Former State Lawmaker Mac Schneider to Announce U.S. House Campaign
North Dakota Democrats are getting another candidate for the U.S. House, but it's not happening without some internal strife. Mac...
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North Dakota Oil Tax Revenues Beat Forecasts by 42 Percent in February, up 15 Percent in the Budget Cycle
Democrats have been trying to make an issue out of Republican oil tax reforms passed during the 2015 legislative session....
Poll: Cramer Leads Heitkamp by 5 Points in Senate Race
Earlier this week I wrote about a poll from Gravis Marketing which, based on internet surveys, showed incumbent Senator Heidi...
What if Our Schools Are Actually Safer, and School Shootings Aren’t Actually More Common?
One point I've been trying to make in the debate which erupted after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, is...
Why North Dakota Should Legalize Pot: Arrests Involving Marijuana Have Increased 119 Percent Since 2009
Over the weekend my colleague April Baumgarten wrote an eye-opening piece about drug arrests in North Dakota. Particularly startlingly was...
Poor Tom Campbell
I'd be lying to you folks if I didn't admit that state Senator Tom Campbell's campaign for federal office, started...
Backers of Ballot Measure to Create an Ethics Commission Now Maybe Don’t Want an Ethics Commission
As I noted earlier this month, there are a lot of left-of-center ballot measures in the works this election cycle,...
Trump’s Call to Arm Teachers Is Kind of Dumb
Pressed for a solution to mass shootings, President Donald Trump has said he'd like to see armed teachers in our...
After Disastrous 2016 Election Cycle ND Democratic Party Chairwoman Kylie Oversen Stepping Down to Run for Tax Commissioner
It's pretty unusual in state politics that the leaders of both of the state's major political parties are stepping down...
NRSC Hits “High Five Heidi” in New Radio Ad
It will be months before we know who the winner in North Dakota's Senate race will be. Either Republican Kevin...
