The following article was first published on The Minuteman June 29, 2017. The title of this article is not an embellishment… at all. Those of us who advocate for the abolition of property taxes have said it time and time [read more…]
It’s an issue that pre-dates most of those serving in the North Dakota Legislature. At one time, it caused a rift… then a divide… and now a chasm. Of course, I’m speaking of whether landowners should have to post their [read more…]
Back in January, we broke the news that Rep. Luke Simons (R – District 36) was sponsoring legislation — House Bill 1381 — to prohibit taxpayer funded gun buyback programs. In February, the House passed the bill on a vote of 66-26. [read more…]
It’s not often that we see government make changes to law that results in the end of state-sanctioned protectionism. But Rep. Thomas Beadle’s (R – District 27) House Bill 1279 may do just that. After passing the House on a [read more…]
Last night we broke the news explaining that the North Dakota House had hijacked Senator Oley Larsen’s (R – District 3) Senate Bill 2140. The sole intent of the original bill was to allow those who are caught carrying a [read more…]
For the second straight Legislative Session, Senator Oley Larsen’s simple bill regarding concealed weapons permits has been hijacked. In 2017, Senator Larsen proposed Senate Bill 2139. The original intent was to allow those who are caught carrying a concealed weapon without [read more…]
What in the heck is wrong with the North Dakota Legislature? Seriously. This body — made up of a super-majority of “Republicans” — continues to prove how inept they are when it comes to true fiscal conservatism. Less than two [read more…]
After Josh Gallion won his bid in 2016 to be North Dakota’s State Auditor, he told the Bismarck Tribune that he hoped to improve the perception of the audit process and find savings for our state government. Gallion’s victory in [read more…]
Have you ever read the Law Enforcement Code of Ethics? It’s fascinating and worth your time to read it. I think the opening paragraph is my favorite: “As a law enforcement officer, my fundamental duty is to serve the community; [read more…]
Last Thursday, we published an article discussing the fact that the North Dakota Senate had taken the first step of overriding Governor Doug Burgum’s veto of Senate Bill 2244 by a vote of 41-4. The bill proposed doubling commercial and [read more…]
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