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February 19, 2019

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Governor Burgum’s Budget Proposal Proves He’s Not Serious About Cuts

December 6, 2018 T. Arthur Mason

Governor Doug Burgum delivered his Executive Budget Address yesterday. It was his first since being elected in 2016. As an advocate of small government, I was extremely disappointed— yet, not surprised. Last week I wrote about Burgum’s sneak peak into [read more…]

North Dakota

State Lawmakers Propose Pay Increases for State Employees

November 13, 2018 T. Arthur Mason

The news hit yesterday that three state legislators are proposing that state employees receive pay increases in the upcoming 2019 Legislative Session. And go figure— all three are Republicans. It was just last week that I predicted, in the aftermath [read more…]

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We Need to Focus More on Holding Local Government Accountable

August 9, 2018 T. Arthur Mason

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…]

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Property Owners in Minot Staring at 18.5% Increase in Property Tax

August 7, 2018 T. Arthur Mason

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…]

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More Buyouts Offered to State Employees

July 7, 2018 T. Arthur Mason

In April Governor Doug Burgum called for more cuts in the budgets of state agencies. Though it’s needed – and I wrote that we should cut deeper – it’s only expected that some folks don’t agree with such limited government [read more…]

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Maragos Statement Shows Why He Lost District 3 Endorsement

May 24, 2018 T. Arthur Mason

Rep. Andrew Maragos served in the North Dakota Legislature from 1993-2006. He was elected again in 2011 and has been in office since. Yet, it seems the long-time public servant from District 3 may have worn out his welcome with [read more…]

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C’mon Governor Burgum, We Can Cut Deeper Than That

April 18, 2018 T. Arthur Mason

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…]

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ND Legislature Shouldn’t be Funding the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

January 8, 2018 T. Arthur Mason

There’s plenty of examples of wasteful spending here at home with the North Dakota Legislature. Whether it’s the large amount of dollars going towards the sacred cows known as Health & Human Services and K-12 , the likely unconstitutional ethanol [read more…]

North Dakota

Did You Know the State of North Dakota has a Breastfeeding Coalition?

September 30, 2017 T. Arthur Mason

I’m not typically surprised by government, but I’ll admit that a news report from WDAZ out of Grand Forks yesterday did exactly that. Did you know that North Dakota has a “Breastfeeding Coalition”? We do. So, what is the purpose [read more…]

North Dakota

The NDGOP Letter Shows it is in Dire Need of Reform

May 10, 2017 T. Arthur Mason

To those that follow state politics it’s no surprise, but the North Dakota Republican Party needs help. They’ve lost their way. Let’s remember that the "Grand Old Party" is supposed to be the party of things like constitutionally limited government, [read more…]

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