The issue of marijuana in North Dakota has been a political topic for about four years now. In November 2015, the Secretary of State’s office approved the petition for medical marijuana. The needed signatures were gathered and voters overwhelmingly approved [read more…]
Unless you live in and/or pay attention to what happens in Fargo, then you’re likely not aware of the contract negotiations going on between the Fargo School board and the Fargo Education Association. I first wrote about this last month [read more…]
North Dakota Senate Majority Leader Rich Wardner appears to have difficulty keeping his stories straight. I intended on writing about this yesterday, but only had time to get out the story on State Superintendent of Public Instruction Kirsten Baesler being [read more…]
State Auditor Josh Gallion’s office released an Audit Report yesterday of the North Dakota Highway Patrol from July 2016 to June 2018. According to a press release: “… the agency was not following internal policies for school bus inspections, was inaccurately [read more…]
Yes, it’s that time. The deadline for applicants to participate in the 2019 Deer Gun Lottery is today— June 5th. You must have your applications submitted before midnight tonight. Youth hoping to hunt antlered mule deer in 3B1, 3B2, 4A, [read more…]
One of the hot topics in the nation is abortion. A little over two months ago, the controversial film “Unplanned” was released in theatres. I believe it’s changed the debate regarding the issue. Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, and others have all [read more…]
There seems to be a feeling spreading within the North Dakota Republican Party (NDGOP) that the party itself doesn’t really mean that much. To be more specific, it comes from the idea that many Resolutions and planks of the Platform, [read more…]
Just a few weeks after I wrote about the fact that State Auditor Josh Gallion is a rising star with the people of North Dakota, the State Legislature coincidentally decided to put a damper on that by stripping him of [read more…]
Its been a long road for Bismarck native Anne Cleary. Over two years ago, the Bismarck City Commission turned Cleary’s dream of building a home into a nightmare when they rejected her request to build on a vacant lot she [read more…]
When the people of Bismarck voted in the June 12, 2018 election, the message was clear that they were looking for new leadership on the City Commission. Steve Bakken’s defeat of the unpopular Mike Seminary — by over 20 percentage [read more…]
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