NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATURE
Common sense delivered by Dr. Thomas Jacobsen...
Today I want to utilize my blog to both applaud a good citizen and to further spread his thoughtful words. I know my blog readers extend far beyond my local area and beyond North Dakota. I also recogn...
Posted on 5/5/13 at 7:16 PM
Proposed new N.D. Outdoor Heritage Fund initiated measure to get hearing Thursday
The North Dakota Wildlife Federation and other conservation advocates in the state are asking people who care about the states natural resources and the wild places that remain to get behind a new pro...
Posted on 3/1/13 at 4:47 PM
George Longmire
Even though he lived a very long time, I was saddened to learn of George Longmire's death this morning. He died Sunday at a Chaska, Minnesota retirement home at the age of 96. He served in the North...
Posted on 3/30/12 at 2:05 PM
Latest bills signed by the governor
BISMARCK--Here are some more bills signed into law by Gov. Jack Dalrymple late last week. 1041: relating to a nurse aide registry, individuals exempt from regulation by the state board of nursing, an...
Posted on 5/2/11 at 1:00 PM
Health reform to be big legislative issue 
The 2011 North Dakota Legislature will grapple with how to implement national health-care reform in the state.
By Patrick Springer , January 03, 2011
N.D. legislative session looks quiet on the outdoors front 
By Brad Dokken , January 02, 2011
Health reform to be big legislative issue in N.D. 
By Patrick Springer , December 27, 2010
UND medical school expansion delayed 
By Tu-Uyen Tran , December 09, 2010
Henry Hayertz, Park River, N.D., letter: Lounging in comfort at taxpayer expense 
I hope that each time the lawmakers enter their lounge, they pause and say thanks to those of us who are trying to scratch out a living these days.
By Henry Hayertz , December 09, 2010
New group organizes to fight proposed cigarettte tax increase 
A newly formed group that intends to fight tax increases during North Dakota’s 2011 legislative session has set its sights on a proposal to raise the cigarette tax to $2 per pack.
By Mike Nowatzki , November 13, 2010
N.D. lawmakers likely to tackle texting ban in 2011 session 
New laws in Bismarck and Grand Forks prohibiting texting while driving may help push North Dakota to join the 30 states — including Minnesota — with texting bans.
By Heidi Shaffer , November 09, 2010
N.D. Republicans hope to gain seats in the Legislature 
North Dakota Republicans, who already control the state House and Senate by healthy margins, are expecting to strengthen their hold in next week’s elections, partly because most GOP senators don’t face Democratic opposition.
By Dale Wetzel , October 30, 2010
N.D. CAPITOL NOTEBOOK: Workshop discusses agri-tourism ... Legislative week ahead ... Parks nominations 
The state Tourism Division wants more North Dakotans to get involved in agri-tourism, an industry it says is in big demand right now. The first “rolling workshop” is set for Oct. 18 and is designed for people interested in starting or expanding an agri-tourism business.
By Teri Finneman , October 09, 2010
N.D. GOVERNMENT NOTEBOOK: Bill draft would create college e-portfolio system 
By Teri Finneman , October 02, 2010
POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: UND, DSU receive grants ... Peterson introduces legislation on pesticides ... Vets endorse Pomeroy 
North Dakota Sens. Byron Dorgan and Kent Conrad and Rep. Earl Pomeroy, all Democrats, said Thursday that UND and Dickinson State University have each been awarded a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce to help create economic development programs.
By Herald Staff Report , September 30, 2010
N.D. budget outlook: Huge surpluses and $70 oil
A new forecast of North Dakota’s tax collections predicts a $1 billion budget surplus in July, continuing a robust financial trend that has defied a national recession and budget deficits in most states.By Dale Wetzel , September 21, 2010
- AUDIO: Sen. Ray Holmberg, R-N.D., Senate Appropriations Committee chairman
- AUDIO: Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple - Clip 1 (MP3)
- AUDIO: Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple - Clip 2 (MP3)
- AUDIO: Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple - Clip 3 (MP3)
- Mark Dayton's new Minnesota budget plan banks on casino money
- GF County approves budget
- GF Council gives final approval to budget
- Talk about this topic
- N.D. revenue forecast comparison (PDF)
- N.D. set for a surplus
N.D. NOTEBOOK: Assistance programs can be applied for online 
North Dakotans can now apply online for assistance programs, such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps), child care assistance and Medicaid.
By Teri Finneman , September 12, 2010
Roundtable to air funding, productivity, accountability for N.D. higher ed 
How to fund higher education will be the topic of discussion Monday and Tuesday during a meeting of North Dakota’s Higher Education Roundtable.
By Amy Dalrymple , September 12, 2010
OUR OPINION: How NDUS can move from doubt to support in Bismarck 
In the time it has before the 2011 legislative session, the North Dakota University System should prepare persuasive answers to Rep. Mark Dosch’s questions. That’s because Dosch is not alone. Among key legislators, in fact, his skepticism is widespread. Higher ed leaders must figure out why and what it would take to bring Dosch and others around.
By Tom Dennis for the Herald , August 21, 2010
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