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…]
Two issues that often stir spirited debate are politics and religion. When the two are made part of the same discussion, it’s often difficult for some people to put a damper on emotion— which too often becomes prevalent over logic [read more…]
As I write this, folks in Burleigh County are enroute to a 6pm commission meeting in which commissioners will vote on whether to continue allowing Lutheran Social Services (LSS) to resettle refugees within their jurisdiction. As I explained over a [read more…]
The topic of whether Burleigh County should continue participating in the resettlement of refugees is heating up. I first wrote about this a week ago— the day before commissioners were set to consider the question. I followed that up after [read more…]
We recently published an article regarding refugee resettlement in Burleigh County. On Monday, Commissioners were scheduled to consider a request from Lutheran Social Services (LSS) to continue accepting refugees. Turnout was so large for the meeting that it was impossible [read more…]
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