LLOYD OMDAHL
Omdahl: Rain on tax cut parade
It is not my wish to rain on everyone’s parade, but the huge tax cuts passed by the recent Legislature are neither wise nor conservative.
By Lloyd Omdahl , May 12, 2013
Omdahl: Guy had confidence to lead 
‘Where Seldom Was Heard A Discouraging Word’ was the title chosen by Gov. William Guy for his summary of personal experiences during his 12 years as the state’s chief executive.
By Lloyd Omdahl , May 05, 2013
Letter: We can find sin anyplace
After a couple centuries of government support, the Protestant mores that have dominated the American culture are disappearing from the public square.
By Lloyd Omdahl , April 22, 2013
Omdahl: Pressure affects behavior
Questions of conflicts of interest are continuing to haunt the North Dakota policymakers involved in the burgeoning oil industry.
By Lloyd Omdahl , April 07, 2013
Omdahl: Solutions to knotty problems
While we hear much oratory about problems, we see limited accomplishment, primarily because the proposed solutions have been too conventional. There are quick solutions to knotty problems if we are willing to think creatively.
By Lloyd Omdahl , March 31, 2013
Omdahl: Higher ed deep in a hole
Any legislator who didn’t come to Bismarck with a bill to reform the State Board of Higher Education was simply left out of the conversation this session.
By Lloyd Omdahl , March 24, 2013
Omdahl: Oil puts ND in big leagues
State policymakers across the country have always been plagued by undue political influence whenever an economic interest develops a huge stake in state policies.
By Lloyd Omdahl , March 17, 2013
Omdahl: Cowering in cellar again?
This sequester was supposed to happen at midnight on March 1. It reminded me of the night we crossed the Year 2000 and everyone stayed up to see if the computers in the world would explode and humanity would have to start collecting data all over again.
By Lloyd Omdahl , March 10, 2013
Omdahl: Culture defines a state
Four of the hottest social issues in state legislatures around the country in this lawmaking season are abortion, same-sex marriage, marijuana and guns. The North Dakota Legislature is having its share of these controversies in the current session.
By Lloyd Omdahl , March 03, 2013
Omdahl: Saved by referral, initiative
The authority to initiate and refer laws, often called “direct democracy,” has been a constant irritant to the Legislature but, in fact, it has saved the assembly from some unpleasant job-threatening controversies.
By Lloyd Omdahl , February 24, 2013
Omdahl: Eroding right of petition
Taking advantage of last year’s petition signature scandal, some legislators have proposed tightening up the procedure by which citizens can initiate laws, refer acts of the Legislature and amend the constitution.
February 17, 2013
Omdahl: Too soon to judge Shirvani
It was only a matter of time before the new chancellor for higher education would start raising hackles in North Dakota. His assignment guaranteed it.
Sen. Tony Grindberg, R-Fargo, already has proposed that the appropriation bill for higher education include money to buy out Chancellor Hamid Shirvani’s three-year contract.
By Lloyd Omdahl , February 10, 2013
Omdahl: Religion can fix Medicare
As Washington stews over the national debt, the citizenry is making matters worse by nursing contradictory views that fail to give Congress clear direction.
By Lloyd Omdahl , February 03, 2013
Omdahl: ‘No child’ law fails the test
North Dakota is joining 33 other states in asking the federal government to waive the performance criteria required by the No Child Left Behind legislation signed into law in 2002. The law was a national effort to raise reading and math proficiency in public schools.
By Lloyd Omdahl , January 27, 2013
Omdahl: Register skunk, not gun
It was more than cold as the town’s 13 electors gathered in the cavernous unheated community hall for an emergency meeting of the Homeland Security Committee, called pursuant to orders issued by the mayor.
By Lloyd Omdahl , January 20, 2013
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