Who Are North Dakota’s Most Conservative Lawmakers?
Who are the most and least conservative members of North Dakota's state legislature based on the 2019 session? The folks...
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Guest Post: Thank You to North Dakota Lawmakers for Supporting Music Education
This guest post was submitted by Sara Baumann, President; Mark Herold, President-Elect; Brian Saylor, Immediate Past-President; and Lindsey Tafelmeyer, Executive...
Local Politics Are as Partisan and Ideological as Any Other Kind of Politics, We Just Pretend Like They Aren’t
Earlier this year state Rep. Scott Louser, a Republican from Minot, introduced legislation which would have allowed local elected leaders...
Proposed “Red Flag Law” for North Dakota Doesn’t Need to Be Resurrected
"There was a lot of learning that was happening about the gun violence issue as a whole, as well as...
Referendum for Auditor Law Won’t Make the Deadline
"Not making the referendum deadline." That's what Riley Kuntz, the organizer behind the "Audit the Swamp" campaign to refer three...
Guest Post: Bismarck Doubling Traffic Fines Will Undoubtedly Invite Legal Challenges
This guest post was submitted by Fargo attorney Mark Friese The Bismarck Tribune reports Bismarck City Commissioners will seek to...
Controversy Over Pay for Absent Legislators Is Much Ado About Not Much
If you wanted to be critical of North Dakota lawmakers for rubber stamping pay for colleagues who are absent during...
Is the Bizarre Political Situation in Alaska a Sign of Things to Come in North Dakota?
There are strange things happening in the State of Alaska. "A deep divide over budget cuts in Alaska has become...
Lots of Eggs for Lots of Faces as Lawmakers Say They’ll Abandon Attacks on State Auditor’s Powers
Earlier this week state Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued an opinion stating that legislation passed earlier this year to limit...
This Editorial Cartoon Needs to Be Retracted
Steve Stark's most recent editorial cartoon, depicting state lawmakers as pulling funding from a poetry program, is so blatantly inaccurate...
