If It’s About Safety and Not Revenues, Why Let Local Governments Keep Revenues From Traffic Fines?
Yesterday the state House approved SB2304, allowing local governments to assess traffic fines beyond what is set in state law....
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A Lawmaker Posting Memes Comparing Trump to Hitler Is Why North Dakota Democrats Can’t Get Traction at the Ballot Box
"Will Democrats Ever Be Able to Win Back Rural America?" That was the headline over a recent Vice article by...
Senate Committee Adopts Hog House Amending Turning Vaping Flavor Ban Into a Tax
When HB1477, introduced by Alisa Mitskog (D-Wahpeton), was passed by the House it was a simple ban on selling flavored...
Maybe North Dakotans and Minnesotans Spurn Heating Assistance Because They Think Self Sufficiency Is a Good Thing
"Most North Dakotans, Minnesotans who qualify for heating assistance don't seek it," reads a headline over a recent article by...
Governor Burgum Blasts “Disingenuous” Legislators Over Revenue Picture, and He’s Right
Back during the heights of the Bakken boom, when oil activity was driving a tidal wave of revenues into state...
Environmental Activists Promote Fake News About Coal Ash
This week a headline about coal ash contaminating groundwater in North Dakota and other states probably caught your attention. And...
Wind Energy Companies Shouldn’t Be Dismissive of Their Inability to Produce Power When It’s Frigid Outside
We've had some positively arctic temperatures in our region this year. Back in late January, amid a "polar vortex," Jason...
Law Enforcement Found No “Legitimate Threat” to Rep. Ruth Buffalo
Tonight reporter Kim Hyatt published a story about "threats" against state Rep. Ruth Buffalo. "Although leery for her safety after...
Why Should Only Republicans Fear Socialism?
"If there's anything that terrifies North Dakota Republicans, it's socialism," my friend Tony Bender writes in a recent column His...
Heidi Heitkamp: I Lost Because of Hillary Clinton and Because I Was Branded as a Democrat
A popular pastime for politicians looking to fill time after losing an election is to come up explanations for their...
