Plain Talk: How worried should you be about North Dakota’s testing decline?
One thing I think about, as our kids return to school from a long holiday break, is how hard it...
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Plain Talk: Expect Drew Wrigley to announce a campaign for attorney general next week
Wayne Stenehjem, North Dakota's long-time attorney general, announced recently that he'll end a more than four-decades-long career in elected office...
Plain Talk: The year that was in North Dakota politics, and the year that will be
It's been a wild year in North Dakota politics, from a lawmaker getting expelled from the Legislature for the first...
Plain Talk: A giant of North Dakota politics calls it a career
Wayne Stenehjem has served the state of North Dakota in elected office for more than 40 years, from his stint...
Plain Talk: Sen. Cramer talks Build Back Better, Jan. 6 committee, carbon capture, and divides in the Republican party
North Dakota Sen. Kevin Cramer joined this episode of Plain Talk and discussed all sorts of stuff. The Jan. 6...
Plain Talk: We should stop calling one another enemy
Politics in North Dakota are about as divisive these days as they are anywhere else. In our state, the divide...
Plain Talk: Why is religion declining in America?
Religion has always been at the center of American life, but in recent years many Americans are turning away from...
Plain Talk: Is carbon capture North Dakota’s next big industry?
North Dakota has industries that produce a lot of carbon. Oil. Natural gas. Coal. Agriculture. Ethanol. But North Dakota's newest...
Plain Talk: Studying misinformation, and a homophobic attack from a state lawmaker
Misinformation. Fake news. These are terms we hear a lot in America in 2021, but what do they mean? How...
Plain Talk: Moving North Dakota’s oil industry toward being carbon neutral
Earlier this year Gov. Doug Burgum raised a lot of eyebrows in the political world by announcing a goal for North Dakota's...
