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February 18, 2019

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Tax & Spend— The Floor Speech Every North Dakotan Should Hear

February 15, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

North Dakota’s Legislative Assembly has a tax and spend problem. Some of us have been saying this for years. In fact, just a week ago, we published an article showing that North Dakota is #1 for state and local tax [read more…]

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North Dakota House Rejects Bill to Reform Property Tax

February 14, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

If you’re a property owner who is looking for significant property tax reform, forget it. When it comes to the 2019 North Dakota Legislature, you’re not going to see any. Such was evident in the defeat of House Bill 1380 [read more…]

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Becker’s Bill to Prohibit Sobriety Checkpoints Sails Through House

February 12, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

During the 2015 Legislative Session Rep. Rick Becker (R – District 7) proposed House Bill 1084. It simply proposed prohibiting sobriety checkpoints. It failed on a vote of 34-59. He again brought the issue back during the 2017 session— it [read more…]

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ND Democrats Have Zero Moral High Ground on Rick Becker Meme

February 11, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

Apparently yesterday was a slow news day. Either that or some folks in the media can’t help but contribute to manufacturing outrage over a meme Rep. Rick Becker (R – District 7) posted to his official “Rick Becker for North [read more…]

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ND House Rejects Committee Recommendation and Kills DPI Power Grab

February 11, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

Nine days ago we published an article expressing serious concerns over House Bill 1104. In a nutshell, this bill proposed to give additional authority to the Superintendent of Public Instruction over all licensed early childcare providers when it comes to [read more…]

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Rep. Johnston’s Informed Consent Abortion Bill Sails Through House

January 28, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

Two weeks ago, we published an article in which I expressed the view that criticizing Rep. Dan Johnston’s (R – District 24) informed consent abortion bill was just stupid. HB 1336, also called the “Abortion Reversal Bill”, seeks to add two [read more…]

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Legislation to Ban Gun Buyback Programs in ND Now has a Bill Number

January 10, 2019 T. Arthur Mason

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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AG Punts in Opinion on Constitutionality of Ethanol Subsidies

December 18, 2018 T. Arthur Mason

In November of last year, we published an article showing that North Dakota’s ethanol subsidies might be unconstitutional. I encourage you to read it for background information. In support of our position, we included a response in that article from [read more…]

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Civil Asset Forfeiture, Due Process, & the ND Legislature’s Chance at Redemption

November 26, 2018 T. Arthur Mason

Civil Asset Forfeiture – legal process that enables a government to seize property and other assets belonging to persons suspected of committing a crime. In March of 2017, the North Dakota Legislature did the unthinkable and defeated Rep. Rick Becker’s (R [read more…]

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A Lawmaker with a Change of Heart on Marijuana Decriminalization?

November 14, 2018 T. Arthur Mason

In February of 2017, North Dakota State Representative Rick Becker (R – District 7) took to the House floor to advocate for passage of House Bill 1340. As the primary sponsor of the bill, Becker sought to decriminalize marijuana. This [read more…]

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