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…
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…
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.
The predatory behavior of North Dakota’s largest city appears alive and well, as Fargo continues its quest to snatch land from a far smaller neighbor.
There was no way to end longwinded debate until 1917 when the Senate adopted a rule which allows it to force a vote on an issue.
Many casual observers don’t understand why the federal government shutdown is dragging on—now, the longest in history. The answer lies without Founders’ genius in how our federal government was designed.
Gov. Kelly Armstrong, Senate Majority Leader David Hogue, and Senate Minority Leader Kathy Hogan, who must all agree upon who will serve on the North Dakota Ethics Commission, still cannot…
With the federal government shutdown now spanning a month, SNAP benefits (formerly known as food stamps) will be interrupted. Rather than complaining or wringing hands about it, as seems common…
“You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they’ve tried everything else.”
It’s been a tumultuous year for the North Dakota Ethics Commission and its relationship with both the legislative and judicial branches of government. Now, a squabble over who will serve…
Kudos to the Governor and his colleagues for simply solving a problem in a matter-of-fact but practical fashion!
“Federal dollars” often spell federal control
There have been an unusual number of vacancies in the Legislature lately — a result of both deaths and resignations. That raises an important question. What happens when there is a…
Fargo’s insatiable appetite for growth, along with a familiar willingness to trample the rights and preferences of businesses, individuals, and neighbors, is again on display. It recently came to light…
Interactions among agencies and branches of government in North Dakota have apparently disintegrated into a tangled web of confusion, accusation and contradiction. The mess stems not just from the longstanding,…