North Dakota Policy Council
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The North Dakota Policy Council was a 501(c)(3) nonprofit liberty-minded think tank. It was established in 2002 by Erling “Curly” Haugland and, according to its site, provided expertise and research in order that North Dakotans may be well-suited to advocate for state and local policies based on "individual liberty, individual responsibility, and limited government."[1][2]
Transparency projects
The North Dakota Policy Council worked with like-minded state and national organizations in order to bring about greater individual responsibility and liberty, and limited government.[2]
Notable projects included:
Sunshine on Schools
Sunshine on Schools was an interactive website featuring budget data for all of North Dakota's K-12 schools. Current and historical data was available, and users could compare up to five school districts at a time.
The aim of the site was to educate citizens on the facts of education funding and property tax debates.[3]
BS Alerts
BS Alerts were regularly put out by the NDPC to educate citizens on issues that are ignored or not accurately reported - essentially on any topic anytime which the Council sees as "BS."
NDPC Investigates
NDPC put out investigative articles under the section "NDPC Investigates." Topics included property taxes and posting state expenditures online.
NDPC in the news
Robert Murphy speaks on "green jobs" |
Land-use restrictions
In a February 2008 press release the NDPC called out the Green Grand Forks committee, a group tasked with making Grand Forks, ND more "green," for advocating policies that would tighten land-use restrictions in Grand Forks and the surrounding area. "Local reports of committee meetings and the influence outside groups have on the Green Grand Forks committee lead one to conclude that the committee will soon attempt to restrict private property rights," the release said.[4]
Free market forum
The NDPC hosted a forum in May 2009 featuring Dr. Robert Murphy, who spoke on "The Myth Of Green Jobs." Other speakers included Dr. Thomas Woods, the New York Times Best Selling Author of "Meltdown: A Free-Market Look at Why the Stock Market Collapsed, the Economy Tanked, and Government Bailouts Will Make Things Worse," and Michael LaFaive, director of the Mackinac Center’s Morey Fiscal Policy Initiative.[5][6]
Recent news
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