The Bernie Sanders Plan to Eliminate Student Debt Is Hardly a Free Lunch
There's no such thing as a free lunch. It's an undeniable truth. Somebody always has to pay. The Bernie Sanders...
Report: North Dakota Leading the Nation in Growing School Spending and It’s Not Even Close
Education is important, and because it's important, we spend a lot of time debating education. And the bulk of that...
Guest Post: Wind Power Has a Lot to Offer as It Grows and Diversifies
This guest post was submitted by Chris Kunkle of WIND, or the Wind Industry of North Dakota. It's a coalition...
Print Column: It Won’t Be a Sexy Ballot Measure, but It Will Be an Important One
MINOT, N.D. — A coalition of interests met in Bismarck recently to discuss a ballot measure — a proposed amendment to the...
Fargo Is Drunk Because People in Fargo Like to Be Drunk
One of the big reasons I tend toward the conservative/libertarian end of the political spectrum is that so much of...
Plain Talk: Rep. Armstrong Says He’d “Have a Difficult Time” Supporting a Ban on Flag Burning, Slave Reparations Are a “Non-Starter”
On this episode of Plain Talk, Congressman Kelly Armstrong says he hasn't yet read the anti-flag burning constitutional amendment co-sponsored...
Young Americans Have Been Flocking to Energy Industry Opportunities in North Dakota and the Middle Part of America
Sometimes it's hard to describe to people how much I love North Dakota. I was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and...
North Dakota Needs Fewer Elected Offices
In Burleigh County (Bismarck), commissioners are considering eliminating elections for two county offices. Currently the auditor/treasurer and recorder positions are...
Some Lawmakers Considering a Special Session After PSC Turned Down a Wind Farm Permit
Last week the Public Service Commission turned down a siting permit for a large (23,000 acres, 76 turbines) wind farm...
Groups Discussing an Initiated Measure to Create a Legacy Fund Loan Program for Infrastructure
During their regular session earlier this year state lawmakers defeated a proposal, introduced by Senator David Hogue (R-Minot), which would...
