Audio: Governor Doug Burgum Talks Property Taxes, Homeless Shelters, Pay for Public Employees
Lawmakers have said they want to finish the 2017 session with 10 of their 80 constitutionally allotted days left. Today...
Month: April 2017
The Jobs Argument for Wind Power Is Baloney
In a recent editorial the Grand Forks Herald tries to gloss over the very real problems with wind power. Namely...
North Dakota Shouldn’t Be in the Business of Expropriation
"House approves Missouri River mineral leasing bill estimated to cost $187 million," reads this headline. That's more than a little misleading....
Democrats Are Right to Worry About Property Tax Hike
Back during his gubernatorial campaign last year Rep. Marvin Nelson (D-Rolla) warned that the state's budget problems could result in...
Read It: Report Says Fire Which Burned Down Property Reportedly Owned by Craig Cobb Was Set Intentionally
A property in Nome, North Dakota, reportedly owned by white supremacist Craig Cobb burned down under suspicious circumstances. Now a...
Rep. Robin Weisz: Legislature Has Fixed the Medical Marijuana Measure
Last November, 63% of voters approved a ballot measure legalizing medical marijuana in North Dakota. Unfortunately, the 38-page measure contained...
Senator Heidi Heitkamp Flip Flops on Judicial Filibusters
North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp likes to make a big to-do over being a pragmatic sort of elected leader with...
Sanford Got Caught With Their Hand in the Cookie Jar
Yesterday we had a bit of a political conflagration caused by NDSU President Dean Bresciani who claimed state lawmakers were...
John Andrist: Downsizing Without Pain Is Difficult
A Minnesota friend sent me an e-mail last week, inquiring about what’s going on in North Dakota. She wanted to...
Senator Heidi Heitkamp, at Dawn of Re-Election Campaign, Jumps Into Fight Over UND Women’s Hockey Program
In a decision she probably wouldn't have made were she not up for re-election this cycle, Senator Heidi Heitkamp has...
