Guest Post: If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again
This guest post was submitted by Bette Grande, a former lawmaker who served in the state House of Representatives from...
LIVE at 3 P.m.: How Many Wind Turbines Do You Want in Your Back Yard? Watch the Discussion
"Rural America gets bad vibrations from Big Wind," Robert Bryce wrote recently for the Wall Street Journal. He notes that President Joe Biden's administration is...
After Furor at District Conventions, Trumpists Are Unlikely to Get Control of the NDGOP
MINOT, N.D. — At the dawn of every new cycle North Dakota's political parties reorganize themselves. Local, district-level party committees...
Connecting Some Ugly Dots About North Dakota’s Investment Consultants
MINOT, N.D. — Last month I wrote about North Dakota's State Investment Board using time at a recent meeting to kick around...
I Guess Gerrymandering Isn’t Gerrymandering When Democrats Do It?
MINOT, N.D. — Based on about three decades worth of election results, North Dakota voters don't like much of what...
LIVE at 11 A.m.: What Could Upset the Apple Cart in the Coal Creek Station Deal? an Update From McLean County
Coal Creek Station is North Dakota's largest coal-fired power plant and, for a while, it was slated for closure, thanks to...
Putting ‘the Smile’ Back in Conservatism? Sen. Kevin Cramer Talks About It Live at 11:30 Am
"I would like us to get the smile back," Sen. Kevin Cramer said in a recent interview. "I mean, we still...
America Needs Federalism Now More Than Ever
MINOT, N.D. — "The U.S. has outgrown federalism," former Lt. Gov. Lloyd Omdahl tells us. Federalism was an organizing principle during...
A Glimpse Behind the Curtain as Activists Plan Major Escalation in Line 3 Protests
MINOT, N.D. — The activists fighting the Line 3 pipeline replacement project (this is an existing pipeline that's being updated by its...
LIVE at 1 P.m.: Conservative Rob Port Talks With Former Democratic Congressman Earl Pomeroy About the State of Politics
Earl Pomeroy served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1980 to 1985, as state Insurance Commissioner from 1985 to...
