I had an interesting conversation with a legislator this week. I’ve known him for some time and received a message from him to call when I had a moment. As we chatted, he expressed his regret over some votes he [read more…]
By a vote of 27-17, the North Dakota Senate recently passed SB 2327. If passed in both chambers and signed into law, it would create a new government agency called the "Department of Environmental Quality". This new government agency would [read more…]
I seldom write anymore about national issues. There’s plenty at the state and local level to worry about without investing too much time into national issues I have almost no influence or say over. But the issue of Donald Trump [read more…]
It has to be frustrating if you’re Rep. Luke Simons (R – District 36)– the primary sponsor of the Food Freedom Act (HB 1433). This bill was once known as the "Raw Milk Bill". Unfortunately, common sense did not prevail [read more…]
It’s no secret that North Dakota has had some issues with it’s budget lately. Last August the legislature was called into special session by then Governor Jack Dalrymple to address a budget shortfall. The 2017 legislative session is at the [read more…]
Many thought that this legislative session would be the one where landowners finally had the burden shifted from them to keep people off what is supposed to be their private property. But it wasn’t to be so for SB 2225– [read more…]
About 25-50 protesters are holding out in their NoDAPL camp, just one day past the deadline given by the Army Corps of Engineers. Yesterday, police arrested 10 protesters who refused to leave before the conditions on the ground convinced law [read more…]
Unlike some folks in the State Capitol, Rep. Ben Koppelman (R – District 16) is a fearless advocate for parents. Popularity is not his objective. Doing what he feels is right is. And he has demonstrated that this legislative session [read more…]
Today was a gun bill day of sorts for the North Dakota House. The two most prominent bills were HB 1169 (Constitutional Carry) and HB 1310 (Concealed Carry in Schools)– both of which came out of committee last week with [read more…]
Rep. Dwight Kiefert’s (R-District 24) House Bill 1310 has come out of the House Energy and Natural Resources Committee with a 10-2 Do Pass recommendation. If passed, this bill would allow school district’s to set their own policy for allowing [read more…]
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