Plain Talk: If the Voters Cast Their Ballots for Bad Policy, Does That Suddenly Make It Good Policy?
On this episode of the Plain Talk Podcast, state Rep. Jake Blum (R-Grand Forks) talks about his legislation to raise...
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Shocker: Partisans Behind Measure 1 Don’t Like Republican Bill to Implement It
Although they masqueraded as a bipartisan coalition the North Dakotans for Public Integrity, a local front group for the far...
Plain Talk Podcast: Sealing Criminal Records, Blue Laws, Measure 1, and Why Initiated Measures Make for Bad Policy
Are initiated measures a good way to make public policy? I don't think so, and I talk about it in...
Governor Burgum’s Super Bowl Trip Couldn’t Have Happened Under His Office’s New Ethics Policy
Earlier this year Governor Doug Burgum, who rode into office on the back of a campaign which castigated a supposed...
ACLU Opposes North Dakota “Ethics” Measure Saying It Would Be an Unconstitutional Restriction on Free Speech
Last month I wrote in a print column that Measure 1 - which supporters refer to as the "ethics" or...
A Bunch of Hollywood Celebrities Just Bought Their Way Onto North Dakota’s Ballot
Yesterday a group calling themselves the North Dakotans for Public Integrity announced that their constitutional amendment has been qualified to...
Governor Burgum’s Super Bowl Trip Didn’t Violate Ethics Policies Mostly Because the Governor’s Office Doesn’t Have Any
When Governor Doug Burgum went to the Super Bowl over the weekend his tickets were paid for by Xcel Energy....
Senator Jon Casper: Legislature Has Already Taken Steps to Improve Transparency and Ethics
This guest post was submitted by state Senator Jon Casper, a Republican from Fargo. I led the charge last session...
Draft of Potential Ethics Amendment Ballot Measure Being Circulated by Former Democratic Lt. Governor Candidate
Ellen Chaffee, a former President of Valley City and Mayville State Universities and a stalwart of the left wing of...
Democrat Executive Director Accuses Republican Doug Burgum Of Ethical Lapse
It would help if the Democrats understood their own talking points. One such talking point North Dakota Democrats have been...
