Last time we published anything about Mike Seminary, he had just been walloped by Steve Bakken in the June election for Mayor of Bismarck. That 20-point defeat earned Seminary the title of “Former Mayor of Bismarck”. It was a fitting [read more…]
Two North Dakota lawmakers are proposing a bill in the upcoming 2019 Legislative Session that has the potential to change the way schools across the state handle their snow days. In fact, if passed, the legislation would provide school districts [read more…]
Civil Asset Forfeiture – legal process that enables a government to seize property and other assets belonging to persons suspected of committing a crime. In March of 2017, the North Dakota Legislature did the unthinkable and defeated Rep. Rick Becker’s (R [read more…]
By now you’ve likely heard of or followed the situation regarding CNN’s Jim Acosta having his press pass revoked by the White House. The decision to do so was made as a result of a confrontation Acosta had with President [read more…]
Heidi Heitkamp got pummeled in the recent 2018 midterm election. Of all the high-profile Senate races being watched nation-wide, her seat flipped from blue to red by the widest margin— nearly 11 points. Let’s be honest with ourselves, it had [read more…]
North Dakota’s 2019 Legislative Session is fast approaching. December 3rd – 5th will be the organizational session for the legislature as mandated by Article IV, Section 7 of the State Constitution. As you can see by the agenda that governs [read more…]
“No one looks to the post office as a beacon of government competence. Actually, no one looks to the post office for any sense of efficiency at all. And while the United States Postal Service has frequently found itself at [read more…]
In February of 2017, North Dakota State Representative Rick Becker (R – District 7) took to the House floor to advocate for passage of House Bill 1340. As the primary sponsor of the bill, Becker sought to decriminalize marijuana. This [read more…]
The news hit yesterday that three state legislators are proposing that state employees receive pay increases in the upcoming 2019 Legislative Session. And go figure— all three are Republicans. It was just last week that I predicted, in the aftermath [read more…]
In the big scheme of things, it wasn’t that long ago that a day like today was pretty much a state holiday— the opening day of the 2018 Deer Gun Season. For some of us, it meant a day off [read more…]
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