House Bill 1383 passed the North Dakota House today on a vote of 59-34. While that was good enough for passage, it wasn’t enough to kick in the emergency clause if it becomes law. Every advocate of gun rights in [read more…]
Nearly a month ago, I wrote about Rep. Rick Becker’s (R – District 7) effort to prohibit law enforcement in North Dakota from enforcing anything related to the federal government and firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition. This is Becker’s third [read more…]
Today, the North Dakota House passed — by the slim margin of 50-44 — Rep. Sebastian Ertelt’s (R – District 26) House Bill 1281. The bill proposes “an income tax credit for taxpayers whose children receive nonpublic school or home [read more…]
I recently wrote about the impressive work of Rep. Ben Koppelman (R – District 16) in presenting his Stand Your Ground legislation (HB 1498) to the House Judiciary Committee. That effort resulted in a 10-1-3 Do Pass recommendation. It hit [read more…]
Perhaps no issue has been more controversial over the course of the last year than mask mandates. In some respects, we might even say that the issue has significantly contributed to the current divide in our nation. The debate has [read more…]
Efforts to legalize the sale of raw milk for human consumption were stifled in the North Dakota House four years ago. At that time, the Agriculture Committee forced the raw milk portion out of a bill now known as “Food [read more…]
Readers of The Minuteman are well aware of Rep. Luke Simons’ efforts to make North Dakota a Sanctuary State for Guns (HB 1272). I’ve written about it a number of times. Well, today that bill passed the House on a [read more…]
It’s a sad day for North Dakota. The State House rejected the opportunity to nullify the federal government and ban abortion in our state. That’s right, that same body that’s dominated by a super majority of Republicans said no to [read more…]
I wrote late last month about Rep. Jeff Magrum’s (R – District 28) House Bill 1193— also known as the Stand Your Ground Law. While all eyes seemed to be on this legislation — after a somewhat heated committee hearing [read more…]
The temps here on the Northern Plains are a bit chilly lately— to put it mildly. There’s no question that North Dakota winters aren’t for the faint of heart. I thank God for our coal industry. Especially in the midst [read more…]
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