Fiscal hawk demands big spending cuts to pass West Fargo budget
Everything appeared to be business as usual as the West Fargo City Commission prepared to approve the 2023 city budget that had been months in the making. But when the…
Everything appeared to be business as usual as the West Fargo City Commission prepared to approve the 2023 city budget that had been months in the making. But when the…
Dozens of GOP members of Congress have urged the Biden administration to scrutinize the potential national and food security threat posed by a proposed Chinese-owned agriculture plant in the works…
After months of turmoil, the controversial Chinese-owned ag plant proposed in Grand Forks has ground to a halt, pending a national security review. What started as a local economic development…
It turns out North Dakota voters will get the chance this November to be the first state in more than two decades to impose term limits on state elected officials…
Last week, President Biden gave a speech outside Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, where he said “Donald Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very…
Again and again, the majority of voters in Alaska choose Republican candidates, but ranked-choice voting (RCV) won’t let one win. To recap: long-time Republican Congressman Don Young died earlier this…
The U.S. Senate race in Alaska has kicked up fresh controversy about the ranked-choice voting (RCV) method. North Dakota does not have ranked-choice voting, but the City of Fargo uses…
Ten months after Chinese-linked Fufeng Group announced plans for a corn milling plant in Grand Forks, the controversial project remains the target of stubborn opposition locally and increasing scrutiny nationally,…
Alaskans will have to wait weeks to find out who their new Congressperson is, thanks to the vagaries of the the new ranked-choice voting (RCV) system adopted this year. On…
According to a new study, In the United States, higher taxes on electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) are associated with decreased ENDS use but increased cigarette smoking among 18-25 year-olds, with…
The U.S. Supreme Court’s rulings last week involving abortion and gun rights were firm reminders of the important role the Court plays in the balance of government by defending our…
Author Michael Shellenberger finished 3rd in the open primary for California governor held last week. He is best known for such books as San Fransicko, about the decline of the…
Today, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a rule proposing a federal ban on Menthol cigarettes. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, “The ban would prohibit the sale…
They aren’t even trying to hide it. For the past few years, there has been an organized effort to elect far-left district attorneys around the nation. The result has been…
Make Minneapolis Great Again. I’ve used this picture of Minneapolis in several posts over the past few months. What is amazing about this view of downtown is how little it…
The recall of three far-left San Francisco school board members may portend a new political alignment in California. In the end, the vote on Feb. 15 wasn’t close. The percentages…