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North Dakota is under attack! By who? You guessed it. By those the people elect to represent them in state government, of course. I’m talking about the current 2019 legislative session. We elect people to go to Bismarck to represent us in state government. Instead of representing...

The 66th Legislative Session is still in full swing and the Republican caucus continues to champion a number of important initiatives such as infrastructure improvement, workforce development and economic diversification. We are committed to passing a budget that funds priorities...

While I understand the decision to cut costs and only print The Jamestown Sun on Tuesdays-Saturdays, I feel that this is not in the best interest of Jamestown and the surrounding areas. Many sporting and academic events are held over the weekend. Unless people go online on Mondays,...

Last week, the Legislature passed HB 1066, humorously referred to as “Operation Prairie Dog.” This bill greatly impacts our community because it provides funding for critical infrastructure projects at the county and city level.

The Cambridge Dictionary defines ethics as “a system of accepted beliefs that control behavior.” We voted every single one of our representatives into office, so why do they think we’re stupid? We also voted for Measure 1 by a vast majority, so why do they continue to fight...

The North Dakota Legislature was right to vote down the proposed increase to the state's oil and gas severance taxes. For years, partisan politics have pushed to increase taxes and the political messages have clouded the facts surrounding the issue.

Feb. 22 was the crossover date for the North Dakota Legislature. On this day, all the bills that have been passed by the House move to the Senate and vice versa. During this first half of session, the House voted on an almost record number of bills. Our Republican caucus has remained...

Let’s play a word association game. I say “agriculture,” you might say “corn.” By all the hype in media, you might then say “soybeans.” But let’s stop playing games and check some real figures. The largest segment of American ag is beef. Cattle sales generate $70...

Power corrupts. North Dakotans see that, and they hate it. Voters in two-thirds of the state’s legislative districts passed Measure 1 which created the ethics amendment, Article XIV of the North Dakota Constitution. People who elected 59 percent of the Republican legislators and...

I have watched with interest many of the news reports on medical cannabis these last few years. As someone that has suffered from chronic pain since before I was a teenager, I know how hard life can be for someone struggling with 24-hour-a-day pain. It affects every aspect of your...

You really have to hand it to the Democrats. They pick up a few House seats in the midterms, status quo for U.S. elections, and suddenly they think the whole country is behind their freak show of an agenda. And don't doubt that there were shenanigans in some of those elections. Either...

Energy development in North Dakota is influenced by siting law, including a rule identifying prime farmland as an exclusion area. However, correctly interpreting that rule presents somewhat of a challenge in that there is as much speculation as tangible evidence to support original...

A big thank you to the road crew for the excellent job they have done in keeping the streets cleared of the snow. They are working in less than ideal weather conditions. Thanks again.