About a month ago the Army Corps of Engineers reversed the decision made under the Obama administration to prevent completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). They scrapped their Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and issued the easement for the pipeline [read more…]
Last year, as we headed into the North Dakota Republican Convention and the primary season, North Dakota’s budget was a hot topic. Chief among the discussion was the problematic spending increases of the legislature and whether the 2017 legislative session [read more…]
A hot topic in a few areas of the state recently has been that of school bonds. The communities of Fargo, Bismarck, and Stanley all had bond votes Tuesday. Fargo and Bismarck passed theirs with flying colors. Stanley’s bond went [read more…]
Point of View host, Chris Berg, had on Senator Lonnie Laffen (R – District 43) to discuss a proposal to create six new state run casinos in North Dakota. The proposal is a constitutional referendum that would be voted on [read more…]
When I was going to high school – and especially as I went to college – much of our education system just didn’t make sense to me. Even more baffling are some of the strict legal requirements we place on [read more…]
Just a few days ago I posted an article titled, "The Ultimate Opt Out: Reasons to Escape Public Education Through Homeschooling". In that article, I shared some reasons parents may want to consider homeschooling their children. Especially if their child [read more…]
Last week House Bill 1419 received bi-partisan support when it passed the House with a vote of 86-6. The bill was sponsored by House Minority Leader Corey Mock (D – District 18) and, if signed into law, would authorize the [read more…]
There’s a recall effort in full swing for the City of Bismarck to recall their Mayor, Mike Seminary. And based off of his record and public comments, I’d say that his best chance to survive the recall is to just [read more…]
Today a resolution (HCR 3033) was introduced by House Majority Leader Al Carlson (R – District 41) to amend the state constitution to allow for six state-run casinos. Yes, it’s true. Rep. Carlson thinks the state should get into the [read more…]
One of the first stories we covered here on The Minuteman, when we started a year ago, was the saga regarding a Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) agent, a North Dakota businessman, and the inappropriate confiscation of his payloader. In [read more…]
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