House Defeats Seat Belt Bill
The ND House of Representatives defeated HB 1335 in floor session today by a vote of 40 to 52. If...
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If A Third Of Booze Sales Are Going To Underage Drinkers, Maybe Laws Against Underage Drinking Don't Work
"In 2009 underage customers accounted for 30% of all alcohol consumed in this state totaling $69 million in sales," said...
ND House Waters Down "Ridiculous" State Smoking Ban
In the last election North Dakotans voted for a statewide smoking ban that, going beyond merely banning smoking, contained a...
Group Wants Government To Micromanage Soda Recipes
There's no aspect of our day-to-day lives too trivial to escape the micromanagement of nanny statists. Maybe we should just...
Chris Rock: 'The President is Our Boss…Our Dad'
Comedian Chris Rock, most known for his extensive and eloquent vocabulary most often centered around unique applications of four letter...
Video: Democrats Argue In Favor Of Burdening Poor With Tax Hikes For Their Own Good
Yesterday the North Dakota House voted down HB1387 which would have instituted a 127% tax hike on cigarettes. The bill...
A Tobacco Tax Hike More Likely To Inspire Smuggling Than Quitting
Grand Forks Rep. Eliot Glassheim has introduced a bill, HB1387, which would represent a massive 127% tax hike on cigarette...
Obama Administration Issues 160 Page Edict On School Snacks
Having solved all the really big problems in the federal government, the Obama administration has now turned to micromanaging the...
ND House Votes To Keep In Place Unenforceable Law
Perhaps the most interesting debate in the legislature today was over a bill that would have repealed the state's regulation...
“Your freedom is likely to be someone else’s harm"
The problem with collectivizing something like health care - which is to say turning health care into a "right" that...
