It Sure Seems Like Senator Kevin Cramer Is Throwing Shade at His Predecessor Heidi Heitkamp Over Delaying Senate Confirmations
North Dakota got some good news on Senate nominations this week. Last month I wrote in a print column that...
Month: February 2019
Ladd Erickson: Law Enforcement Shouldn’t Need a Conviction to Exercise Civil Asset Forfeiture
This guest post was submitted by McLean County State's Attorney Ladd Erickson. To Rob, the broader media, and to Bismarck...
Plain Talk: Minnesota Governor Continue’s His Predecessor’s Politically-Driven Delay of Line 3 Pipeline Project
On this episode of Plain Talk, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has decided to continue his predecessor Mark Dayton's political obstruction...
Print Column: Are North Dakota’s Liberals Willing to Look Past Partisanship on Gay Rights?
MINOT, N.D. -- In the state House of Representatives there looms an important test for North Dakota’s gay rights advocates....
Analysis: No Donations to Republicans From NDSU Faculty or Administrators During 2018 Election Cycle
We hear a lot about the need for diversity on America's campuses. Gender diversity. Racial diversity. Things like that. What...
State House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill Banning Sobriety Checkpoints
For several legislative sessions in a row the issue of sobriety checkpoints have come before state lawmakers. If you're not...
Of Course Ethics Investigations Should Be Secret
During the last election cycle a left-wing, Democrat-aligned group filed an ethics complaint against Republican candidate Tom Campbell because one...
Don’t Call Them a “Sheriff’s Department” Any More
Yesterday I got a press release from the Morton County Sheriff's Office indicating that they'd like to be called an...
Roscoe Streyle: Some Lawmakers Are Basing Policy Decisions on Their Dislike of Governor Burgum
This guest post was submitted by Minot resident Roscoe Streyle. There has been a lot of talk about the state’s...
Plain Talk: Lawmaker Makes the Case for Using Legacy Fund to Abolish North Dakota’s Income Tax
State Rep. Craig Headland, a Republican from Montpelier and Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Taxation, has introduced...
