Criticism of His New Contract Made Minot City Manager Threaten His Staff With Possible Termination
A group of city employees were asked to sign a document swearing they had never spoken with me. Continue reading...
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Curious Loophole in North Dakota’s Ethics Amendment Exempts Local Officials From Gifts Ban
For Minot, this trip illustrates a need for city leadership with better judgment. For North Dakota, this trip exposes a...
Minot City Workers Told They Could Be Fired for Speaking Critically of City Government to the Media
MINOT, N.D. — According to a city of Minot source, in early December, multiple employees of the city were brought...
Despite Controversy City of Minot Approves Roughly $1 Million Contract for City Manager
After initially trying to slip it through as a last-minute addition to the agenda, the Minot City Council approved this...
Fresh Off an Open Meeting Violation, Minot’s Mayor Is Trying to Be Sneaky About Major Changes to City Manager’s Contract
You readers are probably aware of the phenomena called a "Friday news dump." For the uninitiated, it's the tactic of...
We Shouldn’t Inflate the Cost of Government Just to Shop Local
In Ward County (Minot)the local government is grappling with a conundrum which really shouldn't be all that controversial. Some county...
It Turns Out Elections Really Do Matter
An update to a hyper local story in my hometown is useful for participants in the American form of government...
It Should Be Illegal for a City to Hold an “Open Meeting” in Another City
Last year the City of Minot held a "retreat" in the City of Washburn, a town roughly an hour south...
We Don’t Need More Licensing Requirements for Massage Therapists, We Need Them for Prostitutes
The recent bust of a Minot spa which was also offering sexual services has prompted a Minot Daily News article about...
Mayor Disappointed He Won’t Get to Keep Jacking up Fees for People Who Can’t Vote Against Him
“We’re deeply disappointed by the sole action of Representative Dan Ruby for making this local control matter a State issue,” Mayor...
