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Shirvani’s style rankles legislators, but board says it’s what they asked for
Chancellor Hamid Shirvani has told certain legislators that five of the 11 college presidents are unqualified or insubordinate and will probably be relieved, an example of the overbearing style of leadership that has some lawmakers pushing for his removal, a Bismarck legislator said Wednesday.
Thursday, February, 07, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
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Chancellor Hamid Shirvani has told certain legislators that five of the 11 college presidents are unqualified or insubordinate and will probably be relieved, an example of the overbearing style of leadership that has some lawmakers pushing for his removal, a Bismarck legislator said Wednesday.
Thursday, February, 07, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
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North Dakota lawmakers consider water extraction tax
North Dakota lawmakers are considering a proposal to impose a water extraction tax for industrial water use in light of significant water demand in the Oil Patch.
Monday, February, 04, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
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North Dakota lawmakers are considering a proposal to impose a water extraction tax for industrial water use in light of significant water demand in the Oil Patch.
Monday, February, 04, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
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Audit of ND oil patch on water use calls for tighter monitoring
North Dakota lawmakers will decide whether to implement a tax of 11½ percent for industrial water use. The proposal, House Bill 1398, would create a water extraction tax similar to an extraction tax imposed for petroleum.
Saturday, January, 26, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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North Dakota lawmakers will decide whether to implement a tax of 11½ percent for industrial water use. The proposal, House Bill 1398, would create a water extraction tax similar to an extraction tax imposed for petroleum.
Saturday, January, 26, 2013 - Associated Press - News
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Bill targets out-of-state speeders
Tioga Rep. Bob Skarphol is tired of seeing the same out-of-state license plates on vehicles driven by new western North Dakota workers. The Republican has introduced a bill that would require people with out-of-state license plates to pay speeding fines of their home state.
Wednesday, January, 16, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
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Tioga Rep. Bob Skarphol is tired of seeing the same out-of-state license plates on vehicles driven by new western North Dakota workers. The Republican has introduced a bill that would require people with out-of-state license plates to pay speeding fines of their home state.
Wednesday, January, 16, 2013 - Forum News Service - News
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University System seeks $84 million budget increase
North Dakota University System officials are requesting an additional $84 million of state funding for the next two years.
Tuesday, December, 04, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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North Dakota University System officials are requesting an additional $84 million of state funding for the next two years.
Tuesday, December, 04, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Bresciani: ‘No decisions have been made’ about discipline
Disciplinary decisions concerning the 10 North Dakota State University football players accused of petition fraud have not yet been decided, President Dean Bresciani said in a written statement Wednesday.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Disciplinary decisions concerning the 10 North Dakota State University football players accused of petition fraud have not yet been decided, President Dean Bresciani said in a written statement Wednesday.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Petition fraud case could spur changes in N.D. law
The case of petition fraud that forced two would-be initiated measures off North Dakota’s November election ballot could prompt a change in state law, including a possible upgrade of the charge from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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The case of petition fraud that forced two would-be initiated measures off North Dakota’s November election ballot could prompt a change in state law, including a possible upgrade of the charge from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Watching the water tappers
An offhand comment prompted North Dakota officials to dispatch an inspector who discovered a remote depot was selling industrial water without a permit.
Sunday, August, 26, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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An offhand comment prompted North Dakota officials to dispatch an inspector who discovered a remote depot was selling industrial water without a permit.
Sunday, August, 26, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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MATTERS AT HAND: New chancellor scores with plan for N.D. colleges
It’s an exaggeration to say that Hamid Shirvani has taken North Dakota by storm — but not by much. He certainly made a powerful impression.
Sunday, August, 19, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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It’s an exaggeration to say that Hamid Shirvani has taken North Dakota by storm — but not by much. He certainly made a powerful impression.
Sunday, August, 19, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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OUR OPINION: N.D. chancellor’s reforms hold exciting potential
Chancellor Hamid Shirvani’s ideas could bring dramatic improvements to the North Dakota University System.
Sunday, August, 19, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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Chancellor Hamid Shirvani’s ideas could bring dramatic improvements to the North Dakota University System.
Sunday, August, 19, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - Opinion
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Lawmakers say they like chancellor’s ideas for university system overhaul
A day after new North Dakota University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani announced he wanted to make sweeping changes to the system, some longtime critics of the system say they like what they're hearing so far.
Thursday, August, 16, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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A day after new North Dakota University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani announced he wanted to make sweeping changes to the system, some longtime critics of the system say they like what they're hearing so far.
Thursday, August, 16, 2012 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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New chancellor examining system leadership
The new chancellor of the North Dakota University System has replaced the system’s chief academic officer and said other top-level personnel changes may be coming.
Wednesday, August, 01, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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The new chancellor of the North Dakota University System has replaced the system’s chief academic officer and said other top-level personnel changes may be coming.
Wednesday, August, 01, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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ND university officials: Many concerns in recent audit are ‘common practice’
Many of the issues raised in a scathing audit of how NDSU and the UND have spent student fees are simply “common practice” in higher education and not a sign of problems, North Dakota University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani told a group of legislators Thursday.
Friday, July, 27, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Many of the issues raised in a scathing audit of how NDSU and the UND have spent student fees are simply “common practice” in higher education and not a sign of problems, North Dakota University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani told a group of legislators Thursday.
Friday, July, 27, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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ND chancellor staff request to get scrutiny
The chairman of a North Dakota legislative committee that reviews higher education spending says the university system's requests for more employees are going to get tough scrutiny.
Monday, July, 23, 2012 - - News
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The chairman of a North Dakota legislative committee that reviews higher education spending says the university system's requests for more employees are going to get tough scrutiny.
Monday, July, 23, 2012 - - News
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ND higher education board approves budget plan
North Dakota's Board of Higher Education voted Thursday to ask lawmakers for a 16 percent spending increase over two years, 14 campus building and maintenance projects and 30 hires in the central office of new Chancellor Ham Shirvani.
Friday, July, 13, 2012 - Associated Press - News
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North Dakota's Board of Higher Education voted Thursday to ask lawmakers for a 16 percent spending increase over two years, 14 campus building and maintenance projects and 30 hires in the central office of new Chancellor Ham Shirvani.
Friday, July, 13, 2012 - Associated Press - News
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Departing members of State Board of Higher Education cite stress of workload, criticism
It’s been a rocky road lately for the State Board of Higher Education, as two members say stress and a tough workload contributed to their decisions to step down, and the board president worries about the ability to find qualified candidates in the future.
Sunday, April, 22, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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It’s been a rocky road lately for the State Board of Higher Education, as two members say stress and a tough workload contributed to their decisions to step down, and the board president worries about the ability to find qualified candidates in the future.
Sunday, April, 22, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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House Majority Leader Carlson again proposes Department of Higher Education
North Dakota legislators will again consider a proposal to allow voters to decide whether to abolish the state Board of Higher Education. The Legislature’s interim Higher Education Committee received a summary Friday of a proposed constitutional amendment to create a Department of Higher Education.
Saturday, March, 03, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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North Dakota legislators will again consider a proposal to allow voters to decide whether to abolish the state Board of Higher Education. The Legislature’s interim Higher Education Committee received a summary Friday of a proposed constitutional amendment to create a Department of Higher Education.
Saturday, March, 03, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Dickinson State under intense scrutiny of state lawmakers
State lawmakers had sharp questions Friday about why it took so long to discover problems with a Dickinson State University program that resulted in hundreds of Chinese students receiving degrees they didn’t earn.
Saturday, March, 03, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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State lawmakers had sharp questions Friday about why it took so long to discover problems with a Dickinson State University program that resulted in hundreds of Chinese students receiving degrees they didn’t earn.
Saturday, March, 03, 2012 - Forum Communications - News
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Williston State gets $2 million
'Extraordinary’ problems prompt Legislature to loosen purse strings
Normally resistant to big spending on higher education, state lawmakers make exception because of growing pains associated with oil boom. College cited security issues, housing crunch and competition for employees with high-paying oil companies.
Tuesday, November, 22, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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'Extraordinary’ problems prompt Legislature to loosen purse strings
Normally resistant to big spending on higher education, state lawmakers make exception because of growing pains associated with oil boom. College cited security issues, housing crunch and competition for employees with high-paying oil companies.
Tuesday, November, 22, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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Crystal workers, supporters rally at N.D. Capitol for unemployment insurance inclusion; lawmakers decline
About 150 locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers and supporters rallied in the North Dakota Capitol's Great Hall today, urging legislators meeting in special session to bring them into the state's unemployment insurance program. The lawmakers declined.
Wednesday, November, 09, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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About 150 locked-out American Crystal Sugar workers and supporters rallied in the North Dakota Capitol's Great Hall today, urging legislators meeting in special session to bring them into the state's unemployment insurance program. The lawmakers declined.
Wednesday, November, 09, 2011 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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