Measure 1 Bans Lobbyists on the Ethics Commission, but a Measure 1 Lobbyist Has Applied Anyway
Yesterday I wrote about a lobbyist for the North Dakotans for Public Integrity - the local front group for the...
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A Lobbyist on the Ethics Commission?
During the 2018 election cycle the air was thick with denunciations of lobbyists, with most of the smoke being blown...
Thanks to Marsy’s Law Corporations Can Maybe Have Victim Rights Too
North Dakota voters made a grievous mistake when they, at the behest of a campaign funded by a California billionaire,...
The Government Can’t Have It Both Ways in the War on Opiate Abuse
The State of North Dakota - and, separately, multiple political subdivisions of the state - are suing the pharmaceutical industry...
Video: In Floor Speech Senator Cramer Thanks National Guard for “Defending Our State” From #NoDAPL Protesters
Today is Military Appreciation Day, so as you might imagine that means politicians giving a bunch of speeches about how...
What if the Trade Fight With China Is Bigger Than Soybeans?
In 1995 then-President Bill Clinton extended Most Favored Nation status to China. His justification for the move, coming as it...
Raising the Smoking Age Is a Dumb Way to Address Teen Smoking When So Many Teens Are Already Ignoring the Law
In Minnesota many local governments are joining a national trend toward raising the age for tobacco use to 21. In...
DOT Attempted to Obscure That Director Under Investigation Was on Paid Leave
Earlier this year Glenn Jackson, the former director of the North Dakota Department of Transportation's drivers license division, was placed...
Don’t Let Them Fool You, Lawmakers Knew Exactly What They Were Doing to the Auditor’s Authority
Now that there has been some public blow back over legislation gutting the autonomy of the state Auditor, certain state...
Lawmaker Admits They Gutted Auditor’s Powers Because He Isn’t “Supposed to Embarrass People”
When news first broke that the Legislature had snuck some last minute language into a budget bill to remove the...
