Plain Talk: Engelstad Family Says They’ll Withhold Donations to UND, Calls for President Kennedy to Be Fired
"He's getting no funds from us until somebody else is in there." That's what Kris Engelstad McGarry, a trustee of...
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Plain Talk: Senator Cramer Says Cohen Hearing Was “Much to Do About Nothing”
"To me it's a lot to do about nothing," Senator Kevin Cramer said of the Cohen hearing on today's Plain...
Plain Talk: “I Couldn’t Really Care Less What Somebody in New York Says
Recently a New York Times columnist teed off on proposed legislation here in North Dakota which would ban any government...
Print Column: The Quickest Way to Reduce DUI’s in North Dakota Would Be to Stop Enforcing the Law
MINOT, N.D. -- “North Dakota tops list in study for percentage of drivers with a DUI history.” That recent headline...
Plain Talk: Lawmaker Says Push to Decriminalize Marijuana Isn’t Dead Yet
The North Dakota Legislature has a tradition of giving every bill introduced, at the very least, a committee hearing and...
Roscoe Streyle: North Dakota Won’t Be the Best Place for Education if We Don’t Make the Investments
This guest post was submitted by Minot resident Roscoe Streyle who served in the state House from 2011 to 2018....
Plain Talk: Activist Says ND Legislature Has Shown “No Interest in Having an Adult Conversation About Marijuana”
On this episode of Plain Talk, marijuana activist David Owen says the Legislature killing a decriminalization bill was "shameful" because...
Plain Talk: Rep. Armstrong Says Trump Tax Cuts Have Contributed to Short Term Budget Deficits
"We weren't good at it when we were in control," Congressman Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) said, in response to a Plain...
Plain Talk: North Dakota Prison’s Head Says Conditions at Women’s Facility Are So Bad Inmate Had to Pull Her Own Tooth
On this episode of Plain Talk Leann Bertsch, head of the North Dakota Department of Corrections, joined me to talk...
Plain Talk: Lawmaker Explains Why We Need Initiated Measure Reform, Closer Look at Oil Boom Crime Stats Paints a Different Picture
On this episode of Plain Talk, state Senator David Hogue talks about his remarkable speech on the Senate floor to...
