The House Should Override Burgum’s Veto of License Fee Hike
SB2244 would raise North Dakota's fee for commercial and noncommercial driver’s licenses from $15 to $30. The Legislature approved the...
Audio: Legislative Committee Intended for Amendment to Make It “More Difficult” for Victims Raped by Spouse to Sever That Association
Yesterday I wrote about SB2185. The legislation, introduced by Senator JoNell Bakke (D-Grand Forks), would allow courts to terminate the...
Plain Talk: Rape Is Rape, and Congressman Armstrong Says Special Olympics Funding Shouldn’t Be Cut
On this episode of Plain Talk, this week a state lawmaker introduced an amendment to a parental rights bill which...
Cody Schulz: Baseball, George Will, and Life Lessons
This guest post was submitted by Morton County Commissioner Cody Schulz Spring is finally here and one of the greatest...
It’s Still Rape, You Idiots
SB2185 is legislation, introduced by Senator JoNell Bakke (D-Grand Forks), which adds rape to the list of reasons in the...
Plain Talk: Senator Cramer Says Special Olympics Funding Unlike to Be Cut, Enbridge Says They’re Ready for Any Protests Targeting Line 3
On this episode of Plain Talk, Senator Kevin Cramer takes listener questions on the USMCA, President Trump's proposed space force,...
Auditor Says State Indian Affairs Commission “Misspent State Funds” on Gift Cards
State Auditor Josh Gallion's office has dinged North Dakota's Indian Affairs Commission for buying nearly $8,000 worth of gift cards...
Heidi Heitkamp’s New Job Is Working to Ratify a Trade Agreement She Once Described as “Disappointing”
According to this report from National Public Radio's White House correspondent Tamara Keith, former Senator Heidi Heitkamp has a new...
Something Is Terribly Wrong if the Only Thing Keeping a University Open Is the State Constitution
Today the Grand Forks Herald takes a victory lap over the defeat by the state Senate of HCR3016. That was...
Plain Talk: Jussie Smollett and Privilege, Plus North Dakota’s New Law Holding Anti-Pipeline Zealots Accountable
On today's Plain Talk, Jussie Smollett got away with something in Chicago. What does that mean for our notions about...
