Republicans, Democrats Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Eliminate State Treasurer’s Office
During the 2016 election cycle state Senator Tim Mathern, the Democratic candidate for Treasurer, built what little there was of...
Month: January 2017
Audio: Lawmaker Says His Bill Would Have Stopped Reporting of Most 2016 Oil Industry Spills
Last week I wrote about HB1151, introduced by state Rep. Roscoe Streyle, a Republican from Minot. The legislation is pretty...
Hey Byron Dorgan, if You Have to Tell Us Heidi Heitkamp Isn’t in Trouble Then She’s in Trouble
Over the weekend former North Dakota Senator Byron Dorgan wrote an angry letter to the Grand Forks Herald disputing that paper's...
Daryl Lies: North Dakota Farm Bureau Backs Scott Pruitt for EPA Chief
NDFB has vigorously opposed President Obama’s activist EPA, and for good reason. In the last eight years, EPA has repeatedly...
Standing Rock Chairman Describes “Ugly” and Out of Control Situation at #NoDAPL Protest Camps
Late last year, after the Obama administration announced that an easement wouldn't be issued for the Dakota Access Pipeline to...
#NoDAPL Protester Accused of Abusing Her Elderly Mother at Camp Is Arrested
Yesterday I wrote about a horrifying story out of the main #NoDAPL protest camp in which an 82 year old...
Bill Would Stop Workers Comp Payments for Medical Marijuana
On the 2016 ballot North Dakota voters approved a very complicated measure legalizing medical marijuana. Which is ok, as far...
Legislation Would Stop Reporting Small, Contained Oil Spills
There has been a lot of negative attention paid to North Dakota over oil spills, and to a certain point...
After Controversy Under Dalrymple Legislation Would Cap Bonuses for Governor’s Staff, Appointees at $5000
Back in late 2015 nearly $100,000 in bonuses handed out by former Governor Jack Dalrymple caused no small amount of...
82 Year Old Woman Was Found at #NoDAPL Camp Zip Tied to a Chair Surrounded by Urine and Feces
A #NoDAPL protester stands accused of felony elder abuse after her 82-year-old mother was found living in a teepee in...
