MINOT, N.D. — Let me begin this account of the most remarkable floor session in the North Dakota House of Representatives I’ve observed in nearly 20 years of following the chamber by complimenting the women who had the courage to stand and speak even as their harasser glowered across the room from them. It was…
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There’s a Good Answer for Why It Took So Long for Luke Simons’ Harassment to Be Outed
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Justice Done for Rep. Luke Simons as Lawmaker Expelled From North Dakota Legislature
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UND President Urges ‘Swift Action’ From Lawmakers in Luke Simons Scandal
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ND Sober Ride Program Is Brilliant Public Policy
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Justice Done for Rep. Luke Simons as Lawmaker Expelled From North Dakota Legislature
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ND Sober Ride Program Is Brilliant Public Policy
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Pandemic Protocols May Offer Leeway in How Legislature Deals With Luke Simons
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Grand Forks Republican Says Embattled Lawmaker Luke Simons Harassed Her During First Session
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More Reports of Inappropriate Behavior From North Dakota Rep. Luke Simons Come to Light
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Democrats Recruiting Corporate Giants to Silence Conservatives Is All Kinds of Wrong
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Price Controls Are Not the Solution for Expensive Insulin
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Friday Mailbag: Rush Limbaugh, Power Outages, Gerrymandering, and Donald Trump
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Yes, Our Increasing Reliance on Intermittent Wind Power Really Is a Problem
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Power Grid Serving North Dakota Announces ‘Controlled Interruptions’ Amid Arctic Weather
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There’s a Good Answer for Why It Took So Long for Luke Simons’ Harassment to Be Outed
MINOT, N.D. — “The North Dakota House expelled a member for the first time in its history for a years-long pattern of abusive comments toward women,” The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead wrote Thursday in an editorial. “Luke Simons’ expulsion was amply warranted, but decisive action should have been taken sooner.” We know that now-former Rep. Simons engaged…
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UND President Urges ‘Swift Action’ From Lawmakers in Luke Simons Scandal
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Luke Simons Must Be Removed From the Legislature
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Don’t Circle the Wagons Around Luke Simons
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Friday Mailbag: Luke Simons, ‘Hit Pieces’, the ‘it’S Just the Flu’ Argument, and the Price of Insulin
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Bastiat Lawmaker Has Shown a Pattern of Abusive Behavior to Colleagues
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What Is Hating Ted Cruz Going to Accomplish?
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The Political Tantrum Against Masking Grows More Obnoxious
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Rush Limbaugh, and Speaking Ill of the Dead
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Shortages Were an Inevitable Outcome of Politicized Energy Policy
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Plain Talk: Rep. Brandy Pyle Calls Lawmaker’s Fundraising Amid Harassment Claims a ‘Slap in the Face’
Supporters of Rep. Luke Simons, an embattled Bastiat Caucus lawmaker from Dickinson who has been accused of harassing behavior by numerous women who work in and around the Legislature, have begun raising money for his legal defense. Simons faces no criminal or civil charges, but House Majority Leader Chet Pollert and other Republican leaders have called on Simons to…
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Plain Talk: North Dakota Senate Has Passed a Bill Hiding Presidential Vote Counts
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Plain Talk: ‘The United States Used to Be the Best Country in the World When It Came to Infrastructure’
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Plain Talk: Sen. Kevin Cramer on the Texas Blackouts, Wind Power, Rush Limbaugh, and Ted Cruz
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Plain Talk: Could North Dakota See Longer School Years to Make up for Pandemic Learning Loss?
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Gov. Doug Burgum: Grateful for COVID Efforts and an Effective Emergency Process
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Plain Talk: ‘We Can’t Afford to Shut Down Any More Coal Plants’
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Friday Mailbag: The Return of the Mailbag, Wrigley’s Departure, Criticism of Trump, and That Bruce Springsteen Ad
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Plain Talk: Can North Dakota Help Break Apple and Google’s App Monopoly?
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‘Businesses Need to Be Protected’ From COVID-19 Liability NFIB Says