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Committee hears out-of-state speeding bill
BISMARCK – Rep. Bob Skarphol, R-Tioga, on Tuesday addressed the House Transportation Committee on House Bill 1189, which would give law enforcement discretion to determine if a driver with an out-of-state license plate could be assessed a higher fine for speeding, with the amount based on speeding fines from the driver’s home state.
Friday, January, 25, 2013 - INFORUM - News
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BISMARCK – Rep. Bob Skarphol, R-Tioga, on Tuesday addressed the House Transportation Committee on House Bill 1189, which would give law enforcement discretion to determine if a driver with an out-of-state license plate could be assessed a higher fine for speeding, with the amount based on speeding fines from the driver’s home state.
Friday, January, 25, 2013 - INFORUM - News
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Forum editorial: Bill a sign of deeper concerns?
A proposal to change the way out-of-state speeders are fined in North Dakota is unfriendly. While Rep. Bob Skarphol, R-Tioga, might be on to something regarding incentives for oil workers to get North Dakota license plates, the implementation of his legislation could become a law enforcement nightmare and public relations blunder.
Friday, January, 18, 2013 - INFORUM - Opinion
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A proposal to change the way out-of-state speeders are fined in North Dakota is unfriendly. While Rep. Bob Skarphol, R-Tioga, might be on to something regarding incentives for oil workers to get North Dakota license plates, the implementation of his legislation could become a law enforcement nightmare and public relations blunder.
Friday, January, 18, 2013 - INFORUM - Opinion
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North Dakota bill targets out-of-state speeders
BISMARCK – Tioga Rep. Bob Skarphol is tired of seeing the same out-of-state license plates on vehicles driven by new western North Dakota workers.
Wednesday, January, 16, 2013 - INFORUM - News
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BISMARCK – Tioga Rep. Bob Skarphol is tired of seeing the same out-of-state license plates on vehicles driven by new western North Dakota workers.
Wednesday, January, 16, 2013 - INFORUM - News
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North Dakota University System seeks $84M budget boost
Chancellor says increase needed to keep up with rising costs, support ‘big agenda’
BISMARCK – North Dakota University System officials are requesting an additional $84 million of state funding for the next two years, an increase Chancellor Hamid Shirvani said is needed to keep up with rising costs and to support the “big agenda” of the system and the state’s 11 public colleges and universities.
Tuesday, December, 04, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Chancellor says increase needed to keep up with rising costs, support ‘big agenda’
BISMARCK – North Dakota University System officials are requesting an additional $84 million of state funding for the next two years, an increase Chancellor Hamid Shirvani said is needed to keep up with rising costs and to support the “big agenda” of the system and the state’s 11 public colleges and universities.
Tuesday, December, 04, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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New oil workers key bloc in North Dakota Senate race
Influx adds element of mystery to election
MANNING, N.D. – Shirley Meyer grew up on a ranch north of Dickinson, N.D., and has represented her rural district in the state House for a decade. But when she knocks on doors in her re-election campaign, she sometimes feels like a stranger in her own home.
Monday, November, 05, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Influx adds element of mystery to election
MANNING, N.D. – Shirley Meyer grew up on a ranch north of Dickinson, N.D., and has represented her rural district in the state House for a decade. But when she knocks on doors in her re-election campaign, she sometimes feels like a stranger in her own home.
Monday, November, 05, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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New oil workers key bloc in North Dakota Senate race
MANNING, N.D. — Shirley Meyer grew up on a ranch north of Dickinson, N.D., and has represented her rural district in the state House for a decade. But when she knocks on doors in her re-election campaign, she sometimes feels like a stranger in her own home.
Sunday, November, 04, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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MANNING, N.D. — Shirley Meyer grew up on a ranch north of Dickinson, N.D., and has represented her rural district in the state House for a decade. But when she knocks on doors in her re-election campaign, she sometimes feels like a stranger in her own home.
Sunday, November, 04, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Berg’s outstanding legislative work qualifies him for Senate
Robert Carlson, former president of the North Dakota Farmers Union, in a recent letter to the editor, extols the virtues of Heidi Heitkamp saying, “She’ll work with both sides to put the country first, create jobs and balance the budget.”
Monday, October, 08, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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Robert Carlson, former president of the North Dakota Farmers Union, in a recent letter to the editor, extols the virtues of Heidi Heitkamp saying, “She’ll work with both sides to put the country first, create jobs and balance the budget.”
Monday, October, 08, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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Petition fraud case could lead to North Dakota law changes
Talk of increasing election fraud to felony
FARGO – The case of petition fraud that forced two would-be initiated measures off North Dakota’s November election ballot could prompt a change in state law, including a possible upgrade of the charge from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Talk of increasing election fraud to felony
FARGO – The case of petition fraud that forced two would-be initiated measures off North Dakota’s November election ballot could prompt a change in state law, including a possible upgrade of the charge from a misdemeanor to a felony.
Thursday, September, 13, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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NDSU president: 'No decisions have been made' about petition fraud discipline
FARGO – Disciplinary decisions concerning the 10 North Dakota State University football players accused of petition fraud have not yet been decided, President Dean Bresciani said in a written statement Wednesday.
Wednesday, September, 12, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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FARGO – Disciplinary decisions concerning the 10 North Dakota State University football players accused of petition fraud have not yet been decided, President Dean Bresciani said in a written statement Wednesday.
Wednesday, September, 12, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Forum editorial: A warning about oil and water
North Dakota policymakers and regulators should pay attention to words of caution regarding escalating water demand in the state’s Oil Patch. Rep. Bob Skarphol, R-Tioga, who knows as much about oil and water as anyone in the Legislature, is advocating more monitoring and protection for both surface water and groundwater. Skarphol is on to something.
Tuesday, August, 28, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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North Dakota policymakers and regulators should pay attention to words of caution regarding escalating water demand in the state’s Oil Patch. Rep. Bob Skarphol, R-Tioga, who knows as much about oil and water as anyone in the Legislature, is advocating more monitoring and protection for both surface water and groundwater. Skarphol is on to something.
Tuesday, August, 28, 2012 - INFORUM - Opinion
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Industrial water in high demand in North Dakota
FARGO – The oil boom’s thirst for “fracking” fluids fuels a thriving market for water that has become an industry with yearly sales estimated at between $45 million to $120 million.
Sunday, August, 26, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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FARGO – The oil boom’s thirst for “fracking” fluids fuels a thriving market for water that has become an industry with yearly sales estimated at between $45 million to $120 million.
Sunday, August, 26, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Industrial water sales violations prompt call for more monitoring (Part 2 of 2)
FARGO – An offhand comment prompted state officials to dispatch an inspector who discovered a remote depot was selling industrial water without a permit.
Sunday, August, 26, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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FARGO – An offhand comment prompted state officials to dispatch an inspector who discovered a remote depot was selling industrial water without a permit.
Sunday, August, 26, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Lawmakers say they like chancellor’s ideas for North Dakota University System overhaul
GRAND FORKS – Last year, Rep. Bob Skarphol, R-Tioga, pushed a bill to reduce the power of the North Dakota University System chancellor. Like many state lawmakers, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee’s education division was unhappy with the way the system was run.
Thursday, August, 16, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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GRAND FORKS – Last year, Rep. Bob Skarphol, R-Tioga, pushed a bill to reduce the power of the North Dakota University System chancellor. Like many state lawmakers, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee’s education division was unhappy with the way the system was run.
Thursday, August, 16, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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New NDUS chancellor examines leadership
WILLISTON, N.D. – The new chancellor of the North Dakota University System has replaced the system’s chief academic officer and said other top-level personnel changes may be coming.
Wednesday, August, 01, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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WILLISTON, N.D. – The new chancellor of the North Dakota University System has replaced the system’s chief academic officer and said other top-level personnel changes may be coming.
Wednesday, August, 01, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Shirvani: Many concerns in recent university audit are ‘common practice’
Head of North Dakota University System says issues raised not sign of problems, but pledges more accountability
BISMARCK – Many of the issues raised in a scathing audit of how North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota have spent student fees are simply “common practice” in higher education and not a sign of problems, North Dakota University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani told a group of legislators Thursday.
Friday, July, 27, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Head of North Dakota University System says issues raised not sign of problems, but pledges more accountability
BISMARCK – Many of the issues raised in a scathing audit of how North Dakota State University and the University of North Dakota have spent student fees are simply “common practice” in higher education and not a sign of problems, North Dakota University System Chancellor Hamid Shirvani told a group of legislators Thursday.
Friday, July, 27, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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ND chancellor staff request expected to get tough scrutiny
BISMARCK — The chairman of a North Dakota legislative committee that reviews higher education spending says the university system's requests for more employees are going to get tough scrutiny.
Monday, July, 23, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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BISMARCK — The chairman of a North Dakota legislative committee that reviews higher education spending says the university system's requests for more employees are going to get tough scrutiny.
Monday, July, 23, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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Board of Higher Ed seeks 16 percent increase in spending, 30 hires in office
BISMARCK – North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education voted Thursday to ask lawmakers for a 16 percent spending increase over two years, 14 campus building and maintenance projects and 30 hires in the central office of new Chancellor Ham Shirvani.
Friday, July, 13, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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BISMARCK – North Dakota’s Board of Higher Education voted Thursday to ask lawmakers for a 16 percent spending increase over two years, 14 campus building and maintenance projects and 30 hires in the central office of new Chancellor Ham Shirvani.
Friday, July, 13, 2012 - INFORUM - News
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