The Fargo City Commission Just Gave Away $660,000 in Tax Incentives for No Good Reason at All
Last night the Fargo City Commission met and voted to approve a property tax exemption worth $660,000 over ten years...
Month: July 2016
Mike Jones: North Dakota Leads in Clean Coal Technology
As the United States and countries throughout the world seek ways to reduce man-made CO2 emissions, the state of North...
That Awkward Moment When North Dakota Trump Supporter Gary Emineth Realizes His Candidate Is a Thug
There was some poetic justice for former NDGOP chairman Gary Emineth at the Republican National Convention today. In case you...
Democrat Minority Leader Mac Schneider: I’m Right About Oil Taxes in an Alternate Version of Reality
Last week I called out Senator Mac Schneider and Rep. Kenton Onstad for a wildly inaccurate claim they made in...
Native American Candidates Get Little Financial Support From North Dakota Democrats
Last month the Democratic and Republican candidates for the U.S. House filed their pre-primary fundraising reports, and we learned that...
Don’t Let Grandstanding Lawmakers Delay Governor’s Residence Project
The governor's residence on the capitol grounds in Bismarck has always been a fraught political topic. For years state lawmakers,...
Jim Kasper: Legislation to Delay Governor’s Residence Construction Has Been in the Works for Weeks
It was interesting to learn over the weekend that another Legislator will also be introducing legislation during the upcoming special...
Congressman Kevin Cramer: Stanton Station Coal Plant Closing “Is Just the First Casualty Here in North Dakota”
Yesterday we got news that Great River Energy is shuttering its Stanton Station coal-fired power plant, putting about 65 people...
Governor Jack Dalrymple on Why He Didn’t Call a Special Session Sooner: “Because We Didn’t Have To”
Yesterday while sitting in for Jay Thomas on WDAY AM970 I interviewed Governor Jack Dalrymple about his announcement earlier in...
War on Coal: Great River Energy Closing Stanton Station Plant
Citing low prices and the current economic environment, Great River Energy has announced that they'll be closing their Stanton Station...
