Is North Dakota moving to the left? I’m not sure you could say that based on recent election results. In 2014 all Democrats could do against a Republican supermajority which has lasted for more than a generation now is a net 1 seat pickup in the Legislature. Even the most resounding victory Democrats have enjoyed…
LegitSlater: Will the Real Republican Legislators Please Stand Up?
If you haven’t yet noticed, the Legislature is back in session in Bismarck. Not a real session, mind you, but rather one where they learn how to actually legislate (or in the case of most, learn how to do it again in case they forgot). This week marks the beginning of the 64th Legislative Assembly…
James Kerian: The Party Matters
North Dakota conservatives often complain that we don’t get much for the Republicans holding every office in Bismarck that is elected on the state wide ballot and a supermajority in both houses of the state legislature. Spending at the state level has grown astronomically. The crony capitalism of targeted sales and property tax exemptions has…