Yesterday, we published an article explaining why we don’t believe North Dakota State Senator Oley Larsen (R – District 3) should resign. In case you’re not familiar with the details, I encourage you to click on the link and do [read more…]
The following Op-Ed was posted on Facebook today by Senator Oley Larsen, and The Minuteman Blog has decided to publish it in full as a courtesy to our readers. Last weekend, I shared an erroneous image purportedly showing Congresswoman Ilhan [read more…]
Unless you absolutely just don’t pay attention to North Dakota news, then you’ve at least heard or read something about the controversy surrounding a recent Facebook post shared by State Senator Oley Larsen (R – District 3). It became news [read more…]
The issue of marijuana in North Dakota has been a political topic for about four years now. In November 2015, the Secretary of State’s office approved the petition for medical marijuana. The needed signatures were gathered and voters overwhelmingly approved [read more…]
Last night we broke the news explaining that the North Dakota House had hijacked Senator Oley Larsen’s (R – District 3) Senate Bill 2140. The sole intent of the original bill was to allow those who are caught carrying a [read more…]
For the second straight Legislative Session, Senator Oley Larsen’s simple bill regarding concealed weapons permits has been hijacked. In 2017, Senator Larsen proposed Senate Bill 2139. The original intent was to allow those who are caught carrying a concealed weapon without [read more…]
Just two days ago, we published an article discussing the desire of what seems like a multitude of legislators to override Governor Doug Burgum’s veto of Senate Bill 2244. This, of course, is the bill proposing to double commercial and noncommercial [read more…]
One aspect of the legislative process in North Dakota that really frustrates me is when committees make bills worse, not better. The idea of sending bills through the committee process is to provide an opportunity to vet them. I think [read more…]
During the 2017 Legislative Session quite the debate occurred over whether dental therapy should be legalized in North Dakota. And that debate is soon to be heard again as a result of House Bill 1426. It’s possible you’re not familiar [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…]
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