Max, ND, to Hold School Bond Election
On Friday, residents in Max will be deciding on a nearly $8 million school expansion.
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City Council Reform: We’re Starting the Conversation
I’ve thought for several days now how I wanted to proceed regarding the survey on Minot’s City Council. Whether you participated or not, the results raise serious questions about our community. And while I have my opinion on what the results tell us, in a community like Minot — where we all know and trust
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City Council Survey: About the Survey & the Results
The City Council survey arose out of some research I did on the makeup of our City Council; it revealed this: compared to neighbor communities, Minot’s Council is quite large. Plus, over the past three election cycles (information further back was not as easily accessible), we’ve had few contested elections for Council seats. I presented
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City Council Survey: The Wrong Conclusions
If you’ve just landed on this page, and you don’t know what this is all about, you should probably go back to the beginning. This is the fifth post in a nine-part series, and before you read this, you need some context. Start here. If you’ve just read City Council Survey: The Survey & Results, you’re
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City Council Survey: Are These the Right Conclusions?
If you’ve just landed on this page, and you don’t know what this is all about, you should probably go back to the beginning. This is the sixth post in a nine-part series, and before you read this, you need some context. Start here. If you’ve just read City Council Survey: The Wrong Conclusions, you’re
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Let’s Fix a Broken System and Restore Trust in Leadership
Laws and institutions are constantly tending to gravitate. Like clocks, they must be occasionally cleansed, and wound up, and set to true time. --Henry Ward Beecher
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Leadership Says: On Restoring Trust in Local Leadership
Leadership Says is a semi-regular feature on The Minot Voice whereby we pose a question or topic to our elected leaders and ask for their thoughts. The Topic: At the City level, Minot has some serious trust issues as evidenced by our recent survey on the performance of our City Council. How did we get
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City Council Reform: #MakeMinot — Join the Conversation
Leave a comment The comment section is down there, just keep scrolling. If you have some quick thoughts or want to publicly show your support one way or another — here’s your chance. You’ll need to register, use your full name, and keep it civil. If you agree to all of that, we’ll be happy to
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Stutsman County Improves Budget Transparency
Stutsman County is making a big step towards more open (and accessible) government by adopting a software tool developed to improve transparency and interaction. Full details from the Jamestown Sun.
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— Official News Release Washington, D.C. – The nation’s leading state agriculture officials gathered at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) Winter Policy Conference this past week to discuss agriculture issues including pollinators, mediation, rail transportation, trade with Cuba, food safety, antimicrobial resistance and agriculture literacy. North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring,
Read & ShareCommentary: There Is A Real Need For Legislative Studies
Occasionally, and on important issues, Legislators need the opportunity to take a long look and discover the nuance before acting on an issue. So says Rod St. Aubyn, a former Legislator writing at Say Anything Blog.
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Kevin Cramer: Time To Finish What Reagan Started And Lift The Oil Export Ban
Eight days after being inaugurated as the 40th president of the United States, Ronald Reagan signed an executive order eliminating price controls on crude oil and petroleum products implemented to increase domestic production and reduce energy demand.
Read & ShareBill Would Allow Minors into Bars with Conditions
Would you like the option of taking your kids into the bar with you if the bar happens to be the only place to have a meal? If then answer is yes, there’s a bill in the Legislature you might like. Details from Valley News Live.
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Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs Fame Breaks Down the Minimum Wage Debate
Mike Rowe has a way of unwrapping complex issues and putting them into everyday terms. His response to a letter about the minium wage is a great example. Consider it a must read.
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Minot Park Board Clears Procedural Hurdles, Puts District on Path to New Funding Method, MARC Construction
The Minot Park Board held a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to complete procedural steps needed to move forward with building the Minot Aquatics & Recreation Center and funding the Park District through a 1 cent sales tax as opposed to a property tax. Two motions were passed, one approving the ballot language that will now
Read & ShareResolution Would Require Lawmakers to Live in District
Yes, you read that headline correctly. We do not, at present, require our state legislators to remain residents of the districts in which they were elected in order to serve, but lawmakers are looking to close that loophole.
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