Guest Post: North Dakota’s Legislature Disregards the People
This guest post was submitted by Riley Kuntz of Dickinson, chairman of Audit the Swamp, a referendum committee set up...
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Small Town Grocery Stores Don’t Need Government Assistance, They Need Better Business Models
"An interim committee of the North Dakota Legislature will study how food gets into rural areas and how the system...
Losers Don’t Get to Be Choosers, Democrats
The Legislature has been organizing its interim committees of late, and a tradition for Democrats during this time is to...
Petitions Filed to Refer Laws Pertaining to State Auditor Powers, Legislative Emails, and Roosevelt Library Funding
A group of activists have filed petitions with the Secretary of State's office to refer three pieces of legislation passed...
No, Senator Wardner, the Legislature Is Not in Charge of the Auditor
The American system of government is built around the concept of distributing the powers of government over multiple branches. At...
Guest Post: Legislative Session Gave Insurance Department Resources, Authority to Make Things Better for North Dakotans
This guest post was submitted by North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread, a Republican first elected in 2016. It isn’t...
Plain Talk: “Governor Burgum Has Proven Himself to Be a Member of the Good Old Boys Club”
Riley Kuntz is an organizer behind Audit the Swamp. A campaign which, among other things, aims to refer legislation limiting...
Print Column: Lawmakers Should Come Back Into Session to Fix Their Shameful Auditor Mistake
MINOT, N.D. -- During the waning days of the 2019 legislative session the budget for the state auditor’s office was...
Lawmaker Sees No Problem Voting for Legislation Limiting Auditor’s Powers Despite Family Connection to Controversial Audit
Watch the floor debates in the North Dakota legislature long enough and you'll eventually see a lawmaker stand up and...
Guest Post: Legislature Was Right to Tie the Hands of the Auditor
This guest post was submitted by Roscoe Streyle, a resident of Minot and former state lawmaker. There has been a...
