Will the Election Cure Coronavirus?
MINOT, N.D. — Every day, we hear it. The incessant drumbeat about the coronavirus. New cases. New deaths. New food...
Port: Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem Rules That Deceased Candidate Is Somehow Still Eligible for Office
MINOT, N.D. — District 8 has become a political battleground this election season. That was true even before Republican state...
Plain Talk: Brandt Dick, Challenger for Superintendent, Says North Dakota ‘Going the Wrong Way’ on Test Scores
This episode of Plain Talk was intended to be a conversation with North Dakota's candidates for superintendent. Sadly, the incumbent,...
Trumpian Obstinance, Backed by Republicans Like Sen. Cramer, Is Making Conservatives Look Silly
MINOT, N.D. — Perhaps Donald Trump's greatest contribution to the Republican Party's legacy will be a shift, prompted by his...
District 8 Mess Illustrates the Problems With Early Voting
MINOT, N.D. — I have always been skeptical of early voting. I like voting, on Election Day, in a gymnasium,...
Burgum-Funded Political Committee Refuses to Answer Questions About Measure 1 Opposition
MINOT, N.D. — There has been much whinging from the Bastiat wing of the North Dakota Republican Party about the...
Stop Caring So Much
MINOT, N.D. — Members of the North Dakota State University Bison football team took a knee during the national anthem, recently,...
ND Has Done Michelle Kommer an Injustice and I’m Not Sure It Can Be Entirely Fixed
MINOT, N.D. — Up until just recently, Michelle Kommer was a member of Gov. Doug Burgum's cabinet. She was the...
Overlooked Provision in State Constitution May Give Democrats a Rare Legislative Win in Western North Dakota
MINOT, N.D. — This week we learned that Dave Andahl died. He was a candidate for the state House in District...
We’re About to Find Out How Much Juice Rick Becker and His Political Movement Really Has
MINOT, N.D. — The Bastiat Caucus, founded by Rep. Rick Becker (R-Bismarck), started in 2013 as a faction of lawmakers...
