Jun 30, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court has handed down some significant rulings recently, and Sen. Kevin Cramer likes what he's saying.
"The decision was a strong one, and a good one," he said on this episode of Plain Talk, discussing the recent opinion striking down President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program. He...
Jun 28, 2023
Earlier this year a long-simmering feud between Auditor Josh Gallion, members of the Legislature, and local government officials burst into the public's eye. The dispute is over what the latter two groups say are sensationalized audits and skyrocketing audit costs.
That situation prompted lawmakers to put in place some...
Jun 23, 2023
Allow me to pull back the curtain, for a moment, to give you a look behind the scenes at what it's like to be a podcaster and political columnist in North Dakota at this time, in the political cycle. When the legislative session is over. And election season is still months away from starting. And it's summer time. And...
Jun 21, 2023
Minot, N.D. — "The history of this in other states hasn't been good," Pat Finken said on this episode of Plain Talk.
Finken is a long-time Republican strategist who has consulted and managed campaigns for candidates like Sen. John Hoeven, and Sen. Kevin Cramer and worked before for and against ballot measures. He...
Jun 19, 2023
The new chair of the North Dakota Republican Party, Sandi Sanford, doesn't like Republican Congressman Kelly Armstrong very much. She has called for a primary challenger for the incumbent over his vote to codify same-sex marriage in federal law.
Does Armstrong now regret that vote? "I do not," he said when asked on...