I can’t think of a hotter topic in North Dakota politics this summer than the one relating to the North Dakota Legislature’s efforts, during the winding up moments of the 2019 Legislative Session, to strip our State Auditor of his authority [read more…]
We recently ran a poll on Facebook that asked a simple question, “If you could vote on a ballot measure to simply ELIMINATE PROPERTY TAX, how would you vote?” The results were overwhelmingly in favor of the idea. Admittedly, this [read more…]
When I started The Minuteman over three years ago, I did so knowing very well that it would be an ongoing commitment. I understood that there would be endless hours of research, following up on leads, open records requests, and [read more…]
Nearly two years ago we published an article expressing our view that the City of Mandan has its priorities out of whack when it comes to fire protection. In a nutshell, we came to that conclusion due to the fact [read more…]
By now you’re likely familiar with the North Dakota Legislature’s efforts during the winding up moments of the 2019 Legislative Session to strip our State Auditor of his authority to initiate performance audits. If you’re not caught up, you can [read more…]
I think we’re all familiar with the term “generation gap”. As defined by Google, it’s “differences of outlook or opinion between people of different generations.” Just one example of this is in relation to technology— and more specifically, video games. [read more…]
Yesterday, Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued his opinion regarding “the constitutionality of amendments contained in section 3 of Senate Bill 2004 passed by the 66th Legislative Assembly.” As you’re likely aware of by now, the North Dakota Legislature voted in the [read more…]
North Dakota State Representative Dan Johnston (R – District 24) had a pretty darn good 2019 Legislative Session. Undoubtedly, his most controversial piece of legislation came in the form of House Bill 1336— otherwise known as the “Abortion Reversal Bill”. [read more…]
In March of last year, we published an article titled, “Sexploitation: Kids Drag Show Planned in Fargo“. As you may recall, a group known as the “Hot Mess Harlots” were scheduled to “instruct the kids on what it means to [read more…]
Private organizations are designed with specific purposes— usually. When it comes to business, that purpose is fundamentally the bottom line— profits. A variety of nonprofits exist with defined purposes that are often explained in brief mission statements. For political parties, [read more…]
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