North Dakota Needs Fewer Elected Offices
In Burleigh County (Bismarck), commissioners are considering eliminating elections for two county offices. Currently the auditor/treasurer and recorder positions are...
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Groups Discussing an Initiated Measure to Create a Legacy Fund Loan Program for Infrastructure
During their regular session earlier this year state lawmakers defeated a proposal, introduced by Senator David Hogue (R-Minot), which would...
Let’s Not Create an Exception to the 1st Amendment for Flag Burning
Senator Kevin Cramer has made himself a co-sponsor of a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution which would create an...
Stop Rewarding Politicians for Just Winning Elections
The North Dakota Women's Network has announced their "woman of the year" award recipient. It's state Rep. Ruth Buffalo, who...
Jon Stewart and His Sanctimony Are a Lot of What’s Wrong in American Politics Today
This week comedian Jon Stewart made headlines with a rant he went on during a meeting of the House Judiciary...
Losers Don’t Get to Be Choosers, Democrats
The Legislature has been organizing its interim committees of late, and a tradition for Democrats during this time is to...
New Study Suggests Legal Marijuana Doesn’t Reduce Opioid Problems
Back in 2014 a study was released suggesting a strong connection between legal marijuana and decreased overdoses from opioid abuse....
North Dakota Democratic Party: “Coal Is No Longer a Viable Source of Energy.”
In the Minot Daily News over the weekend was a remarkable letter from a leader in the North Dakota Democratic-NPL which...
DPI Spokesman Calls State Auditor “Unprofessional” and “Ridiculous” While Defending School Bus Inspection Language on Website
Yesterday state Auditor Josh Gallion's office released a report focusing on the Department of Public Instruction and school bus inspections....
North Dakota Among States With Biggest Drop in Higher Education Enrollment, and Maybe That’s Not a Bad Thing
"College enrollment in the U.S. has decreased for the eighth consecutive year, according to new data released Thursday by the National Student...
