Last month we published an article explaining Rep. Dan Johnston’s (R – District 24) HB 1052. In addition to clarifying the term “parent” as including a child’s legal guardian, the bill would open up a variety of opportunities for homeschool [read more…]
Monday is a big day for pro-life advocates. And Concerned Citizens of ND — a pro-life political action committee — is gearing up for it. Two important bills regarding abortion are set to be heard in the House Human Services [read more…]
Rep. Dan Johnston (R – District 24) has been on the receiving end of criticism for his sponsoring House Bill 1336. The bill is actually fairly simple. It adds two sections to North Dakota’s existing “informed consent” laws by mandating [read more…]
Earlier this week, we broke the news about a bill set to be heard during the 2019 Legislative Session that seeks to prohibit state agencies, political subdivisions, and law enforcement of the state from participating in the implementation, administration, or operation [read more…]
Last Friday we published an article explaining House Bill 1058. This bill is sponsored by Rep. Dan Johnston (R – District 24) and seeks to end an outright ban on unattended idling vehicles in the State of North Dakota by [read more…]
Common sense and government are two things that many don’t find synonymous with one another. Ending laws that are incompatible with logical thinking are also a rarity. Yet, it appears one bill being considered during the 2019 Legislative Session is [read more…]
Two weeks ago we published an article explaining that Rep. Dan Johnston (R – District 24) is working with the North Dakota Homeschool Association (NDHSA) in proposing a key piece of legislation. In a nutshell, HB 1052 would address a [read more…]
North Dakota is consistently ranked among the most restrictive states in the nation when it comes to homeschooling. In fact, it wasn’t even legal until 1989. Since that time, things have certainly improved, but as someone who is an advocate [read more…]
In North Dakota’s political circles, we often hear jokes and criticism from Republicans about our neighbors to the east in Minnesota being liberals. Yet, as someone recently pointed out to me, when it comes to a comparison of our state [read more…]
North Dakota politics can be very interesting. In some respects, I think we’re seeing a shift of sorts on our political landscape when it comes to the two-party system in the state. If true, does this shift mean we’ll see [read more…]
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