We Can’t Have Justice if We Don’t Scrutinize Accusers
Yesterday I wrote a post responding to outrage over comments made by Robert Hoy, defense attorney for James Patrick Whalen,...
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Former Lt. Governor Drew Wrigley Being Promoted to Trump Administration for Second Appointment as U.S. Attorney
Drew Wrigley served as North Dakota's U.S. Attorney under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2009. He stepped down from...
Environmental Activist: “We Have a Moral Responsibility to Blow up Wells and Eliminate Fracking and Workers”
“If the oil and gas industry puts fracking wells in our neighborhoods, threatening our lives and our children’s lives, then...
Cramer on Trump’s Tax Proposal: “More of a Pro-Growth Strategy With Less Concern With the Deficit”
Congressman Kevin Cramer joined me for our weekly open phones segment. First questioned I asked Cramer was about the resurrection...
Lawmakers Probably Aren’t Finishing Today: “My Guess Is Day or Two More”
The goal for finishing North Dakota's 2017 legislative session was day 70 of the constitutionally allowed 80. That was last...
That Wasn’t Slut Shaming, and We Need to Talk About This Double Standard for Female Victims
James Patrick Whalen, a Grand Forks teacher found guilty of carrying on a sexual relationship with a teenage student, was...
As Legislative Session Ends North Dakota Still Has More Revenues, and More Spending, Than It Did Before the Oil Boom
Today may very well be the last day of the 2017 legislative session. Lawmakers are hoping to be completed by...
Breaking Campaign Promise, Governor Doug Burgum Signs $10 Million Tax Hike
Last year during his campaign Governor Doug Burgum promised, by signing a pledge, that he would “oppose and veto any...
The Idea That North Dakota Republicans Cut Taxes for the Oil Industry Is Fake News
For years now, since the policy passed during the 2015 legislative session, North Dakota Democrats and their mouthpieces have been...
Not a Single Member of the North Dakota Senate Voted to Cap Property Taxes Yesterday
Last week the state House passed HB1361 by a wide margin, 58-32. The aim of the bill was to protect...
