Print Column: People Targeted by Gun-Grabbing ‘Red Flag’ Law Would Have to Pay for Their Own Defense
MINOT, N.D. - “You have the right to an attorney.” We’re all familiar with that phrase, a part of the...
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If We’re Really Concerned About Ethics in North Dakota We Should Have Given Lawmakers Their Free Lunch*
There is a lot of Sturm und Drang about ethics in North Dakota right now. Most of it - especially the clouds...
Roscoe Streyle: The Oil Industry Is Taxed Enough Already
This guest post was submitted by Minot resident Roscoe Streyle. Do more, pay more, we hear it every day from...
Plain Talk: Do We Need Sports Betting in North Dakota?
On this episode of Plain Talk, state Rep. Tom Beadle talks about his bill - one of two before the...
Free Speech Groups, Including the ACLU, Oppose Legislative Efforts to Implement Measure 1
Ever since voters approved Measure 1 on the ballot last year there's been a steady drumbeat of criticism aimed at...
Proposed Family Leave Program Is Basically Corporate Welfare
Before I make my argument, I should acknowledge that the business community in North Dakota has come out in opposition...
Ed Schafer: In Defense of the Legacy Fund
This guest post was submitted by former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer. Last December Rob Port posted an article on...
Plain Talk: ND Grocers Out to Gut Food Freedom Bill, and Why Can’t Second Cousins Farm Together?
On this episode of Plain Talk, Ag Week publisher Katie Pinke talks about North Dakota's corporate farming ban. A bill...
Print Column: To Reduce Abortions, Perhaps Less Focus on Lectures and More on Birth Control
Are pro-life Republicans interested in creating headlines or reducing the number of abortions? I’m pro-life, but I couldn’t help but...
Amendment to Pro-Life Bill Would Let Attorney General, Not the Courts, Decide Whether It’s Constitutional
State Rep. Luke Simons (R-Dickinson) introduced HB1546 which aims to ban what it describes as "human dismemberment abortion." A gruesome...
