Washington politics dominates media headlines. I think it’s safe to say that for many Americans – including North Dakotans – they’re more familiar with what is going on in The Swamp than they are with what’s going on in Bismarck. [read more…]
The North Dakota Supreme Court recently settled the dispute over Governor Doug Burgum’s vetoes. According to the Grand Fork’s Herald: “Lawmakers petitioned the court late last year and asked the justices to determine the legal effect of the vetoes, in [read more…]
I like visiting Minot, but I’m sure happy that I don’t live there. If the city’s preliminary budget becomes a reality, then I’m guessing there’ll be a few property owners who question why they live there too. According to a [read more…]
Those who regularly read The Minuteman probably know that I like Gary Emineth. When he briefly entered the U.S. Senate race in hopes of going head to head with Heidi Heitkamp, I was supportive. Of course, that was before U.S. [read more…]
I was surprised to learn this week that our current Secretary of State Al Jaeger has yet to file the signatures necessary for him to officially become a candidate for the office he now holds. As you likely already know, [read more…]
If you follow North Dakota news, then you’ve probably noticed a couple of issues coming out of Fargo that have raised the ire of some of its residents. On Monday, The Forum reported that the City Commission was once again [read more…]
In late November, the group known as “Legalize ND” turned in their proposed ballot measure to the Secretary of State’s office, with the hope of being approved to gather signatures, for an effort to legalize recreational marijuana. Just two and [read more…]
In April Governor Doug Burgum called for more cuts in the budgets of state agencies. Though it’s needed – and I wrote that we should cut deeper – it’s only expected that some folks don’t agree with such limited government [read more…]
We’re inching ever closer to next year’s Legislative Session. North Dakota’s lawmakers are watching state revenue in anticipation of that event. Unfortunately, too many of them are watching for all the wrong reasons— they want to have an idea of [read more…]
North Dakota politics can be very interesting. In some respects, I think we’re seeing a shift of sorts on our political landscape when it comes to the two-party system in the state. If true, does this shift mean we’ll see [read more…]
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