Audio: Governor Doug Burgum Says We’re “Moving Towards an Era of Zero Tolerance” for Oil Spills
Recently North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum held a closed door meeting with representatives of the oil and gas industry to...
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In Defense of the Smoky Back Room
The Bismarck Tribune today, in an editorial, blisters Governor Doug Burgum for holding a closed-door meeting with oil and gas industry...
Governor Doug Burgum and the Land Board Need to Get in Control of Their Bureaucrats
There is a land grab being pursued by some North Dakota bureaucrats, an immoral sort of expropriation of valuable private...
Senator Heitkamp Sided With Her Party Over North Dakota
I've always thought that, when a politician casts a controversial vote, an explanation before that vote is cast is worth...
Can North Dakota Democrats Get Their Voters Back From Republicans in 2018?
"I'm betting on Heitkamp against any Republican opponent who's so far been mentioned," my friend Mike Jacobs writes today. Senator...
Burgum May Be a Threat to the Status Quo in Higher Education and That’s a Very Good Thing
Governor Doug Burgum delivered a commence address to graduates at North Dakota State University this weekend. Prior to the speech...
About Those Pre-Existing Conditions
A caller to my radio show last week had a really good analogy for insurance. He said that we should...
Governor Burgum: Everyone Wants Lower Taxes “as Long as It Doesn’t Mean Cuts in Government Jobs in Their Location”
I had Governor Doug Burgum on my radio show on Friday and we talked about property taxes and the push...
Governor Burgum Is Saying the Right Things About the Bloated University System, but Does He Have the Courage of His Convictions?
Governor Doug Burgum should call for some of North Dakota's college campuses to be closed. He stopped short of doing...
Audio: Lawmaker Rips Burgum Vetoes, Calls Them “Terrible” and “Reckless”
Governor Doug Burgum announced vetoes for parts of nine bills today. “We deeply appreciate the Legislature’s good work this session,...
