Protect Our Teachers’ Tax Deducation
Protect Our Teachers’ Tax Deducation $250 is a drop in the bucket of how much educators really spend By...
Tax-Cut Plan Will Lessen Public Services
Tax-Cut Plan Will Lessen Public Services Public employees, educators will be stung by bills in Congress By Gary Feist,...
The Last NDU Legislative Update for 2017, or YAHOO! Session’s Over!
By Tom Gerhardt, Director of Public Affairs Charles Dickens famously wrote “A Tale of Two Cities,” but if he...
Week 15, and this thing might never end, at the N.D. Legislature
By Tom Gerhardt, Director of Public Affairs I ran a marathon in 2011, and I can tell you there...
Budget Issues Loom Overhead
Budget Issues Loom Overhead Revenue forecast further complicates funding for education, public services By Tom Gerhardt, NDU Director of...
Premium Contribution Threat Lingers
Premium Contribution Threat Lingers Increasing public employee contribution to health care would be pay cut By Tom Gerhardt, Director...
Week 14, and an education bill so hot it set off the fire alarm, at the N.D. Legislature
By Tom Gerhardt, Director of Public Affairs Easter Weekend is here, and with under 14 days to go before...
Week 13, and ‘Voluntary Separation’ Agreements, at the N.D. Legislature
By Tom Gerhardt, NDU Director of Public Affairs Where do I even start? That’s the phrase that immediately popped...
Week 12, Where Guns Stay Out (of Schools, Anyway) and Innovation is In, at the N.D. Legislature
By Tom Gerhardt, NDU Director of Public Affairs The session has been filled with ups and downs (If you’re...
Week 11, With More Guns and More PERS, at the N.D. Legislature
By Tom Gerhardt, Director of Public Affairs Gun bills have been a big piece of the conversation of the...
