A Lobbyist on the Ethics Commission?
During the 2018 election cycle the air was thick with denunciations of lobbyists, with most of the smoke being blown...
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You Can’t Be a Journalist and an Elected Official
On the podcast today state Rep. Matt Eidson told me he's going to do his best to do a good...
Plain Talk: Can You Be an Elected Official and a Reporter at the Same Time?
On this episode of Plain Talk, state Rep. Matt Eidson (D-Grand Forks) talks about how he plans to manage being...
Thanks to Marsy’s Law Corporations Can Maybe Have Victim Rights Too
North Dakota voters made a grievous mistake when they, at the behest of a campaign funded by a California billionaire,...
Yes You Are, Republicans
My most recent Sunday print column was about the North Dakota Republican Party and the ways in which, fairly or...
The Government Can’t Have It Both Ways in the War on Opiate Abuse
The State of North Dakota - and, separately, multiple political subdivisions of the state - are suing the pharmaceutical industry...
Guest Post: Legislative Session Gave Insurance Department Resources, Authority to Make Things Better for North Dakotans
This guest post was submitted by North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread, a Republican first elected in 2016. It isn’t...
Video: Armstrong Gets Democratic Witness to Agree That Committee Subpoena Would Have Required Barr to Break the Law
Democrats have been rough on Attorney General William Barr lately, accusing him of violating the law, and even going so...
Video: In Floor Speech Senator Cramer Thanks National Guard for “Defending Our State” From #NoDAPL Protesters
Today is Military Appreciation Day, so as you might imagine that means politicians giving a bunch of speeches about how...
North Dakota’s Lawsuit Against the Opioid Industry Got Tossed and That’s Probably a Good Thing
I'm not convinced that the State of North Dakota should be successful in its lawsuit against the opioid industry. Clearly...
