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...
North Dakota
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...
Will Governor Doug Burgum Sign a Bill Instituting a $10 Million Tax Hike on Phone Lines?
Not once but twice during his campaign last year Governor Doug Burgum signed pledges to oppose increases in the state’s...
Bailout for Embattled Dickinson State University May Bog Down Efforts to End Legislative Session
Earlier today I wrote about some lawmakers in Bismarck expressing doubt that they can complete their legislative session on Tuesday....
Heidi Heitkamp Leaked Her Fundraising Numbers Early Because She Didn’t Want You to See Where the Money Came From
When a politician leaks information about their campaign finances to the media ahead of actually releasing their legally required report...
House Passes Bill Capping Property Taxes, Will Senate Follow Suit?
I've been writing recently about the political risk property taxes represent for North Dakota's Republicans in the upcoming election. While...
Fetishizing Bipartisanship Is Kind of Dumb
"Not one Democrat voted for North Dakota's new Voter ID law," the Grand Forks Herald says in an editorial today. "That's...
Raising Taxes on Businesses Is a Good Way to Hurt North Dakota
North Dakota is very much beholden to commodity prices. Our state is dominated by industries which produce products - be...
Audio: Rep. Kevin Cramer Says It’s “Amazing How Much Democrats…Like to Pretend Their Losses Are Victories”
Republicans survived intense special election challenges from Democrats in Kansas and (so far) Georgia. The latter is subject to a...
It’s Almost Like Building Pipelines Like DAPL Leads to Safer Transportation of Oil or Something
Remember over the last few years when the enemies of oil development were hyping oil train derailments? To be fair...
