North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has signed Rep. Rick C. Becker’s (R – District 7) Constitutional Carry bill into law. This just a day after former Governor Ed Schafer urged the current governor to veto the bill. In what is [read more…]
Today the House did the right thing and killed House Concurrent Resolution 3033, which would have proposed – via a vote of the people – amending the State Constitution to allow the state to have up to six state-owned casinos. [read more…]
Former Governor Ed Schafer is highly respected in politics and by the state he once served in. Though its been nearly two decades since he was the state’s chief executive, he still has influence. And yesterday he tried to exert [read more…]
A hot button issue this legislative session has been Senate Bill 2344, which is basically an overhaul of Measure 5– otherwise known as the Compassionate Care Act or Medical Marijuana. As you will recall, Measure 5 passed back in November [read more…]
After Democrats in the Senate did their best to sink Rep. Rick C. Becker’s (R – District 7) House Bill 1169 – also known as Constitutional Carry – it has passed by a wide margin of 34-13 and will now [read more…]
Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee gave House Bill 1169 – otherwise known as Constitutional Carry – a "Do Pass" recommendation. The vote was 4-2 with Senators Carolyn C. Nelson (D – District 21) and Arne Osland (R – District 20) [read more…]
Politics can be a nasty thing. And, unfortunately, it often brings out the very worst in some people. Such seems to be the case towards Rep. Luke Simons (R – District 36) as apparently some folks think he’s hitting his [read more…]
In what is sure to be an ongoing issue of controversy, the House Human Services Committee has set their hearing for Senate Bill 2344 on Tuesday, March 21st. As you’re probably aware, this bill seeks to extensively amend the initiated [read more…]
Last Saturday I wrote an article that asked the question, "Is there a Bogeyman in Senate Bill 2186?" My purpose in writing that article was to try to raise awareness about a bill that it seemed nobody was really questioning [read more…]
Yesterday was an important day at the State Capitol in Bismarck. The Senate Education Committee had a hearing on Rep. Ben Koppelman’s (R – District 16) House Bill 1389. If you will recall, this bill proposes to "support the right [read more…]
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