Jan 31, 2024
Former state Sen. Tom Campbell has a plan for getting the nation's finances in order should he be elected to Congress. "No new hiring," he said. "Let's use artificial intelligence."
He argued that many government jobs could be automated, resulting in dramatic reductions in the federal workforce, and savings for...
Jan 25, 2024
MINOT — "I think our personalities are different," Rep. Kelly Armstrong said on this episode of Plain Talk, responding to my question about how he's different from outgoing Gov. Doug Burgum.
Armstrong immediately launched a campaign to be North Dakota's next governor when Burgum announced that he wouldn't seek a...
Jan 24, 2024
It's been a wild week in North Dakota politics.
Former state Rep. Rick Becker announced a primary challenge to U.S. House incumbent Kelly Armstrong. But then, Armstrong left the race to run for governor because the incumbent there, Doug Burgum, opted not to seek a third term.
Many pieces are moving around the chess...
469: Law enforcement spokesman says it's 'angering' and 'frustrating' that Rep. Rios hasn't resigned
Jan 19, 2024
"Yeah, I think that's a fair conclusion," Aaron Moss, a former member of the Minot Police Department, and the Sgt. at Arms of the North Dakota Fraternal Order of Police, told me and co-host Chad Oban on this episode of Plain Talk.
Moss was asked if his group feels state Rep. Nico Rios, who so far hasn't stepped down...
Jan 17, 2024
When we talk about carbon dioxide, it's usually in the context of having too much of it. Which is to say, that we're putting too much carbon into our atmosphere though human activity.
But according to Ron Ness, the president of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, who joined me and co-host Ben Hanson on Plain Talk today,...