Plain Talk: Student Loan Debt, Auditor Controversies, and the Age 21 Smoking Law With Jay Thomas
Mondays during the summer I won't be doing a regular episode of Plain Talk. Instead I'll be uploading the audio...
Month: May 2019
Do We Want to Invite Activist Hollywood to North Dakota?
David Diebel, a producer and co-owner of Bismarck-based DN Cinematics and a board member of the North Dakota Film and...
Raising the Smoking Age Is a Dumb Way to Address Teen Smoking When So Many Teens Are Already Ignoring the Law
In Minnesota many local governments are joining a national trend toward raising the age for tobacco use to 21. In...
Print Column: Lawmakers Should Come Back Into Session to Fix Their Shameful Auditor Mistake
MINOT, N.D. -- During the waning days of the 2019 legislative session the budget for the state auditor’s office was...
Lawmaker Sees No Problem Voting for Legislation Limiting Auditor’s Powers Despite Family Connection to Controversial Audit
Watch the floor debates in the North Dakota legislature long enough and you'll eventually see a lawmaker stand up and...
DOT Attempted to Obscure That Director Under Investigation Was on Paid Leave
Earlier this year Glenn Jackson, the former director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation's drivers license division, was placed...
Democratic Presidential Candidate Signs Bill Implementing a “De Facto Ban” on North Dakota Oil Shipments
Washington Governor Jay Inslee just signed legislation in his state imposing regulations on oil shipped by rail which are so...
Guest Post: Legislature Was Right to Tie the Hands of the Auditor
This guest post was submitted by Roscoe Streyle, a resident of Minot and former state lawmaker. There has been a...
Plain Talk: Armstrong Says Congress Does Do Other Stuff Besides Talking About Mueller, Trump
It can be hard to tell at times, but Congressman Kelly Armstrong says Congress does actually do things aside from...
Don’t Let Them Fool You, Lawmakers Knew Exactly What They Were Doing to the Auditor’s Authority
Now that there has been some public blow back over legislation gutting the autonomy of the state Auditor, certain state...
