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…]
We’re inching ever closer to next year’s Legislative Session. North Dakota’s lawmakers are watching state revenue in anticipation of that event. Unfortunately, too many of them are watching for all the wrong reasons— they want to have an idea of [read more…]
The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction (DPI) recently ran a story regarding the rollout of their new education dashboard. The title boasts of it as a “New Tool Launched to Provide More Transparency in School Performance”. State Superintendent Kirsten [read more…]
The people of District 47 have a rare opportunity ahead of them on June 12th. There will be a conservative Republican on the primary ballot to challenge incumbent Representatives George Keiser and Lawrence Klemin. That challenger is 34-year Navy Veteran, [read more…]
Last month, the Dem-NPL held their State Convention. As a result of that event, Mac Schneider obtained his party’s endorsement for U.S. House. Earlier this month, the NDGOP held their State Convention. Former party chairman and State Senator Kelly Armstrong [read more…]
Those who’ve followed The Minuteman for some time know that we’re not fans of government cronyism. We’ve most often discussed it in terms of Renaissance Zones, but those certainly aren’t the only examples. As a West Fargo Pioneer article from [read more…]
It was reported today that the North Dakota Industrial Commission is eight months behind in publishing their meeting minutes. According to their website: “The Legislature created the Industrial Commission of North Dakota (the ‘Commission’) in 1919 to conduct and manage, [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…]
Last Legislative Session, State Senator Howard Anderson (R – District 8) introduced Senate Bill 2320. This bill proposed what is known as a “Needle Exchange Program” or a “Syringe Exchange Program”. The basic premise behind the bill is to reduce [read more…]
In North Dakota’s current political climate, one of the first questions asked of those who announce their intention to run for national or statewide political office is, “Will you abide by the outcome of the convention?” The indication of course [read more…]
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