Earlier this week I was critical of members of the Fargo Police Department for showing up en masse, and in uniform, to a meeting of the Fargo City Commission at which a pay raise for the cops was being decided. Today Waylon Hedegaard, head of the North Dakota chapter of the AFL-CIO, accuses me wanting to suppress…
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Cops Wearing Their Taxpayer-Issued Uniforms for Political Purposes Is Not Protected Speech
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No, Senator Wardner, the Legislature Is Not in Charge of the Auditor
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Plain Talk Podcast: Armstrong Says Speaker Pelosi “Does Not Want to Give the White House a Win” on Trade
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Court Blocks City of Mandan From Fining Bar Owner Over Mural
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Cops Wearing Their Taxpayer-Issued Uniforms for Political Purposes Is Not Protected Speech
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Court Blocks City of Mandan From Fining Bar Owner Over Mural
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Marijuana Amendment Supporters Withdraw Measure for “Language Changes”
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Constitutional Measure to Legalize Marijuana Has Sponsoring Committee With a Spotty Background
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I’m Not Surprised a Lot of People on the Left Disliked the Game of Thrones Ending
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Measure 1 Bans Lobbyists on the Ethics Commission, but a Measure 1 Lobbyist Has Applied Anyway
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A Lobbyist on the Ethics Commission?
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Thanks to Marsy’s Law Corporations Can Maybe Have Victim Rights Too
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The Government Can’t Have It Both Ways in the War on Opiate Abuse
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Video: In Floor Speech Senator Cramer Thanks National Guard for “Defending Our State” From #NoDAPL Protesters
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No, Senator Wardner, the Legislature Is Not in Charge of the Auditor
The American system of government is built around the concept of distributing the powers of government over multiple branches. At the state level its implementation can vary from one jurisdiction to the next, but that core concept persists wherever you go in the country. For good reason. It’s a solid concept, one requiring some degree…
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Loophole in Measure 1 Will Let Lobbyists Serve on the Ethics Commission, and Five Have Applied So Far
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Cops Showing up in Uniform to a Debate Over Their Pay Is Intimidation and It Needs to Stop
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State Lawmaker Who Sued the State Wants $150,000 for “Hardships” From Public Criticism, Also $62 Million in Attorneys Fees
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The Hiring Process for Mark Kennedy Cost North Dakotans Nearly $50,000 for Each Year He Actually Worked
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Just Admit You Made a Mistake Governor Burgum
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You Can’t Be a Journalist and an Elected Official
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Yes You Are, Republicans
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Video: Armstrong Gets Democratic Witness to Agree That Committee Subpoena Would Have Required Barr to Break the Law
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North Dakota’s Lawsuit Against the Opioid Industry Got Tossed and That’s Probably a Good Thing
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Plain Talk Podcast: Armstrong Says Speaker Pelosi “Does Not Want to Give the White House a Win” on Trade
On this episode of Plain Talk, Congressman Kelly Armstrong talks about the impeachment question and the realities of the trade war with China. Armstrong says Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi may be holding back a vote on a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada because “she does not want to give the White…
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Podcast: A Local Government’s War on Art
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Print Column: Xcel’s Coal-Free Plan Is Politics Not Reality
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Plain Talk: Lawmaker Wants a Pay Day for Suing the State
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Guest Post: Oil Tax Agreement Between State and Tribe Benefits All North Dakotans
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Podcast: On the Jay Thomas Show Talking Social Media, the Search for a New President at UND, and Student Loan Debt
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Print Column: In the Fight Over Oil, It’s Progressives Against Progress
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Plain Talk: Can You Be an Elected Official and a Reporter at the Same Time?
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Guest Post: Legislative Session Gave Insurance Department Resources, Authority to Make Things Better for North Dakotans
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Plain Talk: Auditor Says He Would Have Preferred Legislature Coming Back Into Session to Restore His Office’s Powers