Even despite signing a compromise deal from Congress which funds a portion of his border wall priority, President Donald Trump has decided to go nuclear. In addition to what Congress has approved, the President announced he will declare a national emergency, using his executive powers to redirect billions of additional dollars to building a border…
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Rise in Praise for Socialism (Including From North Dakota Democrats) Should Alarm Us All
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Republicans Supporting Trump’s Border Emergency Are Acting Like We’ll Never Have Another Democratic President
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UND Employee to Be Allowed to Work From Texas Got a Promotion and $30,000 Raise in November
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Rep. Jake Blum: State Agencies Lobbying via Fiscal Notes Must End
North Dakota
Republicans Supporting Trump’s Border Emergency Are Acting Like We’ll Never Have Another Democratic President
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House Passes Bill to Use Legacy Fund to Replace the Income Tax, Democrats Incorrectly Say It Will Make State More Reliant on Oil Taxes
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UND Plans to Spend up to $25,000 Per Year Letting Chief of Staff Work From Home…in Texas
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Analysis: No Donations to Republicans From NDSU Faculty or Administrators During 2018 Election Cycle
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Of Course Ethics Investigations Should Be Secret
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Oh Sure, Now Democrats Want to Have an “Honest Conversation” About Wearing Blackface
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The Legislature Must Recognize That the Land Doesn’t Belong to the Hunters
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Trump Invites Bison Football Team to the White House
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Joel Heitkamp’s Ratings Problems Are Very, Very Real
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If We’re Really Concerned About Ethics in North Dakota We Should Have Given Lawmakers Their Free Lunch*
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Rise in Praise for Socialism (Including From North Dakota Democrats) Should Alarm Us All
For some reason there have been a spate of pro-socialism letters to the editor in the Red River Valley of late. A letter to the editor of the Fargo Forum this week derided President Donald Trump’s stand against socialism during his State of the Union speech by making the rather bizarre claim that “socialism and…
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UND Employee to Be Allowed to Work From Texas Got a Promotion and $30,000 Raise in November
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Video: Lawmakers Rip Department of Transportation for “Ridiculous” $50 Million Fiscal Note on Speed Limit Bill
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It Sure Seems Like Senator Kevin Cramer Is Throwing Shade at His Predecessor Heidi Heitkamp Over Delaying Senate Confirmations
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State House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill Banning Sobriety Checkpoints
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Don’t Call Them a “Sheriff’s Department” Any More
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North Dakota Doesn’t Need a Patchwork of Minimum Wage Laws
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Audio: Rep. Rick Becker Responds to Meme Controversy, Calls His Critics “Hypersensitive”
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How Is ‘Hey Cops Don’t Take Our Stuff Without a Conviction’ a Controversial Proposal?
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We Have to Hold the Groups Behind Valve Turners Criminally Responsible for Pipeline Tampering Before They End up Killing Someone
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Rep. Jake Blum: State Agencies Lobbying via Fiscal Notes Must End
This guest post was submitted by state Rep. Jake Blum (R-Grand Forks). Yesterday’s floor debate on House Bill 1264, regarding a speed limit increase on both interstate and multi-lane highways spurred a vigorous exchange from both proponents, and opponents of the bill. However, this debate soon evolved into a larger showcase of all that is…
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Plain Talk: Congressman Armstrong Takes Listener Questions, House Passes Bill to Eliminate Income Taxes With Legacy Fund
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Plain Talk: Senator Cramer Says of Border Deal, “I Like It Ok. I Certainly Don’t Love It.”
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Tara Brandner: Support Legislation Requiring Insurers to Support Infertility Care
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Ladd Erickson: Law Enforcement Shouldn’t Need a Conviction to Exercise Civil Asset Forfeiture
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Plain Talk: Minnesota Governor Continue’s His Predecessor’s Politically-Driven Delay of Line 3 Pipeline Project
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Print Column: Are North Dakota’s Liberals Willing to Look Past Partisanship on Gay Rights?
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Roscoe Streyle: Some Lawmakers Are Basing Policy Decisions on Their Dislike of Governor Burgum
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Plain Talk: Lawmaker Makes the Case for Using Legacy Fund to Abolish North Dakota’s Income Tax
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Guest Post: Access to Quality Dental Care Can Be Improved by Supporting Dental Therapy