Dinner for Lawmakers, Paid for by Lobbyists, Was Legal Only Because There Aren’t Any Ethics Rules Yet
Recently a group of 29 North Dakota lawmakers took a trip to Nashville, Tennessee, which cost the taxpayers nearly $90,000....
Month: September 2019
Senator Kevin Cramer Signs Letter to Facebook Over Censorship of Pro-Life Content
North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer - along with Senators Ted Cruz (Texas), Josh Hawley (Missouri), and Mike Braun (Indiana) -...
Legislature Should Consider Using Existing Platforms for Video of Committee Meetings
Several years ago the North Dakota Legislature implemented a video system for floor sessions in the House and Senate chambers....
Print Column: We Overestimate the Government’s Ability to Solve Problems
MINOT, N.D. — Going by the promises currently being made by candidates for U.S. president, you’d think our federal government...
Guest Post: Thank You to North Dakota Lawmakers for Supporting Music Education
This guest post was submitted by Sara Baumann, President; Mark Herold, President-Elect; Brian Saylor, Immediate Past-President; and Lindsey Tafelmeyer, Executive...
Trade Cannot Be the Only Lens Through Which We See China
As I write this I am attending the 2019 Policy Summit put on by the Greater North Dakota Chamber of...
Guest Post: Drug Importation Is Not the Solution for High Drug Prices
This guest post was submitted by state Rep. Karen Rohr (R-Mandan) and Rep. Lisa Meier (R-Bismarck). As prescription drugs become...
Democratic Lawmaker Suggests New Ethics Commission Could Regulate Speech of Elected Officials
Politicians say stupid things. That's not exactly breaking news. Sometimes the stupid things they say rise to the level of...
Ethanol’s Struggles as Government Eases Mandates Should Make Farm Country Very, Very Scared
Ethanol policy is an absolute disaster waiting to happen. It's a ticking time bomb, waiting to blow up in our...
How Far Must We Oblige the Will of the People?
Like many Americans, I imagine, I'm watching the wrangling over Brexit with a mixture of mirth and confusion. Mirth because...
