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…]
On election night, we published “The Minuteman’s 2018 Election Night Predictions“. I can honestly say that being 100% correct, when it comes to predicting winners in an election, isn’t altogether a good feeling. I’ve taken some time to reflect on [read more…]
Last month I wrote about District 3’s Rep. Andrew Maragos insulting some of the very people in his district that he’s asking to vote for him. He did this by writing a Letter to the Editor in the Minot Daily [read more…]
PRESS RELEASE: BISMARCK, ND – For the first time, Liberty ND PAC has endorsed an entire team from a single district. Liberty ND PAC announced its endorsement of Oley Larsen for Senate, and Bob Paulson and Jeff Hoverson for House [read more…]
As a native North Dakotan, I’ve never seen anything politically like what is currently happening in District 3’s legislative races. And all of it surrounds Rep. Andrew Maragos. As I wrote back in April, more than a few Republicans in [read more…]
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