Despite a strong floor debate by Senators Jordan Kannianen and Oley Larsen, which resulted in the overwhelming passage of House Bill 1428, a source at the State Capitol tells me that Governor Doug Burgum is considering vetoing the bill. In [read more…]
There’s moments in politics that are memorable. And last Friday, the debate on House Bill 1428 in the Senate was something I will not soon forget. HB 1428 came out of the Senate Education Committee and to the floor with [read more…]
The end appears to be near for the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline issue. While the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Sioux tribes both have cases pending in their continued legal battle against the pipeline, Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) made the [read more…]
Last Friday the Senate defeated Rep. Kathy Skroch’s (R – District 26) House Bill 1435. As originally proposed, the bill would have forced school districts to hold bond votes during a general election. Unfortunately, the bill was amended by the [read more…]
Earlier this month, we published an article here on The Minuteman listing 105 reasons to homeschool your children. For the most part, the list came from suggestions sent in from readers of The Minuteman. It’s a great list. I highly [read more…]
"The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." – Samuel Adams, Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, 1788 With Governor Doug Burgum’s signature now attached to the Constitutional [read more…]
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum has signed Rep. Rick C. Becker’s (R – District 7) Constitutional Carry bill into law. This just a day after former Governor Ed Schafer urged the current governor to veto the bill. In what is [read more…]
Today the House did the right thing and killed House Concurrent Resolution 3033, which would have proposed – via a vote of the people – amending the State Constitution to allow the state to have up to six state-owned casinos. [read more…]
Former Governor Ed Schafer is highly respected in politics and by the state he once served in. Though its been nearly two decades since he was the state’s chief executive, he still has influence. And yesterday he tried to exert [read more…]
A hot button issue this legislative session has been Senate Bill 2344, which is basically an overhaul of Measure 5– otherwise known as the Compassionate Care Act or Medical Marijuana. As you will recall, Measure 5 passed back in November [read more…]
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