Plain Talk: This Year North Dakotans Will Likely Get Another Chance to Abolish Property Taxes at the Ballot Box
"I plan to raise in excess of $1.5 million for this." That's what state Rep. Rick Becker said on this...
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Hey Bastiats, Intransigence Is Not an Ideology
Some people are just more comfortable being eternally on the fringe, forever the supposed victims of larger and more powerful...
North Dakota Democratic Party Official Says She Was Threatened After Heated Gun Rights Debate With Republican Lawmaker
Over the weekend, a crowd of pro-2nd amendment folks gathered at the state capitol in Bismarck for an event called...
Is the Bizarre Political Situation in Alaska a Sign of Things to Come in North Dakota?
There are strange things happening in the State of Alaska. "A deep divide over budget cuts in Alaska has become...
What if North Dakota Combined Parks Department With the Game and Fish Department?
When Governor Doug Burgum was elected, by a landslide, in 2016 he ran on a campaign of reinventing government. He...
Something Is Terribly Wrong if the Only Thing Keeping a University Open Is the State Constitution
Today the Grand Forks Herald takes a victory lap over the defeat by the state Senate of HCR3016. That was...
Lawmakers Should Keep Supreme Court Ruling in Mind While Considering Civil Asset Forfeiture Bill
HB1286, introduced by Rep. Rick Becker (R-Bismarck), would require a conviction before law enforcement can forfeit (read: keep) property or...
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...
Video: Lawmakers Rip Department of Transportation for “Ridiculous” $50 Million Fiscal Note on Speed Limit Bill
Yesterday the state House failed to pass HB1264 which would have North Dakota's speed limit on multi-lane highways to 75...
Ladd Erickson: Law Enforcement Shouldn’t Need a Conviction to Exercise Civil Asset Forfeiture
This guest post was submitted by McLean County State's Attorney Ladd Erickson. To Rob, the broader media, and to Bismarck...
