In August of last year, we published an article explaining how the City of Mandan had its priorities out of whack when they chose building a sports complex over a fire hall. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the first time Mandan Fire [read more…]
It was reported today that North Dakota’s Governor Doug Burgum has instructed state agencies to craft smaller budgets for the upcoming 2019-2021 biennium. In a nutshell, agencies with remaining appropriations of less than $5 million are being asked to cut [read more…]
It was with great interest that I read a Letter to the Editor in yesterday’s Minot Daily News. Minot resident Greg Demme let loose in a letter titled, “Tired of Liberals Running as Republicans“. While it’s specific to District 3, [read more…]
Supporters of the 2nd Amendment, from across North Dakota, are expected to gather at the State Capitol tomorrow in Bismarck. This gathering is just one of many that will take place across all 50 states. It is known as the [read more…]
Last year we published two articles about questionable activities taking place in Bismarck’s downtown renaissance zone. One of those articles had to do with a male strip show— that was likely illegal. The other had to do with an alleged [read more…]
As I’ve reflected, there’s no question in my mind that the biggest upset to come out of last weekend’s NDGOP State Convention in Grand Forks was Will Gardner’s defeat of Al Jaeger for the party’s endorsement to be Secretary of [read more…]
The NDGOP State Convention kicked off in Grand Forks today. While there was no official call to order or endorsing of candidates, according to an agenda we were able to obtain, the days activities consisted of: Resolutions Committee Meetings State [read more…]
In politics it’s not uncommon for candidates to ignore opponents who they consider not to be a threat to them. On the other hand, it’s often said that if an opponent – or their surrogates – attack it’s because they [read more…]
Despite their dominance in North Dakota politics, the NDGOP baffles me at times. This is especially true with how they’ve handled their choice of a keynote speaker to the State Convention this weekend. Late last month, Vice President Mike Pence [read more…]
North Dakota law currently requires county governments to publish their meeting minutes in official local newspapers. The purpose of the law, of course, is to maintain transparency with the public. It’s debatable how many people actually read them, but there’s [read more…]
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