Why Does the Subject of Finances get Cramer so Uneasy?

Last night was the first debate between Heidi Heitkamp and Kevin Cramer. Unfortunately, there are only three total debates because Cramer has dodged others and refused to reschedule the debate on Prairie Public. There are a number of things to take away from the back and forth last night in Bismarck. We’ll break those down shortly. […]

Ballot Errors and Voter Uncertainty Weeks Before Midterm

With less than three weeks until the midterm election, North Dakota’s Secretary of State Al Jaeger created confusion with ballots and perpetuates uncertainty in the voting process. October 17th again displayed the dysfunction under Jaeger’s leadership. The day began with a press conference and ended with a “probably.” Mail-in ballots are already being cast in […]

Episode 2: Where Campaigns and Tax Dollars Collide

  Welcome to episode 2 of ND xPlains. In this part, we begin to look at who is in the “good old boys network” candidate Doug Burgum hinted at and campaigned against in the 2016 election. People involved in North Dakota politics know that perhaps the most influential person in state politics is Pat Finken […]

Facts Don’t Align with Recent Article about Heitkamp as ND Attorney General

Fox News has published what appears to be a thinly sourced, forced partisan narrative against Heidi Heitkamp and her tenure as North Dakota’s Attorney General. Weeks ago, a reader contacted me to talk about a poll they just completed. They described it as a poll to test negative messages on Heitkamp. The poll reportedly hit […]

North Dakota Lawmaker Cited for DUI

Representative Craig Headland (R – Montpelier) was cited for driving under the influence this weekend in Stutsman County. According to public records, the citation took place on October 8th. Headland’s initial court appearance is scheduled for November 7th, the day after the midterm election. Headland is a long-serving Republican lawmaker from District 29. He is […]