Six Jobs Created In North Dakota/Texas For Every One In The Rest Of The Country
Recently Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm called America's shale plays "Cowboyistan." “We’ve got more rigs running than in the rest...
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Should Foreign Contributions To State Candidates Be Illegal?
Yesterday I flagged some contributions from a Canadian citizen (Leo Ledohowski, the owner of the Canad Inns hotel chain) to...
Hypocrite Heitkamp Suddenly Against "Divisive, Unrelated Provisions" In Bills
Senator Heidi Heitkamp likes to say things, but she often doesn't mean them. Like opposing the filibuster, for instance. When...
James Kerian: Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity Bill Is About Intimidation, Not Discrimination
The public argument over SB 2279, the sexual orientation and gender identity bill, has been almost as disappointing as the...
“I’m Not Going To Be…Lobbying" Said Kent Conrad Before Taking Lobbying Job
“The one thing I know I’m not going to be doing is lobbying.” That's what former North Dakota Senator Kent...
House Shoots Down Resolution To Form Ethics Committee
It was entertaining today to listen to Rep. Corey Mock (D-Grand Forks) lose his cool on the floor of the...
North Dakota Turns Away From Ban On Corporate Farming To Save Swine, Dairy Farms
For 83 years North Dakota has had one of the toughest bans on corporate farming in the nation. While corporations...
Ahead Of Revenue Forecast Dems Doing Oil Tax Trigger Damage Control
There is absolutely no question at this point that the decision by lawmakers in 2013 to rid the state's oil...
Why Not Just End North Dakota's Corporate Farming Law?
Today the state House will finally take up SB2351 which would ease the state's restrictions on corporate farming for swine...
Rod St. Aubyn: Hillary Clinton Email Scandal A Smoking Gun Or A Strategic Plan?
We are all following with great interest the news on the Hillary Email Saga. The New York Times broke the...
