Our Nation’s Political and Business Leaders Don’t Have the Luxury of Ignoring China’s Suppression of Democracy Any More
A few days ago former North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp wrote a column critical of the Trump administration's approach to...
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Feds Smack Down Democrats, Environmentalists On Claims Of PSC Bribery
Conveniently timed for the last election cycle, two environmentalist groups (the taxpayer-funded Dakota Resource Council and the Sierra Club) filed...
Fargo City Officials Upset That Legislature Wasn't Sufficiently Deferential To Them
Anyone who follows North Dakota politics closely is familiar with the term "Imperial Cass." This sprung out of the tendency...
Amendment To Resolution Would Ban Initiated Constitutional Measures That Appropriate Money
Update: Senator David Hogue emails to make it clear that this amendment impacts only constituitonal measures. Statutory measures that appropriate...
Jim Carrey Proves Why We Shouldn't Look To Celebrities On Serious Policy Issues
Not long ago funny-man actor Jim Carrey mocked and belittled gun owners in a skit for Funny or Die (see...
CNN Poll: Support For Gun Control Is Slipping
Democrats were in a hurry to push through tough new gun control regulations after the Sandy Hook murders, and here's...
Dorso Column: Reflecting On Important Issues In The Legislature
As usual the second half of the legislative session is when the more controversial legislation begins to get a lot...
Resolution To Replace Board Of Higher Education Advances In State House
The North Dakota Senate took up three of the resolutions to reform the university system today. HCR3008, introduced by Rep....
In The Legislature, A Debate Over Direct Democracy Versus Representative Democracy
Today the House Judiciary Committee played host to a packed room full of people testifying on HCR3011 which would, if...
Resolution Seeks To Study Ways To Make North Dakota More Independent Of The Federal Government
HCR3038 has just been introduced by Rep. Rick Becker, and a group of other legislators, to study ways to move...
