I oppose the current practice of legislative staff characterizing written public testimony as simply “supporting” or “opposing” a given issue to create pre-hearing bias. How convenient to solicit bias ...

The Utah Legislature, not content with passing laws, goes beyond the power granted it in the Utah Constitution by invading executive branch functions. Utah Constitution, Art. V, Sec. 1 states, “The ...

I see that Montana has joined Kansas and Tennessee in defining the word “sex” in state law as only male or female. In those three states, nonbinary and transgender people do not exist; God’s own ...

I live in Minnesota which some people have renamed, "The Land of 10,000 Taxes." On July 10, The Forum carried an MPR news story about Minnesota taxing officials needing to correct what was called a ...

Our Republican state legislators, facing vetos of their extreme bills by the Governor, have put six constitutional amendment and five statutory amendment proposals on our ballots. Every one deserve a ...

In both small and large ways, the Trump administration and its supporters know no bounds when it comes to cruelty. As the Fargo Forum reported, immediate “small” cuts to North Dakota programs include ...

Years ago the Bismarck Tribune published a daily bill voting summary. A list of legislators voting “nay or yea” for each bill voted on during the previous legislative day was published. It was simple ...

Well, it has been a little over a month since the last session ended. We are only now starting to find out what all was passed. It isn’t pretty. Never have so few done so much damage to so many. The ...

To the editor - "Democrats" Rodney Tom, Medina, and Tim Sheldon, Potlatch, say they will again side with Republicans in the state Senate to create a new governing majority in that chamber, setting ...

Luckily, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow last Friday, so it appears an early spring is just around the corner. Additionally, I would like to wish Ms. G, Massachusetts’ official groundhog, a ...

Will Sutton’s column, "Louisiana needs more Black legislative representation" attempts to make a case on why there should be more Black districts in the state House and Senate. He quotes the NAACP's ...