Congressman Kevin Cramer joined me for our weekly open phones segment. First questioned I asked Cramer was about the resurrection of the health care issue in Washington D.C. Reports say that there could be another vote on a new iteration of the American Health Care Act as early as Friday, but Cramer told me it…
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Cramer on Trump’s Tax Proposal: “More of a Pro-Growth Strategy With Less Concern With the Deficit”
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Lawmakers Probably Aren’t Finishing Today: “My Guess Is Day or Two More”
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That Wasn’t Slut Shaming, and We Need to Talk About This Double Standard for Female Victims
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As Legislative Session Ends North Dakota Still Has More Revenues, and More Spending, Than It Did Before the Oil Boom
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Cramer on Trump’s Tax Proposal: “More of a Pro-Growth Strategy With Less Concern With the Deficit”
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That Wasn’t Slut Shaming, and We Need to Talk About This Double Standard for Female Victims
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Breaking Campaign Promise, Governor Doug Burgum Signs $10 Million Tax Hike
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Not a Single Member of the North Dakota Senate Voted to Cap Property Taxes Yesterday
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Will Governor Doug Burgum Sign a Bill Instituting a $10 Million Tax Hike on Phone Lines?
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Bailout for Embattled Dickinson State University May Bog Down Efforts to End Legislative Session
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Heidi Heitkamp Leaked Her Fundraising Numbers Early Because She Didn’t Want You to See Where the Money Came From
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House Passes Bill Capping Property Taxes, Will Senate Follow Suit?
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Fetishizing Bipartisanship Is Kind of Dumb
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Raising Taxes on Businesses Is a Good Way to Hurt North Dakota
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Lawmakers Probably Aren’t Finishing Today: “My Guess Is Day or Two More”
The goal for finishing North Dakota’s 2017 legislative session was day 70 of the constitutionally allowed 80. That was last week. Obviously, since lawmakers are still in session, it didn’t happen. The fall back deadline was today. When lawmakers broke for the weekend the idea was to come back this week and finish by Wednesday…
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As Legislative Session Ends North Dakota Still Has More Revenues, and More Spending, Than It Did Before the Oil Boom
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The Idea That North Dakota Republicans Cut Taxes for the Oil Industry Is Fake News
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Video: House Members Laugh as They Vote Down “Dollar Doug” Amendment
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Senator Heidi Heitkamp Took a Mountain of Money From Special Interest Committees
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Lawmaker: “There’s Absolutely Zero Chance We’ll Be Done on Tuesday”
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Rep. Rick Becker on New Voter ID Bill: “All You Have to Have Is Enough Gumption to Go in and Get an ID”
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Senator Elizabeth Warren Would Really, Really Like You to Re-Elect Heidi Heitkamp
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What if Those Demanding Trump’s Taxes Are the New Birthers?
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Slow Blogging Today
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John Andrist: Trying to Think Like a Rich Man Thinks
As a day dreaming kid I remember wondering what it would be like to be a millionaire. Funny? Sure, I was a depression kid who found joy in unexpectedly finding a penny. But I got there not from any personal brilliance, but from a couple simple formulas. No matter how much you earn, don’t spend…
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Democrat on Why He’s Going to Primary Heidi Heitkamp: “There Are People Who Aren’t Satisfied”
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Kathy Neset: Thanks to Lawmakers, Sanford for Fixing Flawed Nursing School Deal
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John Andrist: Some Good News and a Confession
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Daryl Lies: Beware the Dreaded Land Carp
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Guest Post: Port Lacks Understanding and Compassion
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Rep. Robin Weisz: Legislature Has Fixed the Medical Marijuana Measure
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John Andrist: Downsizing Without Pain Is Difficult
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Tony Gehrig: Fact Checking Claims About Economic Incentives
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Senator Unruh & Rep. Porter: It Is Time for a North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality
