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Military Gallery Project Lacked Proper Oversight and Benchmarking
Another "public-private partnership" falls down the fiscal rabbit hole due lack of basic project management principles and counting pledges as money in…
Jul 8
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Dustin Gawrylow
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June 2026
Breaking News: North Dakota Supreme Court Blocks Legislative Attempt to Alter Term Limits
Legislative attempt to over-rule the will of the people is rejected. Measure 1 will no longer be a re-write of term limits.
Jun 25
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Dustin Gawrylow
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Follow-up: It's All About The Commas
Absent a formal legal challenge, the appointment of a sitting local elected official will stand partially due to punctuation (and the way lawyers…
Jun 24
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Dustin Gawrylow
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Is This Even Constitutional?
Article 14 Section 3 Subsection 3 of North Dakota's constitution states: "No member of the ethics commission may hold other public office" So how can a…
Jun 20
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Dustin Gawrylow
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Ethics Commission Survey Gives Ammunition To Its Detractors
Similar to attacks on the Auditor, years of legislative meddling have put the Ethics Commission in a position of defending its existence rather than…
Jun 18
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Dustin Gawrylow
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Legislature Refused To Define "Single Subject"
Committees were offered language to better define what a single-subject actually is, but refused to amend the language voters were given.
Jun 8
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Dustin Gawrylow
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Blaming The Public Makes It Worse
State officials risk fanning the flames of the public's outrage on data centers.
Jun 4
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Dustin Gawrylow
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Measure 1 Is A "Pass It To Know What’s In It" Trap For North Dakota Voters
With one week left, and early voting still underway, we are still hearing that people do not understand what Measure 1 actually does. That is by design.
Jun 2
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Dustin Gawrylow
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May 2026
Preliminary Memo On Data Center Policy Activism
Emmons County was pro-active on the CO2 pipeline battlefront, now their citizens are looking at how to prepare for the data center situation - before a…
May 28
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Dustin Gawrylow
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Upcoming Events
A quick reminder of upcoming events around the state.
May 14
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Dustin Gawrylow
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Analysis: Bismarck School Bond Eats Half The Property Tax Savings At The County Level
The City of Bismarck asking voters to continue half-cent infrastructure sales tax while Bismarck School District is asking voters to double the debt…
May 9
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Dustin Gawrylow
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Spending Cuts Announced, While Handouts Continue
State's announcements of buyouts, early retirement bonuses, and layoffs are contradicted by bragging about corporate welfare handouts.
May 8
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Dustin Gawrylow
12
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