John Andrist: Are We Paying Too Much for Nothing?
The total payroll of government -- federal, state, school district and city -- is enormous. And costly. But while thinking...
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Video: Senate Defeats Bill Instituting Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients
SB2279, introduced by Senator Tom Campbell (R-Grafton), came to the floor today in a form substantially changed from how it...
Senate Votes Down Bill Which Would Have Allowed Display of Tribal Flags at the North Dakota Capitol
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a newspaper column pointing out a couple of bills which lawmakers could pass...
Video: With No Debate, State Senate Votes to Keep Daylight Saving Time and Current Time Zones
When legislation was introduced this year to opt North Dakota out of Daylight Saving Time, and move the whole state...
Audio: NDFB Pres. Says Bill Requiring Permission to Enter Land Is About “Respect, Safety, and Private Property”
"This bill is about respect, safety, and private property," North Dakota Farm Bureau President Daryl Lies told me on the...
During Meeting Regulatory Board Member Slams Lawmakers, Says “Not Qualified” to Make Laws on Dentistry
The battle over legislation to allow a license for dental therapists, people who would be qualified to do some of...
The Medical Marijuana Ballot Measure Was a Bureaucratic Nightmare and Needed to Be Fixed
There is much gnashing of teeth over the Legislature's bi-partisan bill to fix the medical marijuana atrocity voters approved on...
Video: Legislation Banning “Safe Spaces” on North Dakota Campuses Passes State House
HB1329, introduced by Rep. Rick Becker of Bismarck, got a "do not pass" recommendation from the House Education Committee. But...
Video: Bill Sponsor Warns of “Serfdom and Slavery” as Minimum Wage Legislation Is Defeated
HB1263, introduced by Rep. Marvin Nelson, a Democrat from Rolla, would do two things: Raise North Dakota's minimum wage from...
Video: It Was #NoDAPL Bill Day in the House of Representatives
During their floor session today the North Dakota House of Representatives took up a number of bills inspired by the...
