In November of last year, we published an article detailing the argument that North Dakota’s ethanol subsidies may be unconstitutional. The question arose while reviewing the minutes from the interim Government Finance Committee’s meeting on August 2, 2017. In that [read more…]
Just two days ago, I wrote that Congressman Kevin Cramer was on the brink of throwing his hat in the ring for a run at U.S. Senate against Democratic incumbent Heidi Heitkamp. We had been anticipating an announcement for some [read more…]
Back in May, I wrote an article questioning whether Rep. Rick Becker (R – District 7) should run for U.S. Senate . As you know, Rep. Becker’s name was among the many thrown out as possible candidates for the Republican [read more…]
From time to time, I hear criticisms from within the North Dakota Republican Party that baffle me. A recent article we dropped here on The Minuteman reminded me of such criticisms. As you may recall, Representatives Rick Becker (R – [read more…]
The American Conservative Union Foundation’s “ 2017 Ratings of North Dakota” are out. North Dakotan’s can now see just how conservative their state legislators are. The rankings for the House were determined by votes on 23 pieces of legislation. The [read more…]
Yesterday was the 100 day mark in Tom Campbell’s campaign bid for the U.S. Senate seat currently occupied by Democratic incumbent Heidi Heitkamp. As the only declared Republican candidate, one would think that the ultra-successful potato farming State Senator from [read more…]
Ethanol and ethanol subsidies are often found as a subject of debate in political and agricultural circles. Those who support ethanol subsidies have historically looked at them as a means of gaining “energy independence” and reducing “greenhouse gas emissions”. Those [read more…]
In a letter received this week by supporters of the “Dem-NPL House Caucus”, State Representative and Caucus Chair Joshua Boschee (D – District 44) appears to have shown which North Dakota Republican concerns them the most. While acknowledging his party’s [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…]
Earlier this month North Dakota State Senator Tom Campbell (R – District 19) announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for United States Senate. Campbell hopes to win over North Dakota Republicans and become the 2018 Republican nominee versus incumbent [read more…]
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