Last week WDAY reported on three Clay County sheriff candidates having disciplinary action in their pasts. It’s the nature of running for an elected office— expect things from the past to surface. Such is also the case for Burleigh County [read more…]
It’s official. North Dakota’s voters will get to decide whether recreational use of marijuana becomes a reality for those 21 and older. Secretary of State Al Jaeger’s office announced Monday that they had validated a sufficient number of signatures. Legalize [read more…]
In October of last year, we published an article questioning whether the Republican-dominated legislature would raise the Motor Fuel Tax in 2019. The issue came about as a result of the interim Government Finance Committee being tasked with studying the [read more…]
Washington politics dominates media headlines. I think it’s safe to say that for many Americans – including North Dakotans – they’re more familiar with what is going on in The Swamp than they are with what’s going on in Bismarck. [read more…]
The North Dakota Supreme Court recently settled the dispute over Governor Doug Burgum’s vetoes. According to the Grand Fork’s Herald: “Lawmakers petitioned the court late last year and asked the justices to determine the legal effect of the vetoes, in [read more…]
I like visiting Minot, but I’m sure happy that I don’t live there. If the city’s preliminary budget becomes a reality, then I’m guessing there’ll be a few property owners who question why they live there too. According to a [read more…]
Those who regularly read The Minuteman probably know that I like Gary Emineth. When he briefly entered the U.S. Senate race in hopes of going head to head with Heidi Heitkamp, I was supportive. Of course, that was before U.S. [read more…]
I was surprised to learn this week that our current Secretary of State Al Jaeger has yet to file the signatures necessary for him to officially become a candidate for the office he now holds. As you likely already know, [read more…]
If you follow North Dakota news, then you’ve probably noticed a couple of issues coming out of Fargo that have raised the ire of some of its residents. On Monday, The Forum reported that the City Commission was once again [read more…]
In late November, the group known as “Legalize ND” turned in their proposed ballot measure to the Secretary of State’s office, with the hope of being approved to gather signatures, for an effort to legalize recreational marijuana. Just two and [read more…]
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