Proposed Ballot Measure Would Block Legislature’s Ability to Amend Part of North Dakota’s Constitution Dealing With Ballot Measures
We live in a very populist era, but the the proposal detailed below may be the very peak of populist...
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Plain Talk: How Did an Effort to Decriminalize Marijuana Get Turned Into Legislation Which Increases Penalties?
State Rep. Shannon Roers Jones (R-Fargo) has spent a lot of time this legislative session pushing to decriminalize possession of...
North Dakota Is Third Lowest in the Nation When It Comes to Speeding Tickets Per Capita
According to data put together by (checks link) a Honda dealership in Yonkers (yeah, beats me), North Dakota had the...
The Fight Over NDSU’s Dunbar Hall Reveals an Ugly Truth About Our Priorities in Higher Education
Dunbar Hall is a chemistry lab building on the North Dakota State University campus. It's also in embarrassingly poor condition,...
Lawmakers Are Right to Cap Exemption for Social Security Benefits
In its original form, HB1174 would have allowed Social Security recipients to exempt any income from their benefits from state...
Bill Funding Roosevelt Presidential Library Sure Seems Like It’s Unconstitutional
I support the Legislature funding the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora. It's been much derided by some who make...
Plain Talk: Republican Senator Says Democrat Complaints About Ethics Legislation Are “Posturing”
On this episode of Plain Talk, Republican state Senator David Hogue describes the tricky process of implementing with statute the...
Mayor Disappointed He Won’t Get to Keep Jacking up Fees for People Who Can’t Vote Against Him
“We’re deeply disappointed by the sole action of Representative Dan Ruby for making this local control matter a State issue,” Mayor...
Don’t Spend the Legacy Fund (Unless You Spend It in My Back Yard)
I've long argued that the pot of billions of taxpayer dollars we call the Legacy Fund represents a moral hazard....
If Hunting Groups Keep Winning Political Battles Over Posting Land They Could Lose the War
As it was originally introduced, SB2315 would have ended the presumption of open access to rural land for activities like...
