North Dakota Democrats are trying to make hay on trade, hoping to leverage some of the pain farmers may be feeling as a result of the trade war with China into political progress. That talking point didn’t get a lot of traction during the 2018 election cycle, but it’s hard to blame them for keeping…
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Petitions Filed to Refer Laws Pertaining to State Auditor Powers, Legislative Emails, and Roosevelt Library Funding
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If Democrats Are Worried About Trade, Why Aren’t They Ratifying the USMCA?
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Sean Foss: Lawmakers Can Tell the Auditor What to Do, but They Shouldn’t
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Plain Talk: Legalize ND Spokesman Doesn’t See Rival Ballot Measure as Competition
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If Democrats Are Worried About Trade, Why Aren’t They Ratifying the USMCA?
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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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Petitions Filed to Refer Laws Pertaining to State Auditor Powers, Legislative Emails, and Roosevelt Library Funding
A group of activists have filed petitions with the Secretary of State’s office to refer three pieces of legislation passed during the 2019 session to the ballot. A referendum, for the uninitiated, is distinct from your typical ballot measure. What we typically talk about are initiated measures, which are petition-driven efforts to create new laws…
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No, Senator Wardner, the Legislature Is Not in Charge of the Auditor
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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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Sean Foss: Lawmakers Can Tell the Auditor What to Do, but They Shouldn’t
This guest post was submitted by Fargo attorney Sean Foss. The recent dispute over the Legislature and Governor’s approval of restrictions on the State Auditor’s ability to perform performance audits has exposed numerous fault lines among our state’s leaders about who should have the ability to investigate and expose the potential misuse of public funds.…
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Plain Talk: Legalize ND Spokesman Doesn’t See Rival Ballot Measure as Competition
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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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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?