North Dakota’s 2019 Legislative Session is fast approaching. December 3rd – 5th will be the organizational session for the legislature as mandated by Article IV, Section 7 of the State Constitution. As you can see by the agenda that governs [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…]
At the conclusion of the 2017 Legislative Session, Governor Doug Burgum utilized his veto power and in the process ticked off some folks in the Legislative Assembly. Two of those that had their feathers ruffled was House Majority Leader Al [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…]
One of the issues that wore a little thin with some folks – including some legislators – was that of Doug Burgum’s campaign promise to reject his salary as governor. After taking office, Governor Burgum tried to make good on [read more…]
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…]
For those at San Bernardino Elementary School in California this morning, tragedy has struck as an unidentified person entered a classroom and opened fire. While few details have been released at this point, news media is reporting that two people [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…]
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…]
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