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Video: Kevin Cramer Says He Backs Boehner

Rep. Kevin Cramer was on MSNBC’s Morning Joe this morning to talk about his Keystone XL pipeline legislation which he is introducing in the House. That’s an important bill, but not really all that...

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Superintendent Baesler Worried About “Extremist Propaganda” On Common Core?

This morning an anti-Common Core activists forwarded to me an email (see below) obtained through an open records request which shows Superintendent Kirsten Baesler forwarding an email about supposed...

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Video: Dalrymple State Of The State Speech Seemed Written For A Different...

The video above is of Governor Jack Dalrymple’s 2015 State of the State address (jump forward to about the 25 minute mark if you want to skip a lot of gavel-pounding and pompous ceremony). Like all of...

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Bob Timm: Does Gasoline Need Country Of Origin Labeling?

I for one am very grateful for the drop in oil/gas prices even though it is having a negative effect on the region I live. I live in North Dakota. North Dakota is the number two State in the nation for...

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Bette Grande: The Legislature Is In Session, Time For Citizens To Engage

It was 1997 my first year in the North Dakota Legislature and a Bill came to the floor to complete the 4-lane on Highway 2 between Minot and Williston.  The state’s economy was doing better, but times...

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North Dakota Examines Partial Legalization Of Prostitution

With Forum Communications running a multi-part series on human trafficking in North Dakota (“trafficking” is the new media/political buzzword for what is traditionally called prostitution), the issue...

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“Don’t tell me we aren’t spending any money”

One of the most useful publications from Legislative Council is their Budget and Fiscal Trends documents which presents the state’s spending and revenues in a series of fairly easy to understand...

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ND Higher Ed Spending Has Increased 159 Percent, Enrollment Up 9 Percent

I wrote a post about the most recent Budget and Fiscal Trends document from Legislative Council and included several graphs about the state’s taxing and spending policy, but I thought one graph...

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North Dakota Abortion Proponents Lose Again

It seems as though every time a pro-life law is being debated the knee-jerk reaction from its opponents is the assertion that it will be struck down by the courts. We are told that these laws are a...

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Legislators Should Tie Transparency Measures To Local Government Funding

Over the last several bienniums one of the primary opponents to transparency efforts for taxation and spending in the state is local governments. During the 2009 legislative session Rep. Blair...

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Je Suis Charlie

Here on SAB we focus on North Dakota, and with our legislature beginning its 2015 session this week that means we’re pretty busy these days. But I wanted to take a time out from all that to acknowledge...

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Bismarck Tribune Editorial Board Seems Confused

A bill sponsored by Rep. Roscoe Streyle to change the way North Dakota fills Senate vacancies is getting all sorts of attention. There’s no question it was inspired by the politics of 2016. It’s been...

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From The Left: Will North Dakota Tribes Legalize Marijuana?

Last weekend, it was announced that first term Rep. Pamela Anderson (D) District 41 would be introducing a medical marijuana bill in the North Dakota Legislature. The proposed amendment would be very...

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ND Lawmakers Will Consider Bill Legalizing Concealed Carry In Schools

Back in December state Rep. Dwight Kiefert, a Republican from District 24 (Valley City), wrote a guest post for SAB pledging his on-going efforts to pass legislation allowing concealed carry in North...

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Bill Filed Extending Moratorium On Replacing Fighting Sioux Nickname

It’s been reported previously that Rep. Scott Louser, a Republican from Minot, would be filing a bill to extend the state’s moratorium on a new nickname at the University of North Dakota. Today Rep....

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Could The North Dakota Legislature Streamline Bill Introduction?

I’ve heard from a few of my fellow gadflies some consternation over perceived delays in getting bills filed and posted online for public scrutiny. While I’m always anxious as the session begins to see...

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Wow: University System Initially Opposes Due Process Rights For Students

It’s a rare moment when the miasma of smug, self-serving rhetoric which surrounds our university system parts for a moment to let the truth shine through. We had a moment like that this evening. SB2150...

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Matt Evans: Reflicting On The Cost Of Freedom

As much as I think Andres Serrano, the person behind “Piss Christ” is a jerk, and not a very inspiring artist, I’m glad that he wasn’t stoned to death. I’m disappointed, however, in how some people...

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North Dakota Lawmakers Really Want More Guns On Public Property

Currently carrying a concealed weapon in public buildings is verboten even for those citizens with concealed carry licenses. But HB1157, sponsored by Rep. Ben Koppelman (R-West Fargo), would create an...

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Democrat Minority Leader Mac Schneider Owes North Dakota An Apology

Back during the election last year Senate Minority Leader Mac Schneider was throwing political bombs over Republican efforts to reform oil taxes during the 2013 session. The reforms “would have cost...

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