State Lawmakers Should Be Wary of Their Own Revenue Forecast
In North Dakota, when the politicians are writing budgets, they aren't spending money they have. They're spending money revenue forecasts...
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The Legislature Should Make the New England Women’s Prison Illegal
A political furor has erupted over a proposal from Governor Doug Burgum, backed by Department of Corrections head LeAnn Bertsch,...
Print Column: We Need to Legalize Marijuana, Not Merely Decriminalize It
MINOT, N.D. - Last year a ballot measure to legalize marijuana in North Dakota failed at the ballot box. Despite...
ACLU Calls North Dakota Bill Targeting Meddling With “Critical Infrastructure” Unconstitutional
Back in 2016, during the heights of the #NoDAPL protests against the Dakota Access Pipelines, a group of left wing...
North Dakota Property Owners Shouldn’t Have to Post Their Land to Control Access
There were hundreds of arrests made during the violent protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline a couple of years back,...
Senator Scott Meyer: Supporting License Reciprocity for Military Spouses
This guest post was submitted by Scott Meyer, a State Senator for District 18 in Grand Forks and a Loan...
Bill Would Require Double Legislative Approval of Constitutional Amendments Initiated by Petitions
There is a lot of concern among some political observers - including this one - that the initiated measure process...
It’s Time to Stop Listening to the Legacy Fund Hoarders
In 2009 the North Dakota Legislature passed a constitutional amendment to create a fund out of a portion of taxes...
NDGOP State Committee Votes Against Endorsing Legislation to End North Dakota’s Open Primaries
Tonight the North Dakota Republican Party voted against a resolution endorsing legislation aimed at ending North Dakota's open primary system....
Governor Burgum and a Republican Lawmaker Want to Exempt Military Pay and Pensions From State Income Taxes and It’s a Solid Idea
North Dakota has thousands and thousands of military members, both active duty and retired, living in our state. North Dakota...
