Last week we published an article explaining some reasons we support the elimination of the property tax. As part of that article, I mentioned that the state already uses a formula to fund K-12 education that nobody really seems to [read more…]
Earlier this month, we published an article in which I was critical of the State having a role in funding the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library. After mentioning the $791 million the Legislature raided from various funds to make the current [read more…]
Folks around the State of North Dakota are receiving their property tax bills. And reports are that expected hikes have once again become a reality for many "property owners". We wrote back in April that the finger pointing had once [read more…]
Okay, I get it. He’s a nice guy– a true gentleman. It’s true. He’s a successful businessman. There’s no doubt about that. And yes, he’s certainly better than his opponent, Senator Heidi Heitkamp. But conservative? Not exactly. You’ve probably noticed [read more…]
One of the first articles we published on The Minuteman Blog was called “Stop Raising the Government’s Kids”. I pointed out in that article that the most formative years of a child’s life will have been significantly impacted by the [read more…]
Last week the Grand Fork’s Herald published an article called “Educational Expense”. I was fascinated by it, because it covered a topic I had been looking into the week before– the cost of per pupil funding for education in North [read more…]
I had a reader of The Minuteman recently send me an inquiry about my thoughts on Williston High School’s Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. More specifically, they wondered if I thought it was constitutional on a state level. Since [read more…]
With schools beginning their 2017 – 2018 school years across the state, I wanted to take just a brief moment to remind interested parents about the new opt out forms for state testing. I’ve seen a few inquiries floating around [read more…]
Just over two weeks ago, Governor Doug Burgum enjoyed a visit from his old Microsoft friend– billionaire Bill Gates. According to Valley News Live, Burgum and Gates had a “wide-ranging conversation on the important issues facing people in North Dakota [read more…]
I’ve said it for years. The secret to less bickering between political ideologies in this country lies within the U.S. Constitution itself. It’s known as the Tenth Amendment– and is otherwise referred to as “State’s Rights”: “The powers not delegated [read more…]
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