Plain Talk

Congressman Kelly Armstrong is on for his weekly segment, and says Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is just trying to keep Donald Trump from winning.

Also, a loophole will let lobbyists sit on an ethics commission created by an anti-lobbyist initiated measure campaign.

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Is it appropriate for cops to use their uniforms to influence politics?

Also a Mandan bar owner talks about his legal fight with city government over a mural he painted on the side of his building. Turns out that business owners can't just do art without the government's permission.

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State Rep. Marvin Nelson, a Democrat from Rolla, is asking a judge to award himself and his fellow plaintiffs $150,000 each for suing the State of North Dakota to deny mineral rights owners retroactive royalty payments.

His attorneys also want $62 million in attorneys fees.

Also, Dawson Schefter from the NDGOP responds to criticism that the Republican majority might not be responsive enough to the public.

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Audio from the Jay Thomas Show, talking about the problems with social media, the search for a new UND president, and higher education debt.

Democratic state Rep. Matt Eidson talks about how he's going to pull off being a straight news reporter and a partisan elected official.

Also, U.S. Congressman Kelly Armstrong takes listener questions, including his questioning in committee hearings about the subpoena of Attorney General William Barr and the on-going trade war with China.

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Have we made a mistake tying our national economy so closely to China's?

Also, state Auditor Josh Gallion talks about a meeting he had with Legislative leaders.

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