. As North Dakota voters consider whether to approve Measure 3, which would generally legalize recreational marijuana use for those aged 21 and up, employers in the State face a particularly-difficult conundrum: if the measure passes, it will become illegal for most employers to discriminate against…
Is The Bakken Housing Boom A Bubble, Or A Good Long-Term Investment?
For a while now I’ve been wondering if we have a housing bubble in North Dakota. I definitely think we’ve got a bubble of hotel rooms. In Minot, and points further west into the Bakken boom area, there are hundreds of new hotel rooms, but occupancy rates are beginning to fall and where just a…
SAB's Top Posts For The Week That Was, Open Thread
These were the top posts, by page views, on SayAnythingBlog.com for the week that was. Feel free to talk among yourselves below. SBHE Student Member Distributes Documents Full Of “Disturbing” Allegations Against Chancellor Shirvani – Fresh off helping orchestrate student votes of “no confidence” in Chancellor Hamid Shirvani (see our second ranked post this week),…