By Donnell Preskey, Assistant News Director - email
Who can challenge the Board of Higher Education on policies it approves?
Right now, nobody.
Representative Andy Maragos is proposing changing the constitution so that any vote of the state board of higher ed may be referred to voters for their approval or rejection.
Maragos says the filing of a petition suspends the action in question pending the results of the vote.
An action of the state board of higher education which is rejected by voters would be void immediately.
(Rep. Andy Maragos / (R) Minot) "If they find the policy so outrageous and against their own feeling, that they should be able to put it on the ballot and decide for themselves whether they agree or disagree with the board of education. Right now they can not do that."
The resolution needs the legislature's approval to be put on the statewide ballot in 2014.
Thursday, May 23 2013 7:14 PM EDT2013-05-23 23:14:33 GMT
It's small but destructive -- and it comes to America courtesy of Asia. The Emerald Ash Borer is an exotic wood-boring beetle currently making it's way across the U.S. to North Dakota. Believed to
It's small but destructive -- and it comes to America courtesy of Asia. The Emerald Ash Borer is an exotic wood-boring beetle currently making it's way across the U.S. to North Dakota. Believed to
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:57 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:57:30 GMT
Daycare goes down. A Bismarck neighborhood rallies to block a church from converting to a childcare center. "We do recognize that there is a shortage of daycare in the community," says Kim Lee, Bismarck
Daycare goes down. A Bismarck neighborhood rallies to block a church from converting to a childcare center. "We do recognize that there is a shortage of daycare in the community," says Kim Lee, Bismarck
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:27 PM EDT2013-05-23 22:27:13 GMT
If you're hungry for Chinese Food, there's only a handful of places to choose from in Bismarck/Mandan. But one downtown restaurant in Mandan seems to be attracting a lot of regular customers, and those
If you're hungry for Chinese Food, there's only a handful of places to choose from in Bismarck/Mandan. But one downtown restaurant in Mandan seems to be attracting a lot of regular customers, and those
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:01 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:01:28 GMT
The number of trees in Bismarck is multiplying almost as fast as the number of new faces. The city is helping some homeowners pay for those trees. Reporter Sarah Gustin has the story. A quick stroll and
The number of trees in Bismarck is multiplying almost as fast as the number of new faces. The city is helping some homeowners pay for those trees. Reporter Sarah Gustin has the story. A quick stroll and
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Most evacuated residents of a flood-threatened North Dakota city were being allowed to return home yesterday. The 1,300 residents were evacuated from Cavalier on Tuesday night while officials shored up a dam six miles west...
The Burleigh County Commission has agreed to give Midwest Manufacturing a 50 percent property tax break for three years on a $7.5 million manufacturing plant it plans to build in McKenzie Township.
The Burleigh County Commission has agreed to give Midwest Manufacturing a 50 percent property tax break for three years on a $7.5 million manufacturing plant it plans to build in McKenzie Township.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>
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