On May 17, The Heritage Foundation hosted Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Commissioner James Danly to dig into the details of what we know about power grid reliability as the…
High energy prices are more than an inconvenience. They are deadly. A recent article from The Economist suggests that high energy prices in Europe were responsible for 68,000 premature deaths last winter, more than…
As soon as June 1, the U.S. government could run out of money to pay its bills. This means that without further borrowing, the U.S. government would not be able…
It is reassuring to know that at least some people in Washington, D.C. understand the problems our electric grid is currently facing. Testifying before the U.S. Senate, FERC Commissioner Mark Christie warns…
It’s hard to take the appointment of yet another government task force too seriously for anyone who’s been around long enough. So there may not have been high expectations for…
Fargo Superintendent of Schools Rupak Gandhi announced to the school board at their May 9, 2023 meeting that the district won’t be following a new transgender law passed by the…
This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week, and it is an opportunity to celebrate teachers and honor all they do. While showing our appreciation isn’t limited to this week, it’s…
There is no question that the national push for educational freedom is really turning into a school choice revolution. As states across the country enact school choice programs for the…
Eighth graders across the country are struggling with U.S. history knowledge, as newly released 2022 assessment scores are back at the levels they were in the 1990s. Student performance on the National…
Since when did it become the norm for libraries NOT to cordon off obscene and other obviously age-inappropriate materials from minors? It’s one of the obvious responsibilities certainly many parents…
As first reported by The Bismarck Tribune, the North Dakota State Auditor’s Office has been petitioned to audit the Bismarck Public School district. According to the article, community members have…
The days of government entities meeting remotely online without an opportunity for constituents to be in the room are thankfully a thing of the past. Yet one vestige of the…
Stating that an education reimbursement bill “does not go far enough,” North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum recently vetoed the legislation (H.B. 1532), preventing the state’s students most in need of…
Coal may be a dirty word to climate zealots, but not in North Dakota. Not even in Washington, D.C., for those in the know, given the confirmation of significant reserves…
A line of credit has been added to the state parks’ budget bill to backstop initial construction costs at the proposed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora. The Bismarck Tribune reports, North Dakota’s state…
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about South Dakota’s relative economic success. What may have also struck you about that story is how badly the economy of North Dakota has…