In ND politics, what the oil and gas industry has been successful in getting what they desire in state policy. In the courts, things operate a little differently. Removed from lobbying and political donations, decisions adhere to the legal arguments. That is what happened in July of 2019 when the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled […]
Results of a poll conducted by DFM Research show North Dakotans by a “three-to-one margin see a negative impact on North Dakota’s agriculture economy by tariffs and the trade war.” DFM is based out of St. Paul, Minnesota and is a reputable research firm. Though North Dakotans see the trade policies of the Trump administration […]
President Trump’s budget proposal for the 2021 fiscal year doesn’t have small town North Dakota in mind. Drastic reductions to the USDA and farm-related policies, rural business development, education, transportation, and Medicaid shows the priorities of the White House. Are these the priorities of rural Americans and North Dakotans? Let’s start with farm-related budget reductions. […]
Prescription drug prices are too damn high. You know it and you know something needs to be done about it. People often wonder why the same pill can cost exponentially more in North Dakota than the same pill in neighboring Canada. Our laws need reform and the U.S. Senate needs to get out of the […]
How can the State of North Dakota simultaneously say they’re going to change a major component of a law, but at the same time push in the courts that nothing is wrong with that law? That appears to be what the State is attempting to do with the latest developments in the voter ID lawsuit. […]
The Judiciary Committee has been tasked with studying “the implications of the potential adoption of an initiated measure allowing the use of recreational marijuana. The study must consider the potential benefits and detriments of legalizing recreational marijuana.” The study’s original intent was for the legislature to be prepared if a potential ballot measure was approved […]
The President and his Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have issued letters to state Medicaid Directors outlining a controversial change in how parts of Medicaid are funded. The proposal would allow states to cap a portion of their spending on Medicaid. The changes appear to focus on Medicaid Expansion, a provision of Obamacare. North […]
According to an NBC News political reporter, the Trump campaign is sending eighty surrogates to Iowa next week to campaign for the President’s reelection during the state’s caucuses. Among the list of individuals shared by NBC News is North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum. It makes one wonder what message Burgum will be delivering to Iowans. […]
While many were focused on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump in the US Senate, the President made clear he is willing to look at cuts to Social Security and Medicare if he is elected to a second term. His position is a complete turn around from the promise he made in 2016 when […]
The North Dakota Industrial Commission has authorized the Bank of North Dakota (BND) to start a loan program to help the state’s farmers cover operating shortfalls and term debt payments, and to restructure existing debt. The Ag Disaster Relief Loan Program will, “address the needs of farmers and ranchers negatively affected by extreme weather conditions […]