Just over three weeks ago, North Dakota’s Department of Public Instruction (DPI) Superintendent, Kirsten Baesler, announced her intentions to seek reelection. Having first been elected in 2012 by a margin of nearly 11%, and then again in 2016 by about [read more…]
When Doug Burgum announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for governor in January of 2016, he was viewed as a political outsider. To many, the idea of the software executive and downtown businessman from Fargo beating his opponent [read more…]
Earlier this month, I wrote about State Representative Daniel Johnston (R – District 24) announcing his bid to replace retiring State Treasurer Kelly Schmidt. Well, Johnston now has some competition from one of his colleagues in the State House, Rep. [read more…]
State Auditor Josh Gallion’s department continues to work for the people of North Dakota in an effort to bring a greater degree of transparency to our state government. The most recent example of this was released yesterday. As you can [read more…]
Earlier in the week, I wrote an article explaining why I think it would be a mistake for State Auditor Josh Gallion to challenge incumbent Doug Burgum for the Republican nomination to be Governor of North Dakota. I didn’t write [read more…]
Way back in May, we published a very unscientific Facebook poll in which we asked who participants would vote for if State Auditor Josh Gallion were to challenge incumbent Doug Burgum for the Republican nomination for Governor of North Dakota. [read more…]
Earlier this year, efforts by the North Dakota Legislature to strip our State Auditor of his authority to initiate performance audits was the hot topic in North Dakota politics. If you need a refresher, you can check out the things [read more…]
If you pay much attention to North Dakota politics, then you’ve probably seen news reports — like this one from the Forum News Service — about State Representative Marvin Nelson’s (D – District 9) intention to “shame” the North Dakota [read more…]
I can’t think of a hotter topic in North Dakota politics this summer than the one relating to the North Dakota Legislature’s efforts, during the winding up moments of the 2019 Legislative Session, to strip our State Auditor of his authority [read more…]
By now you’re likely familiar with the North Dakota Legislature’s efforts during the winding up moments of the 2019 Legislative Session to strip our State Auditor of his authority to initiate performance audits. If you’re not caught up, you can [read more…]
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