Bill Would Establish an Audit Department Tasked With Reviewing Government Agencies and Programs
Yesterday state Auditor Josh Gallion dropped a surprising report detailing money locked away in special funds by state agencies which...
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Roscoe Streyle: Let’s Build the Teddy Roosevelt Library
This guest post was submitted by Minot resident Roscoe Streyle. In the debate over the proposed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library,...
Plain Talk Podcast: Rep. Karla Rose Hanson Discusses Gun Seizure Bill
Should the government be able to take a person's guns because a court finds you dangerous? Is that a reasonable...
Audit Report Shows State Agencies Hoarding Tens of Millions in Special Funds, Tourism Department Fund Has 30 Years Worth of Reserves
A new report out from North Dakota Auditor Josh Gallion indicates that state agencies are keeping tens of millions of...
Legislation Introduced to Deny Reserve Law Enforcement Officers Power to Arrest, Carry a Gun
Earlier this month Fargo defense attorney Mark Friese wrote a guest post here on SAB regarding the use of reserve...
Legislation Would Raise North Dakota’s Tobacco Age to 19, but Exempts Active Military Members
Currently North Dakota bans tobacco use for minors (vaping is included as tobacco use, even though it's a much different...
Legislation Would Let the Government Seize Guns From People Deemed as Possibly Dangerous
HB1537, introduced by Rep. Karla Rose Hanson (D-Fargo), is a complicated piece of policy. The crux of it, however, is...
Plain Talk Podcast: Government Shutdown, “Abortion Reversal” Bill, and Civil Asset Forfeiture With Rep. Rick Becker
On episode 3 of the Plain Talk Podcast I talked about the longest government shutdown in American history, which I...
Raheem Williams: Dear Rep. Pam Anderson, Our Schools Are Extraordinarily Safe
This guest post was submitted by Raheem Williams, the policy director for the North Dakota Young Republicans. Recently Democratic Rep....
So-Called “Abortion Reversal” Bill Is a Bad Idea
It's been a while since we've had a fight over abortion in the North Dakota legislature. Six years ago there...
