Almost a year ago, we published an article detailing a myriad of proposals that would make changes to the way North Dakota handles ballot measures. These potential changes came as a result of Senate Bill 2135 from the 2017 Legislative [read more…]
How would you feel about the prospect of the United States Department of Energy drilling a nuclear bore hole in your backyard? Ask the folks in Pierce County. There’s more than a few of them with some pretty strong feelings [read more…]
At the beginning of last month, we broke the news that Rep. Luke Simons (R – District 36) had put the final touches on a bill seeking to prohibit taxpayer funded gun buyback programs. Two days later, we followed up [read more…]
You might recall that back in December news broke that the NDGOP was considering a rule change that called for changes to state law in how political parties nominate their candidates for general elections. As the Bismarck Tribune explained, it would [read more…]
When Constitutional Carry was passed and then signed into law by Governor Doug Burgum on March 23, 2017, many took it as a sign that North Dakota’s lawmakers had become ultra pro-gun. And there’s no question that House Bill 1169’s [read more…]
“The worship of the state is the worship of force. There is no more dangerous menace to civilization than a government of incompetent, corrupt, or vile men. The worst evils which mankind ever had to endure were inflicted by bad [read more…]
Ever since Measure 3 failed — which would have legalized recreational marijuana in North Dakota — many have looked to a piece of legislation sponsored by Rep. Shannon Roers Jones (R – District 46) as an alternative to legalization. In [read more…]
As we published earlier, much to the chagrin of those who supported House Bill 1537 — known as the Red Flag Bill — it went down to defeat today in an ironic vote of 17-76. Rep. Rick Becker sat on [read more…]
Yesterday, House Bill 1537 — known as the “Red Flag Bill” — was on the calendar for a vote. But after debate on some other bills took place, the House adjourned without HB 1537 being heard. That set the stage [read more…]
UPDATE: Due to debate on other bills, the House didn’t get to HB 1537 today. It is set to be heard tomorrow. The session will begin at 8am. Over a month ago, we published an article explaining that eight Republicans [read more…]
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