TERI FINNEMAN
THE NEW FORTY The singular designation - I am North Dakotan.
I was drawn today to Teri Finneman's last Ask Your Government column. Teri's started a doctoral program and will not be doing this column any longer, butshe leaves it with a powerfulexit.The column ad...
Posted on 8/26/12 at 12:05 PM
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Dear Teri, It is my understanding that state employers have to pay the family rate even for single employees. As a state, we could save a great deal of money if we could purchase single policies for ...
Posted on 7/30/11 at 8:08 PM
Ask Your Government: Can someone be fired in North Dakota because they are gay? 
Q: Can gays legally be fired in North Dakota just because they are gay Someone said that a person can be fired just for that reason, and I just find it hard to believe.
By Teri Finneman , August 27, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Fire departments outside oil counties need help, too
A reader asks if eastern North Dakota towns can get state funds for oil impact. Lots of oil-bearing train cars pass by his town and he wonders if the town can get help improving its fire department.
By Teri Finneman , August 05, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: N.D. bans 'logo' signs for services at interestate exits
A Fargo reader wonders why North Dakota has no "logo" signs at interstate highway exits to tell what services are available at the exit. Turns out, state law bans them.
By Teri Finneman , July 29, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Can we travel to Canada with our dog?
Q. My husband and I would like to travel to Canada, but want to take our female dog along. What are the requirements for taking her across the border, and what papers do we need?
By Teri Finneman , July 23, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Could N.D. regulate rental rates for housing?
A Dickinson, N.D., reader wonders whether North Dakota could impose rental price controls on housing in the Oil Patch.
July 16, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Out-of-state workers pay N.D. taxes, with some exceptions
Q. How does our state income tax garner taxes from individuals that live out of state, work for companies that are based out of state, but the work occurs in North Dakota?
By Teri Finneman , July 08, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Why can’t N.D. give residents a share of the oil wealth?
If North Dakota is the No. 2 producing oil state in the United States, then why don’t we do what Alaska does and give the citizen a percentage of the money from the oil that the state produces?
By Teri Finneman , July 04, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Regulations govern use of state-owned vehicles
A reader from Regent, N.D., wonders about the regulations for using state-owned vehicles.
By Teri Finneman , June 25, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Readers wonder about income tax, infrastructure
Two North Dakota readers wonder how much a 2 percent income tax increase would raise for state coffers, and how the state funds infrastructure projects
By Teri Finneman , June 18, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Farm shelterbelts have always been voluntary
A Grand Forks reader wonders whether it's legal for farmers to remove shelterbelts or burn ditches.
By Teri Finneman , June 11, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Where to put your handicap vehicle permit
Readers ask where to put their handicap vehicle placard and how to find out if oil drilling is happening on land where they hold mineral interests.
By Teri Finneman , June 04, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Cremation regulated by state law, board
A reader from Thompson, N.D. wonders about the extent of state regulation for cremations.
By Teri Finneman , May 28, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: No easy answer to college funding question
Senate Appropriations Chairman Ray Holmberg, R-Grand Forks, said about alleged disparities in funding between UND nad NDSU: “The simple answer is the statement can be either true or false, depending upon your agenda. Selective research allows anyone to persuasively argue either way. Misleading without lying.
May 21, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Reader asks how much N.D. tax out-of-state companies pay
How many out-of-state companies pay North Dakota income tax and sales tax, what is the percentage compared to the in-state payers and what is the dollar value of income tax and sales tax collected from out-of-state companies?
By Teri Finneman , May 14, 2012
ASK YOUR GOVERNMENT: Do U-turners ever have the right of way?
A Fargo reader asks whether drivers making U-turns ever have the right of way.
By Teri Finneman , April 30, 2012
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