It’s kind of a slow season in North Dakota politics. Evidence supporting such a statement can be found by reading this article from Say Anything Blog’s Rob Port, that Rep. Dan Johnston (R – District 24) has two filings involving [read more…]
With his family behind him, State Representative Dan Johnston (R – District 24) officially announced his candidacy for the office of State Treasurer from NDGOP headquarters in Bismarck tonight. Johnston is seeking to replace the person who has served longest [read more…]
North Dakota State Representative Dan Johnston (R – District 24) had a pretty darn good 2019 Legislative Session. Undoubtedly, his most controversial piece of legislation came in the form of House Bill 1336— otherwise known as the “Abortion Reversal Bill”. [read more…]
Last week we broke the news that there were constitutional issues with House Bill 1320. This, of course, was the bill that was completely hijacked in an effort to push funding for the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum through. [read more…]
Back in February, I wrote that North Dakota’s Food Freedom Law was under attack again. This time it came in the form of Senate Bill 2269, which was sponsored by former grocer and current State Senator and Assistant Majority Leader [read more…]
What in the heck is wrong with the North Dakota Legislature? Seriously. This body — made up of a super-majority of “Republicans” — continues to prove how inept they are when it comes to true fiscal conservatism. Less than two [read more…]
Last Thursday, we published an article discussing the fact that the North Dakota Senate had taken the first step of overriding Governor Doug Burgum’s veto of Senate Bill 2244 by a vote of 41-4. The bill proposed doubling commercial and [read more…]
When I first wrote about Rep. Dan Johnston’s (R – District 24) House Bill 1052 back in December, I wasn’t speaking hyperbole when I said that I believed it has the potential to be the most impactful piece of legislation [read more…]
For the second time in ten days, Rep. Dan Johnston (R – District 24) has a perfect bill. You might recall that on March 8th the North Dakota Senate passed House Bill 1052, which brought clarification to existing homeschool law [read more…]
When I first heard that House Bill 1052 was in the works, I wondered how it would be received by the North Dakota Legislature. After all, homeschool legislation has historically been met with debate and a bit of skepticism. In [read more…]
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