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    April 23, 2018
    North Dakota House minority leader Rep. Corey Mock (D-Grand Forks). TOM STROMME/Bismarck Tribune
    Commentary: If Democrats want more say over North Dakota’s budget they should try winning some elections
    Last week Governor Doug Burgum released budget guidelines which called for state agencies to prepare for more budget cuts in the coming legislative...
    opinion/columnsApril 23, 2018 - 9:56am
    April 20, 2018
    The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. Washington Post photo by Ricky Carioti
    Commentary: The fight over online sales taxes cannot be about fairness
    “Our view: Put online sellers on equal footing,” is the headline over a Grand Forks Herald editorial today, making the point that the U.S....
    opinion/columnsApril 20, 2018 - 10:11am
    April 16, 2018
    Sen. Heidi Heitkamp is cheered on by delegates at her nomination for the Senate at the North Dakota Democratic convention. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Commentary: After attacking Cramer as 'scam artist,' turns out Sen. Heitkamp has also paid her family with campaign cash
    For months now North Dakota Democrats have been viciously attacking Congressman Kevin Cramer, challenger to incumbent Senate Democrat Heidi Heitkamp,...
    opinion/columnsApril 16, 2018 - 1:09pm
    April 12, 2018
    Mary Wakefield, who served in the Obama administration as acting deputy secretary of health and human Services, cheers on Sen. Heidi Heitkamp at Saturday's Democratic convention. Photo by Eric Hylden/Grand Forks Herald
    Commentary: Poll: Heitkamp approval has gone from 60% to 47% over last four quarters
    According to new polling released by Morning Consult, Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp has seen a significant drop in her approval numbers as...
    opinion/columnsApril 12, 2018 - 8:07am
    March 22, 2018
    President Donald Trump signs a sweeping tax bill in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, Dec. 22, 2017. Trump signed the bill on Friday that Republicans promise will benefit the middle class, despite warnings from Democrats that the new law could be harmful to the country. (Doug Mills/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Commentary: North Dakotans could enjoy an additional $33.8 million in savings thanks to the Trump tax cuts
    I had to laugh a bit when I saw this headline over my colleague John Hageman’s piece about the impact of federal tax reform on state-level...
    opinion/columnsMarch 22, 2018 - 12:12pm
    March 20, 2018
    Screenshot from a 2017 television ad for then-U.S. Senate candidate Tom Campbell. Campbell has since switched his candidacy to the U.S. House. via YouTube
    Commentary: Campbell campaign won’t say if they’re paying for delegates to attend state convention
    The NDGOP convention next month is a little more high stakes than usual thanks to a contested race for the House endorsement. There are five...
    opinion/columnsMarch 20, 2018 - 11:33am
    March 15, 2018
    Vice President Mike Pence looks at President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 31, 2017. Pence appears to be cementing his status as Trump’s heir apparent, promoting himself as the conduit between Republican donors and the administration. Eric Thayer/Copyright 2018 The New York Times
    Commentary: Vice President Mike Pence expected to visit Fargo in March
    UPDATE: This post originally indicated that Pence would be the keynote speaker at the NDGOP convention in April. I misunderstood my source. Pence...
    opinion/columnsMarch 15, 2018 - 10:33am
    March 14, 2018
    A visual imagination of the proposed LAARC facility in Devils Lake Image via public presentation
    Commentary: When voters say 'no' public officials should listen
    One of the most aggravating tactics local officials use against taxpayers is putting controversial spending proposals on the ballot over and...
    opinion/columnsMarch 14, 2018 - 10:56am
    March 12, 2018
    Former state Senate Minority Leader Mac Schneider announced his bid for the U.S. House of Representatives in Grand Forks on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. Sam Easter / Forum News Service
    Commentary: North Dakotans have a choice between Democrats who say they’ll govern like Republicans and actual Republicans
    Over the weekend the Associated Press had an interesting article about the crop of Democratic U.S. House candidates – former state lawmakers...
    opinion/columnsMarch 12, 2018 - 9:33am
    February 26, 2018
    Photo courtesy of the ND Highway Patrol
    Commentary: Why North Dakota should legalize pot: Arrests involving marijuana have increased 119 percent since 2009
    Over the weekend my colleague April Baumgarten wrote an eye-opening piece about drug arrests in North Dakota. Particularly startlingly was how...
    opinion/columnsFebruary 26, 2018 - 9:44am
    February 24, 2018
    Dina Butcher delivers a proposed ballot measure creating an ethics commission to Secretary of State Al Jaeger. Pictures center, in the back, is fellow measure organizer Ellen Chaffee. Both are now asking supporters to consider a measure without an ethics commission.
    Commentary: Backers of ballot measure to create an ethics commission now maybe don’t want an ethics commission
    As I noted earlier this month, there are a lot of left-of-center ballot measures in the works this election cycle, but it’s been a rocky road...
    opinion/columnsFebruary 24, 2018 - 9:31am
    February 19, 2018
    Protesters demonstrate in the Not One More rally for gun legislation, held at the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Feb. 17, 2018. Since Wednesday, when a gunman killed 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., teenage voices have resonated where those of longtime politicians have largely fallen flat. (Saul Martinez/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
    Commentary: The argument for gun control is myopic and shallow
    Over the weekend the Fargo Forum published an editorial calling for the reinstatement of an assault weapons ban that was as shallow as it was...
    opinion/columnsFebruary 19, 2018 - 8:47am
    February 15, 2018
    State Senator Kelly Armstrong (R-Dickinson)
    Commentary: NDGOP Chairman Kelly Armstrong Is Interested in U.S. House race, Goettle says he’s not making any decisions
    Earlier today I wrote a post speculating about what the U.S. House race might look like here in North Dakota now that incumbent Republican Kevin...
    opinion/columnsFebruary 15, 2018 - 3:49pm
    February 13, 2018
    Congressman Kevin Cramer and his wife Kris Cramer.
    Commentary: Sources say Trump has contacted Cramer at least three times urging a senate run
    Late last week I broke a story about Congressman Kevin Cramer reconsidering entrance into the U.S. Senate race. Since then I’ve had reports...
    opinion/columnsFebruary 13, 2018 - 9:37am
    February 9, 2018
    U.S. Senate candidate Gary Emineth speaks at the NDGOPs District 35 convention in Bismarck on January 31, 2018. Photo via Emineth campaign
    Commentary: Will North Dakotans care about Gary Emineth’s intemperate social media postings?
    On Sunday some dummy wrote a print column about how North Dakota’s Democrats should avoid hubris when it comes to the U.S. Senate race this...
    opinion/columnsFebruary 9, 2018 - 8:08am
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