Tonight the North Dakota Republican Party voted against a resolution endorsing legislation aimed at ending North Dakota’s open primary system. Here’s the vote tally, per the party: 19-Yes 29-No 8-Absent/Not Voting The resolution would have needed 29 “yes” votes to pass, so it wasn’t particularly close. The issue was brought to the state party by District…
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Rep. Rick Becker: What I Learned by Watching 30 Minutes of the Last State Board of Higher Education Meeting
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NDGOP State Committee Votes Against Endorsing Legislation to End North Dakota’s Open Primaries
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Governor Burgum and a Republican Lawmaker Want to Exempt Military Pay and Pensions From State Income Taxes and It’s a Solid Idea
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Julie Fedorchak: Wind Projects Save Xcel Customers Millions
North Dakota
NDGOP State Committee Votes Against Endorsing Legislation to End North Dakota’s Open Primaries
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North Dakota Has Seen a Significant Drop in Student Loan Debt Loads
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Read It: Governor Burgum, Senator-Elect Cramer Tell NDGOP in Letter Not to Give up Open Primary
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Video: Senator Heitkamp, Who Still Hasn’t Congratulated Senator-Elect Cramer, Delivers Angry and Tearful Farewell Speech
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Teddy Roosevelt Library Is a Good Idea, but Please Don’t Call It Mt. Rushmore
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Pro-Obamacare Lawsuit, Filed by North Dakota Democrats as a Campaign Gambit, Smacked Down by Judge
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Public Service Commission Says North Dakotans Can Be Charged for Green Energy Policies in Other States
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Pro Athletes Facing Bigger Tax Bills Should Blame High-Tax States Not Trump’s Tax Reform
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Any Reform to North Dakota Speeding Fines Should Avoid Move Toward Policing for Profit
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Measure 1 Backers Send Deeply Ironic Letter to Lawmakers Insisting They Begin Work on an Ethics Committee
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Governor Burgum and a Republican Lawmaker Want to Exempt Military Pay and Pensions From State Income Taxes and It’s a Solid Idea
North Dakota has thousands and thousands of military members, both active duty and retired, living in our state. North Dakota has a chronic labor shortage. North Dakota is also one of just eight states which still fully taxes military pay to retirees. Governor Doug Burgum, along with state Rep. Shannon Roers Jones (R-Fargo), each aim…
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Bison Football Should Raise the Price for Season Tickets
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On Day of Heitkamp’s Farewell Speech, Democrat Leader in the Senate Trashes North Dakota
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Burgum’s Budget Makes Spending of Oil Tax Revenues More Transparent
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Maybe Heidi Heitkamp Could Give Some of Her Left Over Money to Her Campaign’s Victims
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Doing Bad Things to the Environment in the Name of Environmentalism
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Legislation Could End North Dakota’s Open June Primary, Which Is Good in Principle but Could Be Bad for Republicans in Practice
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Senator Heidi Heitkamp: “I Think I’m Done With Electoral Politics”
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Governor Burgum’s First Real Budget Might Be the Most Fiscally Conservative Spending Plan North Dakota Has Seen in Two Decades
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U.S. Supreme Court Decision Could Mean Big Changes for North Dakota Bar Association
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Rep. Rick Becker: What I Learned by Watching 30 Minutes of the Last State Board of Higher Education Meeting
This guest post was submitted by state Rep. Rick Becker, a Republican representing District 7 in the Bismarck area. A few days ago I read that the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education (SBHE) was considering allowing college presidents to offer out-of-state students the in-state tuition rate. Because this touched on two bills I…
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Julie Fedorchak: Wind Projects Save Xcel Customers Millions
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Print Column: Legislative Pettiness Leads to Marginalization of Burgum’s Conservative Budget
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Steve Burian: Research by UND and NDSU Critical to North Dakota’s Diversification
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Print Column: Burgum’s Proposed Pension Bailout Must Be Tied to Real Reforms
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Print Column: Public Must Keep a Sharp Eye on Relationship Between Local Politicians, Opioid Lawyers
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Print Column: ADHD, August Birthdays and Why I’m a Conservative
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Print Column: Burgum Can’t Paint Over the Mold Problem in Higher Education
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Print Column: We Are Regulating Young Families Out of Our State
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Print Column: Heitkamps Feel They’re Entitled to Power, and That’s Exactly Why They Shouldn’t Have It