For Burgum "Runaway Spending" Has Suddenly Become "Smart Spending"
The wait for Doug Burgum's post-Republican primary pivot away from his hard right fiscal stance is over. After bombarding the...
Al Carlson
Video: ND House Majority Leader Supports Suing Feds Over Refugee Resettlement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtP2eB5kjj0 Earlier this month the Tennessee State Assembly voted to approve a lawsuit against the federal government over refugee resettlement....
Dalrymple On 182% Increase In Medicaid Expansion Cost: "It Was The Right Thing To Do"
Yesterday I emailed Governor Jack Dalrymple's spokesman Jeff Zent to ask for a comment on the news that the projected...
John Olsrud: When Bipartisanship Is The Right Way
Last week Rob Port had an article on this blog calling the actions of House Majority Leader Al Carlson petty...
House Majority Leader Al Carlson Makes Himself Look Petty
North Dakota is a thoroughly Republican state, and it's pretty much always been that way. Since North Dakota gained statehood...
House Passes Amendment Forcing "Major" Spending Measures To General Election Ballot
In 2014 one of the eight (!!!) ballot measures North Dakotans voted on was Measure 4, a constitutional amendment passed...
ND Democrats Fighting Oil Tax Reform Should Take A Lesson From Kent Conrad
In the House Finance and Taxation committee today there is heated testimony over a delayed bill to eliminate a tax...
House Shoots Down State Rail Inspectors: "Every Derailment Threatens Our Entire Oil Industry"
Normally you wouldn't think the budget for North Dakota's Public Service Commission would be a likely candidate for heated and...
Governor Dalrymple's SB2279 Comments Were An Act Of Political Cowardice
House Majority Leader Al Carlson (R-Fargo) is unhappy with Governor Jack Dalrymple's comments regarding the defeat of SB2279 yesterday, and...
Death By Study For Legislation Requiring Lawmakers To Live In Districts
A "death by study" is a legislative maneuver that effectively kills a bill by turning it into something the Legislature...
