"Don't tell me we aren't spending any money"
One of the most useful publications from Legislative Council is their Budget and Fiscal Trends documents which presents the state's...
Month: January 2015
North Dakota Examines Partial Legalization Of Prostitution
With Forum Communications running a multi-part series on human trafficking in North Dakota ("trafficking" is the new media/political buzzword for what...
Bette Grande: The Legislature Is In Session, Time For Citizens To Engage
It was 1997 my first year in the North Dakota Legislature and a Bill came to the floor to complete...
Bob Timm: Does Gasoline Need Country Of Origin Labeling?
I for one am very grateful for the drop in oil/gas prices even though it is having a negative effect...
Video: Dalrymple State Of The State Speech Seemed Written For A Different North Dakota
The video above is of Governor Jack Dalrymple's 2015 State of the State address (jump forward to about the 25...
Superintendent Baesler Worried About "Extremist Propaganda" On Common Core?
This morning an anti-Common Core activists forwarded to me an email (see below) obtained through an open records request which...
Video: Kevin Cramer Says He Backs Boehner
Rep. Kevin Cramer was on MSNBC's Morning Joe this morning to talk about his Keystone XL pipeline legislation which he...
Here's The Ugly Truth For North Dakota About Oil Prices: Nobody Really Knows
"It's a big, black cloud hanging over the session," Senator Dwight Cook, a Republican from Mandan and chairman of the...
Is It About More Women In Politics, Or More Liberal Women In Politics?
The North Dakota Women's Network is an organization which claims to want more women in politics for no other reason...
What Version Of Reality Does The Fargo Forum Editorial Board Live In?
North Dakota's 2015 legislative session begins today, kicked off with the State of the State address from Governor Jack Dalrymple....
