I support the Legislature funding the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in Medora. It’s been much derided by some who make fiscally conservative arguments against it, but I don’t buy it. The state has a role to play when it comes to preserving history. Roosevelt’s legacy is indelibly tied to our state. He doesn’t already have…
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Bill Funding Roosevelt Presidential Library Sure Seems Like It’s Unconstitutional
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Plain Talk: Republican Senator Says Democrat Complaints About Ethics Legislation Are “Posturing”
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What Is the Point of the State Board of Higher Education?
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Plain Talk: New U.S. Attorney Says He’s Not Ready Yet to Talk About Lengthy Confirmation Process
North Dakota
Bill Funding Roosevelt Presidential Library Sure Seems Like It’s Unconstitutional
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Kennedy Denying That He Resigned Is All About Money
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Read It: Audit Report Slams “Inappropriate Activities” at North Dakota State College of Science
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Don’t Spend the Legacy Fund (Unless You Spend It in My Back Yard)
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Read It: In Letter, North Dakota University System Says They Accept Kennedy’s “De Facto” Resignation
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If Hunting Groups Keep Winning Political Battles Over Posting Land They Could Lose the War
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Outgoing UND President Blames Racism, Sexism for Personal Assistant Controversy
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Burgum’s Right That the Legislature’s Delegation of Powers to an Interim Committee Is Unconstitutional
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Rep. Ruth Buffalo Is Not a Victim Because Somebody Asked Her About Her Travel Expenses
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Guest Post: Landowners Cannot Support SB2344
National
What Is the Point of the State Board of Higher Education?
There are two very ugly, very tumultuous situations in North Dakota’s university system right now. Situations in need of accountability. Transparency. Strong leadership. Unfortunately, we’re not getting it from the State Board of Higher Education. Case in point, University of North Dakota President Mark Kennedy sent a letter to campus which said he’d be leaving…
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The Legislature Is the Will of the People Too
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Mayor Disappointed He Won’t Get to Keep Jacking up Fees for People Who Can’t Vote Against Him
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Kylie Oversen, Tim Hoye Vying for Chair of North Dakota Democratic Party
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Judge Mark Kennedy on His Competence as a Leader Not His Politics
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If the Legislature Wants More Control Over Initiated Measures They Had Better Be Ready to Make That Case to Voters
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Whatever Colorado Decides, North Dakota Needs to Be Done With Mark Kennedy
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Read It: UND President Mark Kennedy Announces His Resignation
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Video: House Bill Would Allow Law Enforcement to Seize Guns From Legal Medical Marijuana Users
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Maybe House Democrats Are Coming to North Dakota to Learn How Not to Suppress Native American Votes
This And That
Plain Talk: Republican Senator Says Democrat Complaints About Ethics Legislation Are “Posturing”
On this episode of Plain Talk, Republican state Senator David Hogue describes the tricky process of implementing with statute the constitutional amendment voters approved last year with Measure 1. The so-called “ethics” measure, which free speech groups criticized as too burdensome on political activities, must be implemented because it’s in the state’s constitution now. But…
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Plain Talk: New U.S. Attorney Says He’s Not Ready Yet to Talk About Lengthy Confirmation Process
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Print Column: Don’t Let Politicians Deflect Criticism by Playing Victim
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Plain Talk: Burgum Vows Veto Fight With Legislature Isn’t Over, University of Colorado Student Says Kennedy Will Face Protests on Visit
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Plain Talk: Will It Be a Fair Hearing on Voting Rights at Standing Rock or a Political Rally?
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Print Column: Let’s Talk About How We’re Going to Replace Kennedy at UND
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Plain Talk: Rep. Armstrong Says Democrats Amended Violence Against Women Act So It Wouldn’t Pass
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Commissioner Fedorchak: Stop Pointing Fingers and Fix the Program
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Plain Talk: UND President Mark Kennedy Insults North Dakotans, Senator Kevin Cramer Takes Questions
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Plain Talk: State Senator Explains Why She Brought Back Decriminalization of Marijuana