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Should the Auditor’s Duties be in the State Constitution?

May 31, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

Just a few weeks after I wrote about the fact that State Auditor Josh Gallion is a rising star with the people of North Dakota, the State Legislature coincidentally decided to put a damper on that by stripping him of [read more…]

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Bismarck Property Owner Finally Gets Approval to Build a Home

May 29, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

Its been a long road for Bismarck native Anne Cleary. Over two years ago, the Bismarck City Commission turned Cleary’s dream of building a home into a nightmare when they rejected her request to build on a vacant lot she [read more…]

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Bismarck City Commission to Give $200k Grant to the Chamber?

May 28, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

When the people of Bismarck voted in the June 12, 2018 election, the message was clear that they were looking for new leadership on the City Commission. Steve Bakken’s defeat of the unpopular Mike Seminary — by over 20 percentage [read more…]

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BREAKING: Audit the Swamp Turns in Affidavits for Referendums

May 24, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

In the aftermath of the State Legislature stripping the State Auditor of his authority to initiate performance audits — and Governor Doug Burgum signing off on the power grab — a movement came together under the banner now known as [read more…]

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Rick Becker’s Interview With President of Foundation for Economic Education

May 21, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

Rep. Rick Becker (R – District 7) is has increasingly gained notoriety as the de facto leader of North Dakota’s limited government movement. Becker is a consistent voice for the principled ideas of reducing the role of the state in [read more…]

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NDGOP’s Bragging About a Balanced Budget is Embarrassing

May 20, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

After North Dakota’s 66th Legislative Session came to a close, we published an article pointing out that balancing North Dakota’s budget doesn’t make you a conservative. This, of course, came in response to Governor Doug Burgum’s office issuing a press [read more…]

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Governor Burgum, That Was a Really Dumb Thing to Say

May 18, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

It was horribly disappointing when Governor Doug Burgum ignored calls to veto the effort to strip the State Auditor of his authority to conduct performance audits and signed the Legislature’s power grab into law. But to see yesterday’s editorial in [read more…]

Education

Is Fargo School District Violating State Law for Lack of Policy on Violence?

May 17, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

Apparently Fargo schools have a problem— classroom violence. According to The Forum, “Fargo educators shared vivid and harrowing details about classroom violence in the district’s 20 schools” in a recent survey of about 800 staff members. That survey resulted in [read more…]

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Why RINO’s Don’t Like the Bastiat Caucus

May 15, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

Anyone who follows North Dakota politics is familiar with a minority group of Republican legislators known as the “Bastiat Caucus”. For those who advocate for limited government, the most principled of the group are considered the stalwarts of the party. [read more…]

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BREAKING: Legislature Won’t Reconvene to Right Their Wrong on Auditor’s Bill

May 13, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

Last week I wrote about the fact that State Auditor Josh Gallion was scheduled to meet with our State Legislature’s Majority Leaders, Senator Rich Wardner (R – District 37) and Rep. Chet Pollert (R – District 29) today. That meeting [read more…]

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