North Dakota’s Corporate Farming Ban Is So Dumb We Have to Pass a Law So You Can Farm With Your Second Cousin
Let's say your great-grandfather immigrated to North Dakota and started a farm. It was a successful operation and, upon his...
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Tyler Lannoye: Bill Is Pro-Property Rights, Not Anti-Hunting
This guest post was submitted by Tyler Lannoye, an outdoor sports enthusiast and resident of Churchs Ferry, North Dakota. I am...
Plain Talk: RNC Spokesperson Talks Shutdown and State of the Union
RNC National Spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany joins Plain Talk today to explain what the government shutdown did and did not accomplish,...
There Need to Be Consequences for State Agencies Trying to Kill Legislation With Politically Motivated Fiscal Notes
Whether the legislating is taking place in the Legislature in Bismarck, or at the ballot box during an election year,...
The Legislature Should Leave “Cottage Foods” Alone
During the 2017 legislative session lawmakers passed HB1433, introduced by Rep. Luke Simons (R-Dickinson), which supporters called the "food freedom...
Plain Talk: People Targeted by “Red Flag” Law Have to Pay to Defend Their Gun Rights, Oil Industry Pays Half of All North Dakota Taxes
Over the weekend I had an interesting Twitter conversation with state Rep. Karla Rose Hanson, the sponsor of so-called "red...
Plain Talk: Rep. Scott Louser Explains Why We Need Partisanship in Local Elections
On today's episode of Plain Talk, state Rep. Scott Louser (R-Minot) explains why we need more partisanship in local elections....
Bill Would Create Mandatory Family Leave Program for Some North Dakota Employers
If a bill introduced by state Rep. Karla Rose Hanson (D-Fargo) passes, an employer in North Dakota with 50 or...
North Dakota Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Backing Trump’s Call for a Border Wall
Nationally the federal government is shut down over funding for the border wall (or fence or whatever) that President Trump...
Lawmakers Introduce Resolution Ordering Study Into Whether It’s “Necessary” or “Desirable” to Implement Ethics Ballot Measure
"Measure 1 is actually so poorly written that it would institute a host of new restrictions and regulations on political...
