Upcoming Video Series Dives into ND “Good Old Boys Network”

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ND xPlains is launching a video component for content. The first series will look into the political power network of North Dakota, or as candidate Doug Burgum called it, the “good old boys network.”

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2015 Oil Tax Change has left Approximately $570 Million on the Table

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Since the 2015 North Dakota Legislature cut the oil extraction tax rate from 6.5% to 5%, it has reduced potential revenue by approximately $570 million dollars. The figure was obtained from Legislative Council, the non-partisan council that works for the Legislature shows the impact dating from March of 2016 through July of 2018. This fact […]

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Lobbyists Oppose Additional Transparency on Lobbying Efforts

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A number of lobbyist organizations officially oppose Measure 1, the anti-corruption measure. If passed, it would create additional transparency on lobbying influence on elected officials among other changes. Some of the organizations come as no surprise. Other groups have reportedly declared opposition quietly and will tell their members to oppose it in November, but didn’t want […]

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Cramer Struggles to Clarify Comments

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The attempted cleanup from last week’s tactless comments delivered by Kevin Cramer is struggling to achieve its goal. He has tried, unsuccessfully, to clarify what he meant when he diminished Dr. Ford’s accusation of Judge Kavanaugh as “absurd” on KNOX in Grand Forks. Instead, Cramer has deflected blame, accused media of mischaracterizing his words, and […]

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Court Upholds ND Corporate Farming Law

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Late Friday afternoon, word came down that U.S. District Court Judge Daniel Hovland upheld North Dakota’s Corporate Farming Law. The decision comes a little over two years since the North Dakota Farm Bureau (NDFB) sued the State of North Dakota. The lawsuit came just days before voters took to the polls to decide whether or not […]

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