LLOYD OMDAHL
Who will pick up shortfall? 
The North Dakota treasury may be brimming with windfall revenue, but financing the total repeal of all property taxes will be virtually impossible. Oil production may have a favorable prognosis, but agricultural prosperity will still depend on the whims of the federal government.
By Lloyd Omdahl , May 16, 2011
Omdahl: Property tax not so simple
Abolishing the property tax is simple, but replacement is the hard part.
May 09, 2011
Omdahl: Voter ID bill rightly rejected
The good name of North Dakota voters was upheld when the state Senate killed House Bill 447, which would have required voters to provide additional identification before being allowed to vote.
By Lloyd Omdahl , May 02, 2011
Omdahl: Fruitless fight over logo
Those who supported legislation to force the University of North Dakota to keep the “Fighting Sioux” logo should not have been surprised when the NCAA refused to change its position just because the state Legislature passed a law mandating continuance of the logo.
By Lloyd Omdahl , April 25, 2011
Omdahl: Save gas: North Dakota has it all
Faced with $4 gas, we were browsing a couple of weeks ago through the “North Dakota Legendary 2011 Travel Guide” listing hundreds of exciting events close to home.
By Lloyd Omdahl , April 18, 2011
Omdahl: ND property tax ban will fail
A constitutional amendment to abolish the North Dakota property tax is a pipedream and will lose at the ballot box.
By Lloyd Omdahl , April 11, 2011
Omdahl: Speak of cabbages and kings
We were all eager to hear President Barack Obama tell us about the exit strategy in Libya, but not quite as eager as Moammar Gadhafi. (It’s difficult to run a successful war when you have to tell the enemy what you are planning.)
By Lloyd Omdahl , April 04, 2011
Omdahl: Libyan culture limiting
Supporting the airstrikes in Libya is the widely held American belief that everybody ought to live in a democracy. But the distance between the streets of Benghazi and the establishment of a democracy may be further than the Libyan culture can manage. That goes for Tunisia, Egypt, Iraq and Afghanistan, as well.
By Lloyd Omdahl , March 28, 2011
Omdahl: Board forced to fight
Passage of the legislation to require the University of North Dakota to keep the Fighting Sioux logo has put the Board of Higher Education in a historic quandary.
By Lloyd Omdahl , March 21, 2011
Omdahl: Take in the mud sledding
With gas spiraling toward $4 a gallon, chances are good we won’t be driving out to the Grand Canyon this summer, if there is one.
By Lloyd Omdahl , March 14, 2011
Omdahl: They’ve labored like ants
Well, the Legislature is halfway through its biennial 80-day session and still has most of the major bills to consider.
By Lloyd Omdahl , March 07, 2011
Omdahl: They’ve violated the oath
At the outset, it should be stated that every member of the Legislature is aware of the constitutional authority of the Board of Higher Education in regard to the state’s colleges and universities.
By Lloyd Omdahl , February 28, 2011
Omdahl: We’re all invested in debt
The effort to deal with the mushrooming national debt is dead in the water. Even the tea party will not do much to move the agenda because, when the chips are down, too many of the tea party folks are in on the tea.
By Lloyd Omdahl , February 14, 2011
Omdahl: ‘Folks at home’ is a ploy
“This is what the people in my district favor” is a common claim made by legislators as they support and oppose measures in the legislative process.
By Lloyd Omdahl , February 07, 2011
Omdahl: Another foolish exercise
As a longtime admirer of the U.S. Constitution, I was more than pleased to hear that the House of Representatives was taking the time to read the document at the opening session of Congress.
By Lloyd Omdahl , January 31, 2011
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