BISMARCK, ND – While the State Board of Higher Education waits for a hearing to be set to determine the outcome of Chancellor Goetz’ request to terminate Dickinson State University President Richard McCallum, Board President Grant Shaft told the legislature’s interim Higher Education Committee today that he can say with certainty that the problems at [...]
BISMARCK, ND – This afternoon, NDSU President Dean Bresciani found himself in the uncomfortable position of having to defend his decision to increase tuition rates at NDSU by 8.8% this fall, 6.3% more than the maximum rate of 2.5% tuition increase that the legislators “strongly suggested,” but did not actually codify, at the end of [...]
BISMARCK, ND – “One of the great myths is that somehow green energy jobs are going to replace the jobs of the past,” said North Dakota’s Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer. “They have to fit into the context of the whole.” Green energy raises the price of energy itself, which actually hurts jobs, since practically [...]
BISMARCK, ND – The large increase in EPA and other industrial regulations enacted under President Obama’s administration are keeping the economy – and job creation – from growing, according to North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Kevin Cramer. At last week’s The State of Energy Summit in Fargo, Cramer’s statement that if the President were serious [...]
BISMARCK, ND – “So what’s the problem [with our national fiscal plan]? Washington is full of laggards, not leaders,” asserted David Walker, former US Comptroller General from 1998 to 2008. Walker appeared in both Bismarck and Fargo yesterday at the invitation of Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) to discuss the “Need for a Responsible, National Fiscal [...]
BISMARCK, ND – Despite a concerted effort by North Dakota Democrat leader and former state senator Tracy Potter, Senator Kent Conrad reiterated again today that he is not interested in pursuing another term as a US Senator. “One reason I said that I wouldn’t run again was to devote my energy and attention to trying [...]
DES MOINES, IA – Tea Party supporter Ryan Rhodes has gained instant celebrity – or notoriety – after confronting President Obama over heated rhetoric yesterday at an Iowa town hall gathering. “I just thought it seemed to be an awfully one-sided event,” said Rhodes, explaining why he asked the President a different question than he [...]
NEW YORK, NY – “2010 brought profound change politically without question, but 2012 is the war, because it is about defeating Barack Obama and what many believe is a radical agenda and a regime that needs to be stopped to save America and restore our republic,” said radio host Scott Hennen, “That’s what the Tea [...]
WASHINGTON, DC – While the debt ceiling debate rages on in Washington, North Dakota’s newest delegation members – both Republicans – are taking on a decidedly different tone than their Democrat legislative comrade, yet all three claim his stance deals with the budget problem now, rather than “kicking the can down the road.” This spring, [...]
FARGO, ND- It was a gruesome scene arriving at Liberty Lutheran Brethren church after the steeple of the church caught fire. With temperatures pushing 92°F with blistering heat and humidity, firefighters were working under some of the worst conditions possible. 28 children and 8 adults were inside the church, which runs a daycare facility. A [...]