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Audio: DSU Professor Updates Public On Open Records and Tenure Bills

Dr. Eric Grabowsky speaks with Steve Bakken on AM 1270 SuperTalk's "Talk of the Town" about the bills that seem to be seeking to silence whistle-blowers on college campuses.

Dustin Gawrylow

Feb 01, 2023

Background:

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about two bills that seemed problematic to the cause of Good Government on college campuses.

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Is there a legislative agenda to silence whistleblowers at Dickinson State University?

Previously, I wrote about House Bill 1198 would “require an individual who requests an open record to provide the individual's name and contact information,” and how this is a huge departure from current law and policy. That bill is sponsored by Representative Mike Lefor, Representative Vicky Steiner, and Senator Dean Rummel - the entire District 37 de…

2 years ago · 1 like · Dustin Gawrylow

I spoke to Joel Heitkamp about this issue last week:

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News and Views: Whistleblowers and Property Taxes

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2 years ago · Dustin Gawrylow

And Dickinson State professor Dr. Eric Grabowsky also talked to Steve Bakken last week in his first radio appearance on the issue.

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Audio: DSU Professor Speaks Out

Listen now (14 min) | As a follow-up to the article this weekend about whistleblowers Dr. Eric Grabowsky appeared on Talk of the Town with Steve Bakken on AM1270 Supertalk. (listen to the audio above) Joel Heitkamp and I discussed this issue this morning on News and Views…

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2 years ago · Dustin Gawrylow

As of today, HB 1446 has been heard in committee and all of the submitted testimony was in opposition.

HB 1198 was also heard with mostly opposing testimony, with the exception of the bill sponsor.

The North Dakota Watchdog Network continues to oppose the efforts to unmask those who make open-records requests and will oppose anything that looks like it is designed to create a chilling effect on whistle-blowers that have the cause of Good Government as their goal.