Plain Talk: Rep. Scott Louser Explains Why We Need Partisanship in Local Elections
On today's episode of Plain Talk, state Rep. Scott Louser (R-Minot) explains why we need more partisanship in local elections....
Month: January 2019
Over the Past Five Years North Dakota’s Oil Industry Has Paid 50 Percent of All Taxes Collected in the State
"During the Bakken development oil extraction and production taxes are more than 44% of all taxes collected by the state,"...
Bill Would Create Mandatory Family Leave Program for Some North Dakota Employers
If a bill introduced by state Rep. Karla Rose Hanson (D-Fargo) passes, an employer in North Dakota with 50 or...
North Dakota Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Backing Trump’s Call for a Border Wall
Nationally the federal government is shut down over funding for the border wall (or fence or whatever) that President Trump...
Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Ordering Study Into Whether It’s “Necessary” or “Desirable” to Implement Ethics Ballot Measure
"Measure 1 is actually so poorly written that it would institute a host of new restrictions and regulations on political...
North Dakota Isn’t Going to Change Its Time Zones
SAB readers will remember that North Dakota's 2017 legislative session included a debate over time zones. SB2167 that session would...
Plain Talk: “We the People” Are the Problem in Politics, and Senator Piepkorn Explains His Call for a Higher Oil Extraction Tax
On this episode of the Plain Talk Podcast, State Senator Merrill Piepkorn (D-Fargo) explains the reasoning behind his legislation to...
Print Column: This Is Why North Dakota Democrats Can’t Win Elections
MINOT, N.D. -- Do you know what’s the worst? When some joker puts on an air of intellectual superiority and...
Were the Covington Boys Asking for It?
Yesterday during my weekly appearance on the Jay Thomas Show on WDAY AM970 we discussed the controversy of those Covington...
Plain Talk: ND Stockmen’s Association Says Change in North Dakota’s Land Posting Laws Is Needed
Julie Ellingson from the North Dakota Stockmen's Association is on the Plain Talk Podcast today. Her group is backing legislation...
