Delvo: Latest Ad Uses Misleading Line of Attack Against Heitkamp

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A lot changed in Iraq between my first deployment in 2004 and my second in 2008. In 2004, we (Coalition Forces) were stuck in the middle of a festering hotbed over religion, politics and the growing pains of a country that hadn’t seen any form of democracy in over 30 years. It was amazing to […]

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Anti-Corruption Backers Should Welcome Rep. Jim Kasper As the Lead Opponent to Measure

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Yesterday the Greater North Dakota Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Policy Summit. The event houses a number of panels to discuss issues in ND. One of them was on the anti-corruption measure. Since it’s beginning, I’ve said we’ll need to watch where the opposition comes from and ask why they’re opposed to transparency. Rep. […]

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What Happens to Medicaid Expansion if Stenehjem’s Lawsuit is Successful?

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If Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem and Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread are successful in their lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, what does it mean for North Dakota’s Medicaid Expansion? It seems that unless an act of Congress were to follow, the program would be eliminated and nearly 20,000 North Dakotans would lose their insurance. Where […]

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Who “Asked” North Dakota to Join Health Care Lawsuit?

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Following last week’s acknowledgment from Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread that he had “assisted” Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem in the latest health care lawsuit, I submitted an open record request. I wanted to see what kind of assistance the Insurance Department had offered. Questions need to be answered including who “asked” North Dakota to join the […]

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North Dakota’s Insurance Commissioner Has Assisted in Stenehjem’s Health Care Lawsuit

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It seems history continues to be left out of reports and statements supporting the latest attempt to overturn the Affordable Care Act. With the increasing talk of state flexibility, we must point out what the North Dakota Legislature rejected in 2011. With the political party projection, we must highlight campaigns and self-described “symbolic” votes. That […]

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