Print Column: The Politics of North Dakota’s Big Bad Budget Bind
MINOT, N.D. — Gov. Doug Burgum released his budget guidelines for the 2019-2012 biennium this week, and the tone of...
Month: April 2018
Podcast: Ag Commissioner Doug Goehring Says Trump’s Trade Efforts “Really Starting to Play Out Pretty Well”
On Friday I interviewed North Dakota Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring on my radio show. Earlier in the week I had...
Democratic House Candidate Mac Schneider Takes Swipe at Big Banking, Accidentally Hits Senator Heitkamp
Democratic House candidate Mac Schneider took a swipe at Big Banking, and the Trump tax cuts, with this tweet this...
The Fight Over Online Sales Taxes Cannot Be About Fairness
"Our view: Put online sellers on equal footing," is the headline over a Grand Forks Herald editorial today, making the point...
Ladd Erickson: Social Media and the Human Race: A DAPL Protest Postscript
This guest post was submitted by McLean County State's Attorney Ladd Erickson. Oil pipeline protests are a possibility in Minnesota...
Los Angeles Times Reporter Worried #NoDAPL Coverage Wasn’t Slanted Enough Toward the Protesters
Over at the University of North Dakota professor Mark Trahant - a journalism professor, albeit one sharply biased in favor...
Podcast: Governor Burgum Says He’s Out to “Change the Budget Process Itself”
Governor Doug Burgum and state Rep. Tom Beadle both joined Rob today to talk about the budget guidelines for the...
Rep. Cramer Signs Letter Urging End to Federal Contract With Citibank Due to Restrictions on Gun Sales
"Citigroup Inc (C.N) added restrictions on firearms sales for new retail-sector clients, the Wall Street bank said on Thursday, the...
Podcast: Almost Everybody in North Dakota Is Breaking This Tax Law
Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger was on air with me today to discuss the Supreme Court fight over applying state taxes...
Japan Opens Doors to American-Made Ethanol, North Dakota Democrats Hardest Hit
Yesterday I wrote a post wondering if North Dakota Democrats - U.S. Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp and U.S. House candidate...
