At a rally in Minneapolis President Donald Trump touted a change in federal policy giving states and cities a level of veto power over refugee resettlement in their jurisdictions. Not surprisingly, given Trump’s polarizing nature, this change was met with no small amount of blowback. “Trump’s executive order requires state and local governments to consent…
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Plain Talk: Auditor Gallion Says Things Are “Cordial” With Governor Burgum Despite Campaign Announcement Snub
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Auditor: Department of Commerce Skirted State Law in Creating Governor Burgum’s Pet Project State Logo
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If You Support Refugee Resettlement You Should Support Trump’s Push to Give States and Cities a Say in It
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Print Column: Suicide Is a Bigger Threat Than Shootings for North Dakota’s Kids
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If You Support Refugee Resettlement You Should Support Trump’s Push to Give States and Cities a Say in It
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Josh Gallion Represents a Real Conundrum for North Dakota Republicans
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What if North Dakota Gives Hollywood Incentives and They Treat Us Like They Did Georgia?
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Amid Scandal and a Push for Impeachment North Dakota’s Top Elected Officials Join Trump’s Re-Election Campaign
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I’m Not Buying That President Trump’s Approval Rating Is “Barely Above Water” in North Dakota
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North Dakota Should End Cash Bail Requirements
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There Is No “Demand for Ethanol” if the Government Has to Make People Use It
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As Democrats Pursue Impeachment They Should Promise to Let Trump Run for Re-Election
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University of North Dakota Professor Says Campus Is “Dying” Due to Legislature’s “Austerity”
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Democrats Would Have More Credibility on Impeachment if They Hadn’t Been Crying Wolf Since Trump’s Inauguration
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Auditor: Department of Commerce Skirted State Law in Creating Governor Burgum’s Pet Project State Logo
Last week state Auditor Josh Gallion announced his re-election campaign. A number of the state’s prominent Republicans helped in that announcement, including Senator Kevin Cramer, Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread, and others. But buried at the end of my colleague Jeremy Turley’s article about Gallion’s announcement was this sentence: “A spokesman for Republican Gov. Doug Burgum,…
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Let’s Hope the NBA’s China Debacle Removes Our National Blind Spot From That Country’s Monstrous Abuses
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Our Nation’s Political and Business Leaders Don’t Have the Luxury of Ignoring China’s Suppression of Democracy Any More
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I Guess Maybe the Kids Really Are Dumb?
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Greta Thunberg to Visit Site of Violent Protests Against the Dakota Access Pipeline
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Heidi Heitkamp Rails Against “Ultra-Conservative” Judges, but She Voted for Most of Them
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Turns Out the Anti-Vaping Hysteria Was Unwarranted
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Who Are North Dakota’s Most Conservative Lawmakers?
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Iowa Biofuel Plant Shuts Down as Government-Mandated Demand Dries Up
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Socialist State Lawmaker May Be Considering a Challenge to Republican Congressman Kelly Armstrong
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Plain Talk: Auditor Gallion Says Things Are “Cordial” With Governor Burgum Despite Campaign Announcement Snub
“Regardless of what you do…you’re going to have critics.” That’s what North Dakota Auditor Josh Gallion, a Republican who announced his re-election campaign last week, told me on this episode of Plain Talk. Gallion has drawn the ire of at least some of his fellow Republicans during his first term in office. After some aggressive…
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Print Column: Suicide Is a Bigger Threat Than Shootings for North Dakota’s Kids
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Plain Talk: ACLU of North Dakota Talks Cash Bail and Cops in Schools
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Print Column: We’re More Affluent and Connected Than Ever, So Why Do We Feel So Alone and Unhappy?
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Plain Talk: Why Do Americans Feel So Anxious? “It’s Not Trump” Says NDSU Professor
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Print Column: Still Not Convinced We Should Listen to Teens on Policy
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Plain Talk: “We’ll Be a Mining Superpower”
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Print Column: We’re Probably Going to See a Lot More Presidents Impeached After the Trump Era
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Plain Talk: Congressman Armstrong Says He “Can’t Tell You How Much Time” Democrats Have “Wasted” on Impeachment
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Print Column: Who Cares What Children Think About Complex Policy Questions?