A day after the North Dakota House of Representatives voted to provide “free” (read “at taxpayer expense”) breakfasts and lunches to all of the state’s students, including the wealthiest, the…

Whether directly or indirectly, it’s frightening to see how, in North Dakota (a state largely regarded as conservative), the left is continuing to get its way, as we wrote about…

Today marks a relatively rare occurrence: a Special Session of the North Dakota Legislature.  One of only four states in the nation which still meets every other year, North Dakota…

When one talks about protests, now, most attention goes to Minnesota, where protests have ramped up, grabbing national attention and, tragically, resulting in the death of one protestor. North Dakota…

Here, in the upper Midwest, we care about neighbors. If one is ill, we bring food and ask how else we can help. If there’s a death in the family,…

The authority of the North Dakota Ethics Commission may have been clipped in December by a well reasoned Opinion from the state’s Attorney General, Drew Wrigley. As we’ve previously detailed,…

2025 was a busy year in North Dakota. Public policy, culture and governance took center stage, with the Legislative session dominating the early months of the year, but after the…

“Merry Christmas.” Many of us have grown up with that greeting yet, in recent years, it fell into disfavor for fear that it could “offend” those who reject the true…

The North Dakota Ethics Commission finally has a full complement of members.

Issues surrounding the North Dakota Ethics Commission, its operation and scope of authority continue, while its membership solidifies.

Lisa Fair McEvers would much rather be known, not for her gender, but for her competence.

After previous false starts pretending to do so, the Fargo City Commission actually voted Monday night not to pursue forced annexation of land near Harwood — the future site of…

In the wake of the longest government shutdown in American history, we should ask why weren’t more asking what triggers government shutdowns?

We’ve written previously about Fargo’s attempted land grab in its apparently endless quest for growth at any cost. It’s increasingly evident that the city isn’t acting in good faith and…

The oldest American Holiday is called “Thanksgiving” for a good reason.  It was originally established for just that purpose—giving thanks.

A campaign in support of a proposed ballot measure to guarantee “free” lunches, at your expense, will reportedly launch this week. 

Little has changed, recently, on the status of the North Dakota Ethics Commission, but divisions are deepening.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up the question of whether states can count absentee ballots mailed on or before Election Day.

With increased scrutiny, people are asking how the money is being spent and whether the programs implemented are effectively treating and preventing opioid addiction or actually furthering addiction.

The most recent example began with a question from a Fargo police officer to one of the city commissioners — were its public health staff distributing pipes to drug users?…