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THE NEW FORTY Senate Bill 2326...don't drink the Kool-Aid!
It is a good thing I don't live in Bismarck. Heaven only knows how much time I would spend at the Capitol frothing at the mouth while trying to convey to legislators the idiocy of some of the things t...
Posted on 2/17/13 at 12:22 PM
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA NEWS Hoffarth re-appointed to second term on the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education
The North Dakota University System Staff Senate has re-appointed Janice Hoffarth, an administrative assistant in the University of North Dakota Department of Music, to serve as staff advisor to the ...
Posted on 1/18/13 at 5:38 PM
STAFF BLOG CAPITOL CHATTER Legislative & political notebook: News story clouds university budget
By Don Davis The University of Minnesota prepares to ask legislators to approve a $1.8 billion budget as some lawmakers question a Wall Street Journal story that showed the school has an excessive ...
Posted on 1/11/13 at 6:49 PM
STAFF BLOG COMPASS POINTS WITH BRAD DOKKEN Sportsmen commend Senate passing of Farm Bill
The version of the Farm Bill passed today by the U.S. Senate is drawing praise from conservation groups. In a news release, Steve Kline, director of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnerships C...
Posted on 6/21/12 at 2:46 PM
STAFF BLOG THE N.D. CAPITOL AND BEYOND Gulleson delays U.S. Senate race decision; today's flood updates
BISMARCK--Former state Rep. Pam Gulleson, D-Rutland, said today that she will not make an announcement about whether she will seek the seat of retiring Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., until after flooding i...
Posted on 6/29/11 at 5:49 PM
Minnesota Senate plan to hit more than top 2 percent 
Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk says the Senate's tax plan will likely hit more than 2 percent of the state's top earners with an income tax increase.
By Associated Press , April 22, 2013
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Legislative notebook: Senate budget avoids surcharge that House Democrats want
Senate Democrats do not want to place an income tax surcharge on the richest of the rich, but they are looking into expanding a new tax the governor wants on the top 2 percent of Minnesota earners.
By Don Davis and Danielle Killey , March 20, 2013
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Drone debate: Privacy vs. economic opportunity
The North Dakota Senate will decide the fate of a bill that could protect residents from the surveillance of unmanned aircraft, but some say it will harm the chances for a test site for drones near Grand Forks.
By TJ Jerke , March 13, 2013
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Minnesota Senate aide faces DUI, other charges after crash
Fired Minnesota Senate aide Michael Brodkorb faces drunken driving and other charges after a January crash that left him injured, a city attorney said Wednesday.
By Associated Press , February 13, 2013
Minnesota Senate backs 3 Dayton appointees
The Minnesota Senate has confirmed three Dayton administration commissioners. The Senate voted Monday to back Edwin Van Petten to lead the Minnesota State Lottery, Susan Haigh as chairwoman of the Metropolitan Council, and Carolyn Parnell as the state's chief information officer.
By Associated Press , February 11, 2013
Ex-Minn. Senate leader Koch speaks out on downfall
Former Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Amy Koch on Sunday struck back at top Republicans over her 2011 resignation after an affair with a staff member, accusing them of pledging to give her time to talk to her family and then promptly leaking word of the affair to media.
By Steve Karnowski , January 27, 2013
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Court says Obama appointments violate constitution
President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate last year to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a far-reaching decision that could severely limit a chief executive's powers to make recess appointments.
By Sam Hananel , January 25, 2013
OUR OPINION: Saving the filibuster, the soul of the Senate
On Thursday night, the U.S. Senate didn’t vote to gut the filibuster. Instead, the Senate voted overwhelmingly (78-16) in favor of a much more moderate filibuster reform.
By Tom Dennis , January 24, 2013
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OUR OPINION: Good news (gasp!) in D.C.
Readers of Washington tea leaves have grown used to drinking their tea, looking into their Capitol souvenir cups and seeing the leaves there heaped in an ugly mess. But Wednesday’s divination would have yielded a much rarer and more encouraging sign: leaves forming the shape of a shoe, a classic symbol for being on the right path.
By Tom Dennis , January 24, 2013
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53 senators urge approval of Keystone XL pipeline
More than half the Senate on Wednesday urged quick approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ramping up pressure on President Barack Obama to move ahead with the project just days after he promised in his inaugural address to respond vigorously to the threat of climate change.
By Matthew Daly , January 23, 2013
Shifting landscape as Brown mulls Mass. Senate run
Scott Brown was a little-known Republican state senator who shocked Massachusetts Democrats three years ago by winning a U.S. Senate seat in a special election that became a national rallying cry for the nascent tea party movement.
By Steve Peoples , January 12, 2013
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LLOYD OMDAHL: Some thoughts for N.D. ‘think tanks’
Jim DeMint of South Carolina resigned from the U. S. Senate in December to become the CEO of The Heritage Foundation, a Washington “think tank”.
By Lloyd Omdahl , January 07, 2013
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OUR OPINION: Thank you, Sen. Conrad
78-21. 77-23. 64-35. 11-7.
There are any number of Senate votes that capture the career of Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., who’s retiring this week after 26 years in office. But these four are among the highlights.
By Tom Dennis , December 31, 2012
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