The term “conservative” just doesn’t seem to have the meaning that it once did in politics. In fact, I’ve become increasingly hesitant to even use the word at times. It seemingly means different things to different people these days. One [read more…]
We published two articles this week about a legislative conference held in Puerto Rico last month. You can see them here and here. The conference was put on by The Council of State Governments (CSG) and cost nearly $50,000 for [read more…]
Rep. Rick Becker (R – District 7) went on Facebook Live last night and discussed a variety of issues while making some cordial with chokecherries. Included in that social media discussion was the issue of property taxes. Based off of [read more…]
We published an article earlier today about a conference for state lawmakers that took place last month in Puerto Rico. It was put on by The Council of State Governments (CSG)— a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that helps lawmakers shape public [read more…]
We published an article back in September which shed some light on a legislative summit that some of our very own North Dakota legislators and Legislative Council staffers attended in Nashville, Tennessee. The cost of that trip was about $90,000— [read more…]
It’s kind of a slow season in North Dakota politics. Evidence supporting such a statement can be found by reading this article from Say Anything Blog’s Rob Port, that Rep. Dan Johnston (R – District 24) has two filings involving [read more…]
With his family behind him, State Representative Dan Johnston (R – District 24) officially announced his candidacy for the office of State Treasurer from NDGOP headquarters in Bismarck tonight. Johnston is seeking to replace the person who has served longest [read more…]
Politics can get extremely controversial. One need only spend about five minutes — or less — watching the evening news to see examples that prove such a statement. The unfortunate thing is that emotion — not logic — is often [read more…]
As you’re likely aware, the issue of refugee resettlement has been a hot topic for folks in Burleigh County. In fact, its been so for North Dakota and the nation in general. We published a number of articles on the [read more…]
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