Plain Talk: Can’t the People Be Trusted to Vote on Amendments to the Initiated Measure Process?
Proponents of North Dakota's initiated measure process argue that the will of the people, as expressed at the ballot box,...
Month: May 2019
Former DOT Drivers License Director Allegedly Told Female Subordinate She Reminded Him of a Character in a Romance Novel He Wrote
Glenn Jackson was director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation's drivers license division until he resigned last week. He'd...
Governor Burgum Is Right to Continue Calling Out Legislature Over Revenue Transparency
We see debates over spending in politics all the time. How much should we spend? Where should we spend it?...
Auditor Josh Gallion Says “No Comment” on Whether or Not He’ll Run for Re-Election
Today's Plain Talk features an interview with state Auditor Josh Gallion, focusing on the controversy over the Legislature removing the...
Plain Talk: State Auditor Says He Doesn’t Know if Politics Was Behind Removal of His Authority
"I don't know anything about that," state Auditor Josh Gallion said on this episode of Plain Talk. He was responding...
Print Column: North Dakota No Longer Has an Independent Auditor Thanks to Burgum, Legislature
MINOT, N.D. -- In the closing days of the 2019 legislative session lawmakers amended the budget for the Auditor’s Office to include...
Plain Talk: Congressman Armstrong Says Democrats “Aren’t Interested in the Truth, They’re Interested in the Fight”
As Washington D.C. is embroiled in a bitter fight over the report from special prosecutor Robert Mueller, and the Trump...
Mark Kennedy Named New President of the University of Colorado
It was a close, but the outcome wasn't unexpected. On a party line vote, the Board of Regents voted to...
Burgum Signs Bill Gutting Auditor’s Office Authority Saying It Will Save Money
In the closing days of the Legislative sessions state lawmakers amended the budget bill for the Auditor's Office to include...
Burgum Signs Remaining 53 Bills From Session, Issuing Just One Veto
"Gov. Doug Burgum has signed the remaining 53 bills from the recently adjourned 2019 legislative session, exercising his veto authority...
