Video: Legislation to Eliminate State Treasurer’s Office Flops
It wasn't hard to forecast the likely outcome of a House vote today on HCR3004, a proposed constitutional amendment which...
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State Sales Tax Revenues Miss Forecast by More Than $40 Million in January
North Dakota keeps revising its revenue forecasts down, and actual revenue collections keep coming in even lower. It's a reality...
This Is the Legislation North Dakota Should Have Passed in Response to the #NoDAPL Riots
Yesterday the state Senate passed three of four of the "protest bills" introduced in reaction to the #NoDAPL rioting against...
John Andrist: It’s Easier to Kill Bills Than Pass New Ideas
I had my first Uber ride last night. Pretty exciting! A friend picked me up in a Uber that whisked...
Video: Senate Passes Bill Closing Down Some Public Access to Job Applicant Information
Earlier today former Governor Ed Schafer wrote a post for SAB about SB2152. He's in favor of it, arguing that...
Video: Bill Allowing Prayer at North Dakota High School Playoff Games Passes State House
Back in 2015 there was a controversy over prayer at high school sports events here in North Dakota. At the...
Video: State Senate Passes Legislation Creating Commission to Review Initiated Measure Process
Today the Senate, on a 38-8 vote, passed SB2135 which creates a commission during the 2017-2019 legislative interim to review...
Republicans Should Adopt Changes to Medical Marijuana Legislation Proposed by Democrats
In November our state's voters approved a ballot measure which everyone thought would give citizens legal access to medical marijuana....
Thanks, Bismarck State College, for Illustrating Why We Can’t Trust the University System
For years there has been tension between the North Dakota University System and state lawmakers. Most of it having to...
After Blistering Campaign Governor Burgum and Lawmakers Are Mostly Getting Along
During his campaign last year Governor Doug Burgum had a blistering message for voters about the status quo in Bismarck....
