During the 2015 Legislative Session, Senate Concurrent Resolution 4010 was passed. This resolution later became known as Constitutional Measure 1 on last year’s General Election ballot, which passed with an astounding 86% of the vote. Measure 1 amended the North [read more…]
Last month when I wrote about the University of North Dakota (UND) cutting its women’s hockey program, I mentioned that it was an issue that some people just wouldn’t let go of. Well, someone decided to take the issue to [read more…]
Discussion has heated up about a potential opponent to sitting U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp in 2018. Names like current U.S. Congressman Kevin Cramer, state Senator Tom Campbell (R – District 19), and former U.S. Congressman Rick Berg have all surfaced. [read more…]
When it comes to the issue of life and the unborn, the recently completed 65th Legislative Assembly was silent. Or was it? There was one bill – House Bill 1292 – that may well be the bill that almost nobody [read more…]
A year ago when Republican Governor Doug Burgum was candidate Doug Burgum, he dropped a mailer that advocated for term limits in North Dakota. This, of course, was based on his campaign rhetoric to "break up the good ‘ol boys [read more…]
An increasingly controversial topic is that of vaccines. Like most topics, you’ll find people coming from various angles on the issue. Some are staunchly pro-vaccine. Others are staunchly against them. And then there’s those that fall somewhere in between. I [read more…]
It’s just over 24 hours since the North Dakota Legislature adjourned the 65th Legislative Assembly and the story is budget, budget, budget. And, as we’ve warned here on The Minuteman, the outlook going forward has the potential to be very [read more…]
Well, they’ve gaveled out. The 65th Legislative Assembly is now a completed chapter in the History of North Dakota. After their moments of "Kumbaya" by the Majority and Minority Leaders of both chambers, the House and Senate adjourned "Sine Die" [read more…]
For Bismarck Mayor Mike Seminary, it’s one thing to try to show strength in the face of adversity. It’s quite another to show blatant disregard for those who may well boot him from the office he currently holds. Last week [read more…]
Earlier this month, I picked up on a House amendment to Senator Oley Larsen’s (R – District 3) Senate Bill 2139 and expressed my concern that the amendment may well sink Senator Larsen’s bill. The original intent of SB 2139 [read more…]
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