The Paparazzi Want Drones
In a stark reminder for what drones could mean for privacy in the future, paparazzi giant TMZ is one of a myriad of corporate, media and government entities petitioning the government for permission to...
View ArticleHow Will Heidi Heitkamp Be Voting In The Disarmament Of America?
During North Dakota’s Senate campaign, Heidi Heitkamp’s acceptance of big money from the anti-nuke activists at the Council for a Livable World (they were Heitkamp’s #2 source of campaign...
View ArticleMore Transparency, Not Less Political Speech
The group behind the petition to empanel a grand jury to investigate Governor Jack Dalrymple for accepting contributions from individuals and businesses that he also governs is appealing the dismissal...
View ArticleND Dems Put Their Crosshairs On Free Speech In Upcoming Session
In response to Governor Jack Dalrymple’s State of the State speech today (posts about that here and here), North Dakota Democrats have released their own list of priorities. For the most part, they’re...
View ArticleHouse Votes To Make Grand Jury Petitions Tougher
Last year a group of activists got together and gather signature for petitions to empanel a grand jury charged with investigating bribery allegations against Governor Jack Dalrymple. North Dakota state...
View ArticleND House Votes For Stronger Voter ID Law, Kills Democrat Ethics And...
In less than an hour the North Dakota House voted on ten bills related to voting, campaigns and legislative ethics. I’m glad Republicans voted in tougher voter ID laws, and voted to move up campaign...
View ArticleDalrymple Grand Jury Petitioners Fail Again
A second attempt by backers of a petition calling for Governor Jack Dalrymple to be investigated for alleged bribery has failed in Dunn County. Despite a pretty low bar for the number of signatures...
View ArticleND Senate Votes To Make Grand Jury Petitions Tougher
Under North Dakota law, a grand jury can be empaneled to investigate criminal charges through the petition process. This was a little-used part of state law until just recently when a group Governor...
View ArticleFinancial Disclosures Show Sen. Heitkamp Owns Stock In Companies She Regulates
Here in North Dakota, since the last election cycle, Democrats have been attacking Republicans for supposed corruption stemming from financial relations between them and the companies they regulate....
View ArticleBad News For Democrats: Former Congresswoman Gabbie Giffords Coming To North...
Former Congresswoman Gabbie Giffords was forced to leave Congress after she was shot by a deranged man in Tucson. Now she’s on a multi-state tour aimed at chastising members of Congress who voted...
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