Jan 25, 2023
Minot, N.D. — Drew Wrigley is asking a lot from state lawmakers in his first time before them as Attorney General. He wants a $24 million increase in his office's budget to recruit and retain attorneys, hire more Bureau of Criminal Investigation agents, oversee the exploding growth in North Dakota's charitable gaming...
Jan 24, 2023
For about a century, North Dakota has had a ban on corporate farming. This is to say that if you want to run a farming or ranching business in our state, you can only do it with family members who are no more distant in relation to you than first cousins.
But there has been a push, in recent years, to ease up on...
Jan 18, 2023
Two state officials joined this episode of Plain Talk to discuss a couple of the more complicated and political thorny issues North Dakota's legislature is taking up this session.
Rep. Zac Ista, a Democrat from Grand Forks, talked about his opposition to an income tax plan being touted by Gov. Doug Burgum and Republican...
Jan 12, 2023
The Republican majority in the U.S. House of Representatives is an exceeding slim majority. All the more so because, in many ways, the members of that majority are divide against themselves.
Can these House Republicans govern effectively? Congressman Kelly Armstrong joined this episode of Plain Talk to answer...
Jan 11, 2023
Should sports betting be legal in North Dakota?
Should a lawmaker who works for a company that also has a huge health insurance contract with the state also be on a board that approves the contract?
And is it a good idea to require that some small school districts share superintendents?
We talk about all those issues on...