Yesterday, Governor Doug Burgum attended the 8th Annual State of Technology Conference in Fargo. It was here that he preannounced a $30 million “investment” into a statewide tracking network for unmanned aerial systems (UAS) as part of his Executive Budget [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…]
Yesterday, the Forum reported that Congressman Kevin Cramer has hired a new campaign manager in his bid for re-election to the U.S. House. Jared Hendrix of Minot will fill that role. The news was no surprise to us here at [read more…]
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…]
It hit the news today that North Dakota Tax Commissioner Ryan Rauschenberger was recently charged with a DUI and plans on pleading guilty. Unfortunately for Rauschenberger, alcohol is not a new problem for him. After serving as Deputy Tax Commissioner from [read more…]
One of the first articles we published on The Minuteman Blog was called “Stop Raising the Government’s Kids”. I pointed out in that article that the most formative years of a child’s life will have been significantly impacted by the [read more…]
The Wednesday deadline for offers to be submitted to purchase and move the current North Dakota Governor’s Mansion has passed. And nobody was interested. As a result, the 57-year old 10,000 square foot home will be demolished. In 2015 the [read more…]
Ten days ago a source I know with connections in the North Dakota Republican Party (NDGOP) contacted me with some surprising information. With the agreement that I wouldn’t break the news (something that has now been done), he told me [read more…]
Discussion has heated up about a potential opponent to sitting U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp in 2018. Names like current U.S. Congressman Kevin Cramer, state Senator Tom Campbell (R – District 19), and former U.S. Congressman Rick Berg have all surfaced. [read more…]
According to my trusty Google search engine, the definition for "spendthrift" is "a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way." It’s a fitting definition and one that could just as well be listed as a definition under "North [read more…]
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